Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

	God's Promise Kings and Queens on Earth
[Quran 24:55] GOD promises those among you who believe and lead a righteous life, that He will make them sovereigns on earth, as He did for those before them, and will establish for them the religion He has chosen for them, and will substitute peace and security for them in place of fear. All this because they worship Me alone; they never set up any idols beside Me. Those who disbelieve after this are the truly wicked.


Where should we be remembering God? The answer is everywhere. We can take the remembrance of God into our jobs, our friendships and our relationships. We try to be thinking of God in places of worship. But we want to be mindful of God far more than that, whether it is when we're driving alone in a car, busy in a meeting, or having a conversation in public. And if something requires us to leave God at the door, then it is not worth walking through that door at all.

People want to be respected, be it in our personal or professional life. But if we put pleasing our friends ahead of pleasing God, we will be embarrassed in front of those friends. However, if we put pleasing God ahead of pleasing our friends, God will shower us with dignity and respect in front of those friends.

This is our last chance to make God our priority. Let us make the best of it so that we can enjoy happiness in this world and the next.


References
Road To Happiness: Seek to Please God, https://www.masjidtucson.org/submission/perspectives/happiness/roadtohappiness.html
The Presence of God, https://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2021/jun/page1.html

Peace.