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Stop Competing With Hashem | Living with Emunah #386

2.1K views · May 14, 2026

Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

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looking down from Shamayim and is proud. Okay. So we're going to start a new limud today. We were learning with David Sharet Tefillah, the importance of davening not only for gashmius. We daven not only for physical material success in this world. All of us want good health and strength. All of us want blessing in our life, but ruchnius, too many people forget, they omit a tefillah for ruchnius. Hashem help me daven well, Hashem help me learn well, Hashem help me have a generous spirit and open heart. And we have to daven for ruchnius. And in fact, when we frame all of our tefillah in the context of ruchnius, the reason Hashem I need a house and a car, I need health and mobility, I need resources and material things is so I can serve you. How can I be your employee of the month? How could I be your agent ambassador? How could I fulfill my mission in this world if I don't have the resources? So, I'm not asking it because of ego. I'm asking my tfila is couched in elokus. Not me, my pleasure, my need, my want. It's in order to serve you. How can I do? This morning, driving here, said Rebono shel Olam, I'm going to be a different place.

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  9. 43:02Hamelech is giving us he himself was drawing from and was writing for us to draw…
  10. 47:50Hashem ro'i lo echsar. Gives new meaning. Let me never be lacking in realizing you're the…

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