Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!! What to do?!?!

Asalamu Ailaikom Sistas!

So you know when you have these life changing choices you have to make, like for example what classes to take your next semester, what car to buy, or in my case; what college to go to? We're always freaking out about whether we're making the right choices or not. And I mean, who could blame us? We're afraid of being wrong, of regretting our decisions and be like "I knew it! I knew I should've gone with my other choice!" That is the worst! When you had a doubt about something and you're doubt is later on proven true. And we can't help ourselves, we're only human.

And that's exactly it, we're only human.... As Muslims, we're taught by theQuran and our Deen that we are never alone. Because who's always watching us? Gold star for who ever gets this right..... (Drum roll please.....) ALLAH! Well a-duh. Allah is always watching us. There's this quote by Audrey Hepburn that I absolutely love because I feel that it reflects the beliefs of Islam so much, who would've known that it would come from a classic movie actress? Anyway, here it is.

"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others,

for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness,

for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are not alone."

Isn't that just beautiful? Sobhanallah, I of course didn't personally know her, but from what I do know is that she was not Muslim, but who knows, maybe she was in secret, allahu a3lam ;)

Anyway, the whole point of this was to bring up the line that she last said, "walk with the knowledge that you are not alone." Allah is always watching, but he is not a silent bystander. He has a hand, or more like THE hand, in everything that goes one in each and every single one of our lives. The good and the bad. Now don't get upset about the bad, let's face it, without bad life would be boring and there would be nothing to challenge us and keep us moving forward, and also without bad, life would be Heaven. 

So when you're finding yourself in a tough spot, where you don't know what to do, what to choose, which path or course to take next in this crazy journey and adventure called life. Just ask. Ask Allah for his guidance, for his help. That's all you have to do. Orally, out loud. Yes he can hear what is happening in your mind, but in order for you to get what you want you must ask him for it. Ask through prayer, sala and du3a2, and inshallah he will answer you and lighten your way. Just put your faith in that Allah is always there for you, because it is true, and he loves you and loves all of his Ummah very very much. He just likes to hear our voices, which is why he asked us to pray five times a day.

It's like when you're away from your parents all day, sure many of use can go the whole day without picking up the phone, giving them a call just to hear their voice, but at the end of the day we realize that we've missed them, and a phone call just makes it all so much more better. So that's just basically how I see it anyway....

Remember, be patient, have faith, and love, and don't forget to ask, and thank, because everyday is a miracle, alhamdllah.

Salam sisters, see you soon inshallah!