Ever feel so stuck in self-destructive behavior that you don't believe there is any way out? Do you feel that you have tried everything possible and nothing has worked and nothing will work?
The Torah instructs us to remember the Exodus from Egypt every single day of the year, not just on Pesach. Why is that?
We need to remember the the Jewish Nation was not just enslaved in a physical slavery in Egypt. They were also spiritually enslaved. They had become a race of people so involved in perverse behavior that our Sages teach us they had reached the depths of depravity. There are 50 levels of impurity to which a person can stoop; they were on level #49. Despite all that, God got them out. He took them out and 50 days later they stood at Mt. Sinai.
We need to remember this lesson every day of our lives. When we take an honest look in the mirror at ourselves and feel like giving up on any true self improvement. When we feel completely disgusted and ready to throw in the towel. When we feel like succumbing to the urges of depraved behavior since we cannot seem to get any better. In any of these situation we need to recall the seemingly hopeless state of the Jewish Nation in Egypt. God rescued them, He can rescue you as well.
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