What lesson about me?
When I am in a difficulty I tend to focus on the pain that I have to go through. I lament about my fate and misfortune.
I begin asking, "Why is this happening to me?"
Most often than not I attribute the reason of my misfortune to everything else except me. Well, probably a little bit on me but the bulk of the reason will still be elsewhere.
When I get tired of sulking I will finally ask, "Why me?"
The answer is simple. Everything happens for a reason. Of course, God Who Has All The Knowledge of The Heavens and The Earth knows best. But my answer to the Why is: God The Most Benevolent still loves me.
He loves me enough to give me a wake up call. The wake up call comes in the form of tests. Tests come every day. Tests are difficult because the lessons don't come cheap.
Lessons? What lessons?
Of course I can't see the lessons because I have been busy asking "Why."
If I think less of "Why is this happening to me?" and think more of "What can I learn about me?" I will see the lesson.
Another keyword here is Think. "Don't you think ..." is a familiar phrase in Al-Quran, is it not?
What are the lessons for? Through the lessons I may become a better person. If I fail to learn any lesson, all I get is pain.
So God the Almighty makes me go through difficulties to make me a better person because He loves me. This makes the world a bit like a school, does it not? A school to prepare us for the next world may be?
But I don't have to ask God Almighty for more tests. He will give tests to me anyway. What I ask for is this:
Love you all.
I begin asking, "Why is this happening to me?"
Most often than not I attribute the reason of my misfortune to everything else except me. Well, probably a little bit on me but the bulk of the reason will still be elsewhere.
When I get tired of sulking I will finally ask, "Why me?"
The answer is simple. Everything happens for a reason. Of course, God Who Has All The Knowledge of The Heavens and The Earth knows best. But my answer to the Why is: God The Most Benevolent still loves me.
He loves me enough to give me a wake up call. The wake up call comes in the form of tests. Tests come every day. Tests are difficult because the lessons don't come cheap.
Lessons? What lessons?
Of course I can't see the lessons because I have been busy asking "Why."
If I think less of "Why is this happening to me?" and think more of "What can I learn about me?" I will see the lesson.
Another keyword here is Think. "Don't you think ..." is a familiar phrase in Al-Quran, is it not?
What are the lessons for? Through the lessons I may become a better person. If I fail to learn any lesson, all I get is pain.
So God the Almighty makes me go through difficulties to make me a better person because He loves me. This makes the world a bit like a school, does it not? A school to prepare us for the next world may be?
But I don't have to ask God Almighty for more tests. He will give tests to me anyway. What I ask for is this:
Oh God In Whose Hands is the Blessed Kingdom,I need to always remember that everything from God The Most Merciful is for my own good. And if I forget that, will you please remind me, my dear friend?
When You test me, please do not test me with things that are beyond me. Please give me the strength and patience to go through the tests. Should I fail to go through the test, please return me unharmed and in complete manner. Amin.
Love you all.
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