Opportunities to Remember God

There are a lot of opportunities around us. We just need to grab the right ones at the right times. Opportunity is defined as an appropriate or favourable time or occasion.  Everyone has them. It is up to you to make the best use of the opportunities God provides. There is a proverb which says, Opportunity knocks at every door but only once. But I feel God gives us an opportunity in our life almost every day; it is up to us to grasp and utilize this opportunity.

Once I saw a man on the street in dirty clothes, with shabby long hair and beard, constantly scratching his head, neck, back, etc., and doing weird actions. Suddenly a thought came to me, how I am so fortunate to have a sound state of mind compared to him. And the very next moment I grabbed the opportunity to thank God for giving me the sound and healthy state of mind.

[2:152] You shall remember Me, that I may remember you, and be thankful to Me; do not be unappreciative.

[32:9] He shaped him and blew into him from His spirit. And He gave you the hearing, the eyesight, and the brains; rarely are you thankful.

It is due to immense mercy of God, that I could thank Him at the right time. I could grab that opportunity of thanking God, only because He has blessed me and chosen me to become a submitter.  God gives opportunity to everyone but only a few realize it. When you are drinking water, there is an opportunity to praise God. You don’t know from where that water has come. How many stages it has passed through till it reached you. How many people are employed in the process. But finally, it reaches your mouth to quench your thirst. Who arranged all this? None other than God because we know God is running everything. Then will you not take the opportunity to acknowledge this blessing and thank God?

We all know that this life is temporary. We are sent down on planet earth to pass the test. Hence, we must redeem ourselves to get back to the Paradise. And to pass this test God has provided us the book, i.e., Quran with clear guidelines. Just imagine how much God loves us and wants to see us back in the Paradise. God is so clement that He made this test extremely simple for us if only we know.

[54:17] We made the Quran easy to learn. Does any of you wish to learn?

A couple of years back I was in financial trouble, but I had a strong moral support from submitters to remind me that God is running everything. I was trying to find solace only by imploring God excessively. He did not let me go astray but kept me steadfast till the test got over. Now what do we get to learn from this? God had put me into that test to offer me an opportunity to be more appreciative, thankful, imploring, reverent and righteous. It was indeed a blessing in disguise.

[14:7] Your Lord has decreed: “The more you thank Me, the more I give you.” But if you turn unappreciative, then My retribution is severe.

When the test got over God not only provided a good job for me but also arranged a good job for my son too. Things got back to normal after that. But I feel it worth mentioning here that during that testing time God always took care of my basic necessities. Never did He let me or my family members go to sleep hungry. This could happen only because of God’s help and because of reverencing God

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