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Five Reasons why Allah uses problems

Allah is God/Lord in Arabic =D

This is a story from CII Brodcasting.com I just thought more people needed to read it. Enjoy!

The problems you face will either defeat you or develop you - depending on

how you respond to them. Unfortunately, most people fail to see how Allah

wants to use problems for good in their lives. They react foolishly and

resent their problems rather than pausing to consider what benefit they

might bring. Here are five ways Allah wants to use the problems in your life:

1. Allah uses problems to DIRECT you.

Sometimes God must light a fire under you to get you moving. Problems often

point us in a new direction and motivate us to change. Is God trying to get

your attention? "Sometimes it takes a painful situation to make us change

our ways."

2. Allah uses problems to INSPECT you.

People are like tea bags.if you want to know what's inside them, just drop

them into hot ever water! Has God tested your faith with a problem What do

problems reveal about you? "When you have many kinds of troubles, you should

be full of joy, because you know that these troubles test your faith, and

this will give you patience."

3. Allah uses problems to CORRECT you.

Some lessons we learn only through pain and failure. It's likely that as a

child your parents told you not to touch a hot stove.. But you probably

learned by being burned. Sometimes we only learn the value of something.

health, money, a relationship.. .. by losing it. "It was the best thing that

could have happened to me, for it taught me to pay attention to your laws."

4. Allah uses problems to PROTECT you.

A problem can be a blessing in disguise if it prevents you from being harmed

by something more serious.. Last year a friend was fired for refusing to do

something unethical that his boss had asked him to do.

His unemployment was a problem - but it saved him from being convicted and

sent to prison a year later when management's actions were eventually

discovered. "You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good."

5. Allah uses problems to PERFECT you.

Problems, when responded to correctly, are character builders. God is far

more interested in your character than your comfort. Your relationship to

God and your character are the only two things you're going to take with you

into eternity. "We can rejoice when we run into problems.they help us learn

to be patient.. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps

us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are

strong and steady."

Here's the point:

Allah is at work in your life - even when you do not recognize it or

understand it. But it's much easier and profitable when you cooperate with Him.

"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned,

lives touched and moments shared along the way"

Allah Knows Best.