Every Stop Counts

In this week's parsha,Parshat Masei there is a list of places where Beni Yisrael stopped on there way to Eretz Yisrael. An obvious question we can ask, is why does the Torah need to list every stop that Beni Yisrael made and does this have any important implications for us? An intresting answer that I heard to this question, was that since Hashem told Moshe to include these details in the Parsha, it obviously has some significance and there is a lesson we must learn from this.
Every stop that Beni Yisrael made throughout their journey was important in order to prepare them before their entry into Eretz Yisrael.At each stop they learnt new lessons and went through various hardships.As a result,by the time they reached Eretz Yisrael they were ready to enter the land and were able to deal with the problems they were faced with.In addition, since it was these hardships that made them into a great nation, without these difficulties they would not have reached the same level of greatness.

This lesson can be directly applied to us in our personal lives.There are times in our lives that are happy and joyful, but there are also times of sadness and challenges. Our goal in life is to be able to overcome our challenges in order to help us become stronger in our Judaism and to approach life with a more positive outlook. In addition, just like how Beni Yisrael's challenges helped them become a greater nation, we too can increase our personal greatness and be merited to fulfill the high level of kedusha that we aspire towards.