Most Powerful Prayer | Rabbi Daniel Glatstein

Use this technique. It's going to change your life. So you're walking down the street, you encounter an immodest, indecent image. And the way the Yetzer Hara works is that he says, Okay, just give a quick glance. No one will know. You'll forget about it. You'll go straight to the Beis Midrash, you'll daven, you'll learn. Just do it quick. You're going to miss out otherwise, and then just go on with your day. Use this technique. It will save you. There's a great principle that Rabeinu Bechaye teaches us that there are moments in life that are opportune to have your Tefillos answered. Those moments are when you're fulfilling a Mitzvah. When a person is Mekayem a Mitzvah, they have the opportunity to give a tremendous boost to the efficacy of their Tefillah. Rabeinu Bechaye says that the reason why women are Mispallel for their children at the time that they light the Ner Shabbos, is because lighting the Ner Shabbos is a Mitzvah. And at the time of the performance of a Mitzvah, it is an Es Ratzon. It's an opportune time, and therefore women try to capitalize on that moment. Now, if that is true for a Mitzvah of lighting Ner Shabbos, then imagine if a person was Mekayem a Mitzvah that requires Hisgabrus Hayezter, overcoming a great challenge. Says the Shomer Emunim, At the time, a person is faced with an indecent image, with an immodest sight, they are now being challenged with the Mitzvah of This is one of the 613 Mitzvos in the Torah, not to indulge in an immodest image. And this is not just a regular Mitzvah, but this is a mitzvah that requires Hisgabrus Hayezter. Could you imagine what kind of Es Ratzon this will be? Can you imagine how effective your Tefillah will be? I'm sure we could all think of something we need to do daven for. A Refuah, a Yeshuah, a Shidduch for somebody. This is the moment that Hashem sent your way to bring you, to bring your Mishpacha, to bring Klal Yisroel a Yeshuah. Now, this is not just a Segulah, but there is a reason why this is very effective. Because, as mentioned, the way the Yetzer Hara works is he just tries to slip it in. Just do it quickly. Nobody will remember. You won’t remember, and you just go on with your day. What this does is it slows down the challenge in real time. And you say to yourself, הנני מוכן ומזומן I’m preparing myself לקיים מצוה דאורייתא ולא תתורו אחרי לבבכם ואחרי עיניכם. Says the Shomer Emunim, there is a Havtacha that your Tefillah לא תשוב ריקם. The Ribono shel Olam sent to you this challenge to bless you, to give you שפע ברכה והצלחה and certainly וימלא השם כל משאלותינו לטובה.