Chapter 78: Surrender Your Plans to God

"It is the one who surrenders himself to God, while doing good, he will have his reward with his Lord." Whoever puts his trust in God, He will suffice him… so say every day: I entrust my affair to God, Indeed God sees best."

Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) -The Quran is the principle source of every Muslim’s faith and practice, but its basic theme is the relationship between God and His creatures and provides guidelines for a just society, proper human conduct and equitable economic principles. In coming weeks we are presenting some short articles on ethical issues that have been written based on the verses of Quran.

We all have dreams that we believe God for and situations we want to see turn around. Too often, we put God in a box and tell Him how to do it, when to do it, and who to use to do it. We have got it all figured out: how God is going to bring us out of debt, how He is going to change our loved one, how we are going to meet the right person. We pray that things will unfold according to our plan.

But we have to realize that God’s ways are not our ways. He is supernatural. His ways are higher than our ways. When God does something, it may not always make sense to our minds. He says: “It may be that you dislike something while it is good for you, and it may be that you love something while it is bad for you, and God knows and you do not know." (Quran; 2:216) If you have preconceived ideas of how you are going to be promoted and how you are going to get well, it can limit what God can do. You have to stay open. You may only see one way that it could happen, but God always has an option you cannot see.

Why do not you surrender your plans to Him? As He says: “It is the one who surrenders himself to God, while doing good, he will have his reward with his Lord. There will be no fear over them, nor will they grieve”. (Quran; 2:112) Put your trust in Him because He is faithful and as He says: “whoever puts his trust in God, He will suffice him. Indeed God carries through His command”. (Quran; 65:3). Let Him directs your steps because His ways are higher, and He knows how to lead you into the life of blessing He has for you. So say every day: “I entrust my affair to God. Indeed God sees best the servants”. (Quran; 40:44)

Noble Words

Author: Abolfazl Sabouri