Walk with him

I want to share a note that my friend posted on facebook. I think it's very meaningful and we should all take time to think about it. 

Sometimes I see something on Facebook which reminds me of what I missed out. What my life would have been like had I said or done something else at some critical point in my history. How much happier I would be had I achieved what I have always wanted. And how my future might be different than what I can project now.

Then I realize that I cannot be any happier than what I am feeling right now. That it’s sufficient for me what God has provided for me. He knows what is best for me and that which I know not, lends me comfort and not fear.

So I shall walk this life with Him. So that when I come across a similar reminder down the road He has led me to, I can turn to Him and smile with an overwhelming sense of gratitude for always being taken care of.

Walk this life with Allah. You will never get lost.

Dependence

Today I visited one of my aunts and we were talking about another aunt who has been through a lot in her life and there was one thing that my aunt said that struck at my heart:

She said that when Allah has chosen someone very special, He will put forth in front of this person obstacle after obstacle; taking away each and every one of the persons that he/she depends on such that the only one left to depend on is Him.

And it made me tear.

The aunt we're talking about is a cancer patient but beyond that, she has lost all three of her precious daughters -the first was taken at a young age, then the second is mentally ill and the third and the one whom she put all her hopes for passed away a few years back. That daughter was only 40 then.

It's a sad story and yet this aunt never shed a tear or blamed God or anyone for everything that has happened to her. She's cancer stricken and yet she cares for her mentally ill daughter and does her best to support them both as well as provide an anchor to her grandchildren (those from her late daughter).

A pious woman who truly deserves our prayers.

It just made me think - sometimes we think that God has forgotten us when He puts before us so much hardship... but what if He is truly thinking of us every step of the way; that's why He has carefully planned these obstacles so we will always seek Him in remembrance.

Wallahualambisawab