Prayer is Practical - Rabbi Moshe Don Kestenbaum

thank you to retsuk friedman of kolo tarakula for inviting me to share a thought on tvla and the beautiful kolotarakula program there's an incredible khasanesh where there are many sources that a person is able to dive in not only for his own spiritual growth but for others spiritual growth we say every day in davonin hashem should return all of us to his torah to his mitzvos gemara says in broncos and abroad told ramayana told their husband to davin that those people that were bothering him should do chuva itamu menares they should stop sinning so many sources at filo works and we have to utilize the power of tila for our growth we have to ask hashem to help us open our hearts to torah to mitzvot and overcome our challenges but the khazanesh asks how does that work the gemara tells us everything is in the hands of hashem except for years from except for fear of hashem it's not up to hashem whether we are at sadiq or russia that's up to us your shamayim is up to us we have to put in the effort we have to overcome so how is it that we could daven for ourselves and diving for others who didn't even put any effort we doubt them for others that they should become closer to hashem they should do cuba but that's not up to hashem to control them so to say they have to do it and even for ourselves accompanish everything is the hands of hashem it's me yeshum except for fear of god that's up to us our effort and the khasanesh says an incredible idea a life-changing idea that hasn't says that we have to understand that safilah is not bidet shamayim trilla is not up in shamayim in the hands of hashem tefillah is bede is our hand work it's us we are doing it thila is our histabas our effort hashem created a power called tila and then when we dive in we're pulling strings we're causing things to happen if somebody tries to get a job he's going to make phone calls he's going to call people and put in the effort when a person dives for the job it's the same thing he's putting in practical completely practical effort for that job sometimes a person tries to get a job and he's not successful and sometimes a person dominates and he's not doesn't get exactly what he asks for of course those feelings are not wasted and many times of course the treeless do give the person what he asked for but the same way you apply for a job the same way you try to make money whatever it may be you go to a person goes to a doctor the same way you put in your styles your efforts no less at all is practical it works and we have to utilize the power of thila and dr khazanesh when you dive in for your own growth when you dive in for someone else's growth that's not pedestrian it's considered to be the others considered you just like you can invite someone to your house and be nice to them and be mackay of them and bring them closer to our mitzvos we wouldn't say it's hashem you're doing it you're bringing them closer to torah by learning with him by talking to him says when you dive in that someone else should grow in torah mitzvos you're doing something completely practical it's your work it's your efforts it's not considered bidet shamayim what an incredible idea from kazanish and understanding the power incredible power of tefila let us utilize the power of tfila for everything not only for our gashmias for our physical needs but for our roughness for our spiritual needs for ourselves and for others and the great marrow we have when we daven for other people it's like we're doing things for them it's like we're finding them a job it's like we're making phone calls it's like we're learning with them when we are dominating for them it's practical we are practically going out and helping them thank you listen [Music]