Overcoming the Yetzer Hara - Rabbi Michael Hoenig

these tests are so challenging they're incredibly overbearing I can't do it I'm not equipped with the capabilities the capacities to overcome these challenges it's Way Beyond me there's nothing I could do I should just give up do these thoughts sound familiar this is the workings of the eight Sahara the hate Sahara does a wonderful job at convincing us that the challenges we Face are way too difficult they're insurmountable there's nothing we could do we're not equipped with the capabilities the capacities to overcome them what should we do says the eight Sahara lift up our hands and say I just give up there's nothing I could do the gamar kadushan however offers a very different perspective the gemara is discussing the itsahara and the ways to be Victorious and the gamar has such an incredible line that we should work so hard to internalize imata wrote said if you want to if you want to overcome if you want to do it you can control it you could be in the driver's seat you could really do it overcome the eight Sahara if we really have that desire of course it's within our reach of course it's within our capabilities if we really wanted we could be matsulia we have to always remember that every challenge we are able to overcome we should always remember as well the words of the rambam every person could be exotic like Moshe rabenu we've tremendous cojos tremendous potential with the right heart grit and determination we can achieve incredible things we have to work on ourselves Steam on our confidence in ourselves and to realize imata wrote that if we really want it we can do it we have to stop putting ourselves down giving in to the eight Sahara holds flapping our hands and saying I can't do it no no no more to realize we can do it of course we can do it and with ciata the shmaya we can continue to overcome these obstacles and reach greater and greater Heights