Staying motivated while facing obstacles

My previous input dealt with “gratitude” and I wrote the following statement…. The fears we hold… the fear of different situations in our lives… the fear of failure… it all comes down to faith.

With worry comes doubt. With doubt comes hesitation… and with hesitation comes inactivity and passiveness which only adds to that weight. We keep asking ourselves heavy questions and are burdened even more by the time it has taken to deal with matters and the weight of uncertainty that keeps piling in the mind because of it.

The question we should ask is… who do we trust?

سورة التوبة ١٢٥
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ فَزَادَتْهُمْ رِجْسًا إِلَىٰ رِجْسِهِمْ وَمَاتُوا وَهُمْ كَافِرُونَ

سورة آل عمران ١٣٩
وَلَا تَهِنُوا وَلَا تَحْزَنُوا وَأَنتُمُ الْأَعْلَوْنَ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

سورة آل عمران ١٥٩
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُحِبُّ الْمُتَوَكِّلِينَ

Surah At-Tawba 9:125
But those in whose hearts is a disease,- it will add doubt to their doubt, and they will die in a state of Unbelief.

Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:139
So lose not heart, nor fall into despair: For ye must gain mastery if ye are true in Faith.

Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:159
For Allah loves those who put their trust (in Him).

Don’t take too much on your shoulders, because it will be the same as if you took too much physical weight in your arms to carry… you would fall down from the weight and hurt yourself.
As the saying goes, there are two ways to be happy: change the situation, or change your mindset towards it. Gradual steps full of faith, trust, and patience. Very important things. There is not a doubt in my mind that with this comes a beautiful reward inshallah.

سورة هود ١١٥
وَاصْبِرْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ الْمُحْسِنِينَ

Surah Hud 11:115
And be steadfast in patience; for verily Allah will not suffer the reward of the righteous to perish.

Each day is a beautiful gift granted by Him, to see and set things right. For all of us.

In the end, we can either let ourselves be swallowed by the negative and stay in a state of constant worry… or we can follow the positive… and stay strong, in faith. There is a Powerful Creator. Question is, do we really put trust in that conviction…  inshallah, as we follow the guidance given to us, we will get the reward. With patience, we show that we have faith that He is with us. We have all faced such times at one point or another… and in such times, we easily forget the most important thing. We have all the help that we need, we just need to remember it. You only need to ask yourself what you believe.

سورة آل عمران ١٦٠
إِن يَنصُرْكُمُ اللَّهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَخْذُلْكُمْ فَمَن ذَا الَّذِي يَنصُرُكُم مِّن بَعْدِهِ ۗ وَعَلَى اللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ

Surah Aal-i-Imraan 3:160
If Allah helps you, none can overcome you: If He forsakes you, who is there, after that, that can help you? in Allah, then, Let believers put their trust.

The best of times to you all inshallah.
Peace, happiness, and stay faithful.