Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

The answer to showing favoritism by Hashem needs some explainations. To praise for Hashem’s provision can be the benefit of the provision itself or the appreciation of the provider. We appreciate a small because it comes from ‘Hashem’. Similarly, as we show appreciation for the small amount given, Hashem judges us on a level of a human being and appreciates the small amount of mitzvos we perform and show favoritism for it.
Another explanatiion I heard, do we eat to live or do live to eat? Do we make a brocho to eat, or do we eat to make a brocho? In the first case, the importance is the food, so it needs a shiur whereas in the second case the importance is the brocho. so the food is not as important and we get rewarded by showing favoritism
to us.
The Chasam Sofer asks that according to the Rambam where making an unnecessary brocho violates לא תשא, do not utter my name in vain, how can we make a brocho on something we are not mechiyuv to make on? He explains that when we care about brochos, we will be blessed that a small amount will satiate us and therefore we will be mechuyav to make a brocho on it and will be rewarded accordingly.