Our individual experiences in life teach us different things. Our individual tests are uniquely designed to draw closer to Allah in different ways. But I think, with every test and trial, difficulty and pitfall, Two things are always there, if only we are willing to see.
♡♡How Allah never disappoints us ♡♡
♡♡How Allah convinces us of His infinite Love ♡♡
Something I have seen in my life, time and time again, and have been disappointed even once is this: When you give up something for the sake of Allah, you are never left empty handed.
It could be something small. Giving up a bad habit…
Smoking… you tried to give up too many times to know any better…
Lying. It just happens without you even realising it…
Not staring at men/women. What’s the harm in just looking? You are not touching… Backbiting. Everyone does it so why should you be any different??
It could be something big. Giving up something so big that you can’t actually think you could.
A Haram relationship. You love him/her so much that spending another day without them chokes you…
Pornography. It has become a part of you…
Constantly disobeying your parents. You can’t stop yourself from replying back rudely every time…
Consuming riba or mortgage… you don’t know how will you manage to pay the bills if you leave this haraam job…
Yet, taking a small step is all you need. Then Allah makes the rest easy. Believe me. The pain you feel in giving up something is actually opening up the door to let the rush of imaan you will feel. One leaves and the other enters.
Allah never leaves us empty handed. We might realise it after months. Even years. That giving up that habit was the best thing that happened to us. Trust Him. Trust His love for you.
Waking up in Jannah 