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Rabbeinu Yona on Pirkei Avos Perek 2 Mishna 4 Do Hashem's Will Like Your Own

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this Torah class is brought to you by Torah anytime.com inog okay we're continuing in uh per the Friday Shar dedicated by our friend RAR Ro in Los Angeles uh who's sponsoring the family we're up to par B mission Val he used to say who's he R gel the son of the son make his will like your will in order to make your will so that he should make your will like his will so the first is do his will like it would be your will so that he does your will like it would be his will nullify abolish your will in front of his will so that he will abolish the will of others to your will let's see right the same way when you do your will with Desire with passion so too you should do the will of hem meaning to say that you should do everything that it should bring Ron to Hashem so this is saying two things friends number one when you do your things let's say you like to eat so you go to a restaurant and you make sure to get there just at the right time CU you want to get a good table so you make make sure to be punctilious so that you don't have to wait and the way you eat with relish and with gusto cuz that's something you like so you do it with enthusiasm you do it carefully or you go to a game you want to make sure you're there for the opening pitch you wouldn't once you're going to the game you know what kind of time does it have to come in the bottom of the first inning you want to be there for the opening pitch even better you want to be there for the uh for the uh Star Spangled Banner you want to be there before it even starts so then friend why by daving you roll in there by m or the third Hala when it's something that you're interested in you're you're you make sure to be there early why when it comes to daving do you don't you come early the answer is cuz you say that's not my thing it's God's thing well you want Hashem to do things for you you need to do for him the same way you do for yourself the next thing is don't differentiate between the will of Hashem and your own will you should everything you do should be to find favor in the eyes of hasem it says in they add likewise by D it says from you is everything and from your hand you gave it to us it's giving good advice to man to overcome their nature and to do it with the desire of the will of their father in Heaven he gave you everything he gave it to you as a deposit meaning if you're having a hard time coming to daving early saying well this is not my thing it's God's thing what you should think is wait a second he he's given me my life he gives me the ability to see he gives me the ability to walk everything that I'm able to do is a gift from Hashem that will give a person some of the motivation to make their will like the will of hem when you think about this that everything you have is deposited by you then maybe you will now think you know I really should do the will of the one who deposited by me let's say a person doesn't really want to give Sak it's not really com for him he'd rather pocket the money himself he doesn't want to do the will of Hashem he wants to save it for his own needs but then when he thinks hey where did I get who gave me this money God gave me the money as a freebie so it's easier to do the will of ashem when you realize that the resources that you were given were given to you by Hashem this way you won't be worried when you have to give and you will make your will like the will of hem with desire of a with a good heart why so that makes your will like his will because in response God satiates every living thing what they need he gives bread to All Flesh in every creation what they're missing and this is his desire and his want so if you do what his will is he will do your will right I'm sorry this is his want and his desire meaning yours if you find favor in his eyes he will do your will in your needs in your small world he will give you your livelihood this is the will of all of creation and then we sayy your will because of the will of if you your will to Gods will nullify he will nullify the counsil of your enemies and their words and their thoughts they will not rise before you you because God is with you okay we're going to hold it over here I wish you all a wonderful shabas great to see you allord chabas good you've just experienced another Torah class brought to you by Torah anytime.com