Maghen Abraham - Thoughts From Mayer Sasson

את משפטי תעשו ואת חקתי תשמרו ללכת בהם אני ה' אלקיכם

 “My ordinances you shall do, and My statutes you shall observe, to walk with them, I am the L-rd, your G-d.” (18:4) The Ksav Sofer commented on the words, “to walk with them”, that a person needs to walk from one level to the next level. That is, a person should constantly strive to grow and elevate himself. It is not enough to remain on the same level that one was on the previous day. Rather, each day should be a climb higher than the day before. When difficult tests come your way, you might not always appreciate them. But the only way to ensure growth is to continually pass more and more of life’s difficult tests. View every difficulty as a means of elevating oneself by applying the appropriate Torah principles. At the end of each day, ask yourself, “What did I do today to elevate myself a little higher?” If no answer is readily evident, ask instead, “What can I plan to do tomorrow to elevate myself?”

 Shabbat Shalom!