Hawzah News Agency (Qom, Iran) – The Qur’an is the very word of God; a complete record of the exact words revealed by Almighty God through the Archangel Gabriel to His Last Messenger. This holy book is not just a torch of guidance for afterlife, and if you look at it close enough, you would find important massages for living in this life as well.

Here we are going to present some informative Articles about how you can relate on the verses of Qur’an in real life which potentially would lead to solving your personal and social problems and having a very spiritual and beautiful life by accepting God’s commands:

Some of you today are kind of down on yourself because you are not where you thought you would be in life. You have made some poor choices. You are letting the guilt weigh you down. That heaviness is keeping you from God’s best.

 God Almighty calls you and says, “I have forgiven you. I am not disappointed in you. I am not withholding my blessing. I still have an amazing future in front of you.” God is calling your name today. He is running toward you. Indeed your Lord is expansive in His forgiveness. He knows you best since the time He produced you from the earth. (Qur’an; 53:32)

 God is saying, “I am not just the God of perfect people. I am not just the God of people that never make a mistake. I am the God of people that have failed. I am the God of the people that have blown it. My mercy encompasses all things.” (Qur’an; 7:156)

 The first person that Jesus (peace be upon him) revealed himself to, as the messiah was not the religious leaders. It was not a priest. It was a woman; a woman who had made mistakes, a woman who was beaten down by life – an imperfect person. He said, “I must go through Samaria. There is a woman there that feels condemned. She is about to give up on life. I must go express my love. I have got to encourage her, get her back on the right course.”

 Too many people like her, are sitting on the sidelines of life. They feel like they have blown it too many times. They have failed and they have not measured up. Now they are letting the accusing voices convince them that they are all washed up. God is disappointed in them. They think they cannot expect God’s favor. No, you may have made mistakes but God is not running from you. He is running to you. He is expressing his love to you. You are not supposed to sit on the sidelines. God’s mercy is bigger than any mistakes that you have made. God declares, “O My servants who have committed excesses against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of God. Indeed God will forgive all sins. Indeed He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.” (Qur’an; 39:53)

 God looks for people that have a heart that is turned perfect toward him. That means if you get up each day with a desire to please God, if down deep you really want to honor him, then you will have times that you fail, the good news is that does not cancel your destiny. Your performance may not be perfect but because your heart is perfect toward God, he still has something amazing in your future. No matter what you have done, do not go around beating yourself up. You cannot change the past. Learn from your mistakes but do not get stuck there. Keep moving forward. Receive God’s mercy. Be bold enough to say, “God, I blew it. I know I was wrong. I should have done better, but God, I know you are not holding it against me. I know you are not just the God of perfect people.” Just plead with your Lord for forgiveness, and then turn to Him penitently. He will send copious rains for you from the sky, and add power to your present power. So do not turn your backs on Him as guilty ones. (Qur’an; 11:52)

Author: Abolfazl Sabouri

Meditation on God's word

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