Gevura ShebYesod wrote on 27 Oct 2011 20:59:
Dovid Hamelech didn't get there for free either. He fought and fought and was zoche to a madreiga that few have reached.
I saw a pshat (maybe somewhere on this site) that when it says that when Dovid was old he was always cold, means that his Avodas Hashem got cold, bacause he had nothing left to fight for. So his advisors brought in Avishag Hashunamis, to wake up his Yetzer Hora....
Getting "points" for posting is not the "point" here. The idea is to share, learn, help, and be helped. The more you participate and help others, the more you will grow. I speak for myself too, everything I write I am really writing to myself.....
Welcome and KUTGW!!
Gevura!
I just came across this post, maybe that's where I saw the vort earlier.
http://www.guardyoureyes.org/forum/index.php?topic=123.msg922#msg922