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The Power of Faith

Whenever anyone wanted to purchase my book, I would always make it my duty to ask them whether they would like to request for signature or words, anything, and almost always, they would tell me to write something motivational, revolving around the theme "how to be a good Muslim since I made it look so easy". To be honest, it's not. 

Imagine yourself as a young lady, at age 18 years old, being the rebellious type to suddenly embrace a religion that reeks submission. Technically, well, Islam IS a religion where you submit to your Creator.

I am a person who hates authority with my guts. I don't like it when people tell me what to do. I don't like it when I am expected to apologize when the other person was the one who is in the wrong. I don't like to listen to advice unless I ask for it. Basically, I am one independent alpha female who loves to authorize, not the other way around.

So  how did I turn into this obedient, asking for forgiveness from this Higher Power, which is Allah, that I cannot see? 

You see, faith is a very miraculous thing. It's not easy, to obey, to learn, to grab onto the religion with your  life, but it is not impossible either. 

You believe that something is right, and for me, trusting my instincts is my compass. I know immediately that Islam is the religion for me when I learned of it's teachings. 

It has been almost 6 years now, and my faith has not wavered the slightest bit. 

For me, Islam is the religion that protects me, inside out, so how can you not obey all it's teachings when you know everything it says is good for you?

I could have converted back to my previous religion, which is Catholicism, and my life would have been so easy. I don't need to think about the reactions of people in my town should I go back. I don't need to deal with all the depressing stuffs. Oh yes, it would have been so easy, but then, I wouldn't have done it, no matter how tempting the easy life may be. 

Being in the comfort zone freaks me out, where everything goes smoothly, even when you're doing things that are not good for you in the long run.

Allah has given me the guidance and strength to become a Muslim, and then I was on my own. I worked for that guidance, I asked for it like my life depended on it, so why wouldn't I get it? 

I have always believed that if you really want something, you'll work your bones to get it, no matter how impossible it may seem. So if you think that you haven't gotten the guidance yet, maybe it's because you don't really want it enough. 

Like I said, you need to want it so bad as if your life depended on it. In fact, your life DOES depend on it.



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