Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

For the coyote there are plenty of rabbits. For the lion there are antelope and zebras, as God refers to in Quran 74:50-51. He tells us that He provides for His creatures (Quran 29:60, 62), He is the Best Provider (Quran 5:114, 34:39, 51:58, 62:11). 

Everything we get is in exact measure--too little and we will starve, too much and we may transgress (Quran 42:27). He gives us what we need. If we're unhappy with what we have, then we are objecting to God; we are not submitting. We can ask God for anything (40:60), but we have to be content if we don't get it. Too often we pray for the wrong things (Quran 17:11), so we need to be happy when God says "No", as it is for the good of our souls.


     God Controls All Provisions
[Quran 13:26] GOD is the One who increases the provision for whomever He wills, or withholds it. They have become preoccupied with this life, and this life, compared to the Hereafter, is nil.

[Quran 34:39] Say, "My Lord is the One who controls all provisions; He increases the provisions for whomever He chooses from among His servants, or reduces them. Anything you spend (in the cause of God), He will reward you for it; He is the Best Provider."

[Quran 62:11] When some of them come across a business deal, or some entertainment, they rush to it and leave you standing! Say, "What GOD possesses is far better than the entertainment or the business. GOD is the best Provider."


References:
Contentment, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2014/dec/page4.html
Contentment, http://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2012/oct/page1.html

Peace.