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 messages 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:

 You need to get this deep down into your spirit. No matter what comes against you in life; you are not buried, you are planted. You may feel like, even now, that you have got dirt on top of you, you have had a tough time, something was unfair, does not look, it is ever going to change... . However, if you can just keep shaking off the dirt, shaking off the self-pity, shaking off the lies that are telling you, “it is over and you are done,“ then like that little seed, you will begin to feel the life of God spring forth.

 That sickness will tell you, “You cannot push me out of the way. I am much bigger than you are. I have got you buried.” Do not believe that lie. Just say like that seed, “I am coming back. I may be lying in the hospital right now, but this sickness is only temporary. This chemo might have taken my energy, my strength, my hair, but know this today, I have comeback power. This is not the end. This is only the beginning.

This addiction might have kept me back a long time, it might have kept my full potential from being realized, but I am not staying here. This business might be slow; I might have lost my biggest account, but I know I am not buried, I am planted. I know God has another victory in my future. I know my best days are still out in front of me. Therefore, I call on Him with fear and hope. Indeed God’s mercy is near to the righteous.” (Qur’an; 7:56)

 I want you to have this new vision that Almighty God will not let you go through more than you can handle. God does not task any soul beyond its capacity. (Qur’an; 2:286) Now, if you have a big challenge today, it means that you have a big destiny. Extraordinary people face extraordinary difficulties - as Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) said that the most difficulties are for prophets and then their real followers. However, the good news is you serve an Extraordinary God! He has you in the palm of His hands. In those tough times, you have to draw a line in the sand and make a declaration – “This difficulty is not going to bury me. This loss, this disappointment, this injustice is not going to cause me to give up on my dreams.  I refuse to live in self-pity. I know I am a seed. That means I cannot be buried, I can only be planted. I may be down but it is only temporary. I know I am not only coming back, I am going to come back better off than I was before.” 

Your attitude should be: “I may be down but I am not staying down. This difficulty was meant to destroy me, it was meant to harm me, but I know better. God is going to use it to my advantage. He is going to use it to increase me.”

Author: Abolfazl Sabouri

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