Here are some Journal Prompt suggestions:

1. How has my understanding of pleasure and gratification changed since beginning my recovery?
2. In what ways can I cultivate a deeper relationship with God to overcome my cravings?
3. What Bible verses inspire me to resist temptation and why?
4. How does my faith influence my view on healing and recovery?
5. In moments of weakness, how can prayer strengthen my resolve?
6. How do I see the role of the Holy Spirit in guiding me away from addictive behaviors?
7. What Christian values can I focus on to replace the instant gratification I seek from addictive sources?
8. How can the story of Job’s perseverance help me in dealing with my own struggles?
9. What lessons have I learned about patience and faith through my recovery journey?
10. How can I use my experience with addiction to help others in my community?
11. How does my addiction prevent me from fulfilling God’s purpose for my life?
12. What does it mean to me to surrender my struggles to God?
13. How can fasting and abstinence strengthen my discipline and faith during recovery?
14. How has my addiction affected my relationships and how can I mend them?
15. How do the teachings of Jesus about forgiveness apply to how I forgive myself?
16. What are the spiritual consequences of my addiction that I am most afraid of?
17. How can the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) manifest in my recovery journey?
18. What does being ‘born again’ mean in the context of overcoming addiction?
19. How can I use the concept of Christian stewardship to manage my impulses better?
20. What does the Bible say about body as a temple, and how does that affect my recovery?
21. How can community prayer support me in overcoming my addiction?
22. What steps can I take to make amends in a way that aligns with Christian teachings?
23. How do stories of redemption in the Bible give me hope for recovery?
24. What does it mean to have a ‘thorn in the flesh’ like Paul, and how do I cope with mine?
25. How can I cultivate a spirit of gratitude during the tough days?
26. What role does humility play in acknowledging and dealing with my addiction?
27. How can the parables Jesus taught guide me in understanding my journey?
28. In what ways has my addiction been a ‘false idol’ in my life?
29. How do I understand God’s love for me even when I feel unworthy?
30. What are specific ways I can serve others that will also support my recovery?
31. How does maintaining hope impact my daily decisions and recovery?
32. What sacrifices am I called to make to remain faithful to my recovery and to God?
33. How can meditating on the life of Christ help me resist addictive urges?
34. What does it mean to wear the ‘armor of God’ in my battle against addiction?
35. How can the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) be a comfort or guide during recovery?
36. What does it mean to experience peace that surpasses understanding in my journey?
37. How can practicing Christian virtues lead to real change in my life?
38. What does true joy look like for me now, in the context of recovery?
39. How does forgiveness play a role in healing from the damage caused by my addiction?
40. What does it mean to trust in God’s timing in the context of recovery?
41. How do I balance my need for God’s grace with personal responsibility in recovery?
42. How can reflecting on Christ’s sacrifice on the cross inspire me to overcome personal trials?
43. What ways can I seek solace in the church community as I battle addiction?
44. How does being transparent with others about my struggles help my recovery process?
45. What wisdom can I find in Proverbs to help guide my daily choices away from addiction?
46. How can I ensure that my actions reflect my desire to live according to God’s will?
47. In what ways has my perspective on suffering and endurance changed through recovery?
48. How can Christian fellowship strengthen me on difficult days?
49. How does embracing vulnerability open opportunities for healing?
50. What are practical steps I can take to apply Christian teachings in my recovery routine?
51. How can I maintain a hopeful outlook even when progress seems slow?
52. What does it mean to live a life that is pleasing to God post-addiction?
53. How can I use my struggle as a testimony to God’s grace and mercy?
54. What does the concept of renewal mean in both spiritual and practical terms for me?
55. How does the church view addiction and what support can I expect from my faith community?
56. What are the ways I can pray specifically for strength and resilience?
57. How can understanding Christ’s temptations in the desert help me handle my own?
58. How does Scripture encourage me to view setbacks and relapses?
59. What are healthy Christian ways to celebrate victories, no matter how small?
60. How can I discern God’s will when making decisions that impact my recovery?
61. How do I use Christian teachings to manage stress that might lead to relapse?
62. What are the ways I can cultivate self-control as a fruit of the Spirit in daily life?
63. How can I be a light to others struggling with similar issues?
64. What does the Bible teach about the power of the spoken word, and how can I use it to aid my recovery?
65. How can the discipline of regular church attendance support my recovery process?
66. How does my journey relate to the concept of ‘walking by faith, not by sight’?
67. What does it mean to ‘renew my mind’ (Romans 12:2) in the context of overcoming addiction?
68. How can Christian music and worship be a therapeutic tool in my recovery?
69. What is the role of confession in healing and recovery according to the Bible?
70. How does the community of saints inspire me to persist in my recovery journey?
71. How do I handle feelings of shame and guilt in a constructive, Christian way?
72. How can the example of Christian martyrs who endured suffering guide me?
73. How can I ensure my daily routine includes significant spiritual nourishment?
74. What role does faith play in the physical aspects of recovery?
75. How can I reconcile feelings of doubt with my belief in God’s plan for me?
76. What are the ways that Christian charity can aid in my own healing process?
77. How can I implement forgiveness, both giving and receiving, as I rebuild relationships?
78. What Christian resources (books, podcasts, sermons) have been helpful in my recovery and why?
79. How can I maintain integrity in every area of my life during recovery?
80. What are some ways to incorporate prayer into my recovery process effectively?
81. How do I combat spiritual warfare that might arise during my recovery?
82. What does it mean to have a ‘prayerful heart’ throughout the day?
83. How can the promise of eternal life influence my perspective on current struggles?
84. How does the concept of stewardship relate to managing my mental and emotional health?
85. How do I find balance between self-care and service to others in my recovery?
86. What does it mean to ‘count it all joy’ when facing trials, as James instructs?
87. How can I use the example of Jesus’ compassion in my interactions with others?
88. How can spiritual discipline improve my resilience against addiction?
89. What are the dangers of idolatry in the form of addiction, and how can I avoid them?
90. How can I ensure that my prayer life is rich and reflects my deepest needs?
91. How does the community of faith act as a safety net during times of weakness?
92. How can Christian art and literature inspire me during recovery?
93. What is the importance of testimony in sharing my recovery story?
94. How can I balance justice and mercy in how I treat myself and others?
95. What does it mean to be a peacemaker in my own life during recovery?
96. How can the lives of the apostles inspire me to overcome adversity?
97. How can I better understand God’s love and compassion through my journey?
98. What does it mean to pursue righteousness in everyday life, especially during recovery?
99. How can the Sermon on the Mount guide my attitudes and actions each day?
100. What role does hope play in continually renewing my commitment to a life free from addiction?

Here are 100 Tips to Advance Spiritually on Your Recovery Journey

1. Start your day with prayer, asking God for strength and guidance.
2. Read the Bible daily, focusing on verses about healing and recovery.
3. Join a Christian recovery group where you can share your journey with others.
4. Memorize Scripture that speaks to overcoming temptation and maintaining faith.
5. Keep a journal of prayers, insights, and daily progress.
6. Attend church regularly to worship and connect with a faith community.
7. Practice gratitude by thanking God for three things every morning.
8. Offer your struggles to God in prayer, asking for His help to overcome them.
9. Serve others through volunteer work, which can shift focus from self to service.
10. Share your testimony with others to encourage them and strengthen your own faith.
11. Find a mentor or spiritual director who exemplifies Christian living.
12. Participate in Bible studies to deepen your understanding of the Scriptures.
13. Practice forgiveness, letting go of old grudges and asking for forgiveness from those you’ve hurt.
14. Avoid triggers and situations where you’re tempted to relapse.
15. Maintain healthy boundaries in personal and professional relationships.
16. Stay active to help manage stress and improve mental health.
17. Eat a balanced diet to help stabilize mood swings and improve overall health.
18. Get adequate sleep to ensure your mind and body are well-rested.
19. Practice humility by acknowledging your weaknesses and asking for help when needed.
20. Celebrate small victories in your recovery journey, recognizing God’s hand in each.
21. Seek professional counseling if you struggle with underlying issues contributing to addiction.
22. Pray for others facing similar struggles, which can deepen your empathy and connection.
23. Participate in retreats focused on spiritual growth and recovery.
24. Practice patience, recognizing that recovery is a journey, not a destination.
25. Engage in regular self-reflection to assess your growth and areas needing improvement.
26. Stay connected with supportive friends and family who encourage your recovery.
27. Use your experiences to advocate for recovery support in your community.
28. Develop a personal creed or statement of faith that you can turn to in times of temptation.
29. Learn to recognize God’s presence in everyday life and lean on Him during tough times.
30. Set realistic goals for your personal and spiritual growth.
31. Practice mindful meditation focused on biblical truths and God’s love.
32. Join a service project at church or a local charity.
33. Educate yourself about the physiological aspects of addiction to better understand your body’s reactions.
34. Encourage someone daily with a phone call, text, or email.
35. Make amends where possible, as part of your healing process.
36. Limit exposure to digital distractions to enhance your focus on recovery and spiritual growth.
37. Read Christian literature that supports recovery and spiritual well-being.
38. Create a peaceful home environment that supports your recovery.
39. Attend workshops or seminars on Christian living and addiction recovery.
40. Practice the art of listening to God and others, enhancing your empathy and understanding.
41. Engage in creative activities like writing, painting, or music that express your journey.
42. Develop a routine that includes time for work, rest, and spiritual practices.
43. Seek opportunities to share your skills and talents with your church or community.
44. Maintain a spirit of joy, finding reasons to smile and laugh each day.
45. Dress modestly and respectfully, reflecting your dignity as a child of God.
46. Be honest with yourself and others about your struggles and successes.
47. Respect your body as a temple of the Holy Spirit by avoiding substances that harm it.
48. Cultivate gentleness in your interactions with others.
49. Take responsibility for your actions and their impact on others.
50. Participate in community prayer groups or start one if none exists.
51. Commit to lifelong learning about your faith and how it relates to recovery.
52. Use technology for good, such as subscribing to Christian podcasts or recovery channels.
53. Support others in their recovery, offering your time and presence as a mentor.
54. Engage with nature, appreciating God’s creation as a source of peace.
55. Maintain a clean and orderly living space, which can improve your mental clarity and peace.
56. Honor your commitments to others, showing reliability and respect.
57. Seek silence regularly, allowing God to speak to your heart without interruption.
58. Pray before meals, thanking God for His provision.
59. Participate in fasting as a form of spiritual discipline and focus.
60. Practice saying “no” to non-essential demands that may lead to stress or temptation.
61. Develop financial discipline, using resources wisely and avoiding debt.
62. Attend a different community’s church service to experience the broader body of Christ.
63. Watch or listen to testimonies of other Christians who have overcome addiction.
64. Plan for challenging situations by having a strategy to maintain your sobriety.
65. Participate in communal worship, such as singing hymns or contemporary Christian music.
66. Adopt a spirit of perseverance, knowing that every day with God is a step toward recovery.
67. Educate others about addiction, breaking down stigma and spreading hope.
68. Take time off when needed to maintain your mental and spiritual health.
69. Pray with and for your family, strengthening bonds and spiritual connections.
70. Celebrate religious holidays with true spiritual fervor, focusing on their Christian significance.
71. Visit historical Christian sites or take pilgrimages to deepen your faith.
72. Incorporate Christian symbols in your home to remind you of your faith.
73. Give anonymously to those in need, practicing the gift of giving without recognition.
74. Join or form a support group specifically for Christian addicts in recovery.
75. Use Christian apps that provide daily scriptures and prayers.
76. Hold regular family devotions, integrating faith into your household’s routine.
77. Teach a Sunday school class or small group, sharing your knowledge and faith.
78. Partake in communion regularly, remembering Christ’s sacrifice and promise.
79. Invite friends to church or spiritual events, sharing your journey and community.
80. Maintain a prayer list, regularly updating and praying for the needs of others.
81. Reflect on the lives of saints and other Christian figures, drawing inspiration from their faith and perseverance.
82. Practice hospitality, opening your home to fellowship and community building.
83. Engage in spiritual warfare prayers, recognizing and combating the spiritual roots of addiction.
84. Forgive yourself and others, releasing bitterness and focusing on God’s mercy.
85. Decorate your living space with verses and Christian art, creating an environment of faith.
86. Observe a Sabbath rest, dedicating time each week to rest and spiritual renewal.
87. Speak words of affirmation and faith to yourself and others.
88. Consult with your pastor or spiritual leader regularly to stay on track.
89. Embrace modesty in thoughts, words, and actions, focusing on purity.
90. Conduct a weekly review of your spiritual and recovery progress.
91. Be proactive in your church community, taking part in its activities and outreach.
92. Learn to manage stress through faith-based practices like meditation and prayer.
93. Teach about addiction and recovery in your church, spreading awareness and support.
94. Maintain a balance between work, rest, and play to support your overall well-being.
95. Create a vision board that includes your spiritual goals and inspirations.
96. Participate in ecumenical gatherings, recognizing the unity of the broader Christian community.
97. Implement a “media fast” periodically to focus more on your spiritual life.
98. Pray for global issues and missions, broadening your spiritual concern beyond personal needs.
99. Set up a prayer corner or altar in your home, dedicating a space for spiritual reflection.
100. Routinely update your mentor or accountability partner about your progress and struggles.

Spiritual Growth

1. Daily Prayer: Commit to daily prayer sessions asking for strength and guidance.
2. Scripture Reading: Read and meditate on scriptures that focus on strength and recovery.
3. Worship: Participate in regular worship services to reinforce your spiritual foundation.
4. Faith Affirmations: Use Bible verses as affirmations; repeat them during cravings.
5. Confession: Regularly confess struggles to a trusted spiritual leader or trusted friend.
6. Fasting: Occasionally fast to seek clarity and reinforce spiritual discipline.
7. Spiritual Retreats: Attend retreats for focused spiritual renewal.
8. Christian Meditation: Practice Christian meditation (pondering scripture, etc.) to calm the mind and spirit.
9. Listening to Gospel Music: Use uplifting music to enhance spiritual connection.
10. Prayer Journaling: Keep a journal of prayers and God’s responses.

Community Engagement

1. Church Support Groups: Join groups for individuals struggling with addiction.
2. Accountability Partner: Partner with a fellow believer who can provide support and accountability.
3. Volunteering: Engage in church-related volunteer work to stay busy and inspired.
4. Christian Counseling: Seek professional counseling from a Christian perspective.
5. Family Involvement: Involve your family in your journey through church events.
6. Youth Mentorship: Mentor youth, sharing your experiences and learning from service.
7. Online Christian Communities: Participate in online forums or groups for spiritual support.
8. Testimony Sharing: Share your journey at church gatherings to inspire and receive support.
9. Bible Study Groups: Regularly attend Bible study to deepen faith and community ties.
10. Church Activities: Be an active participant in church events and functions.

Personal Development

1. Routine Exercise: Incorporate regular physical activity to reduce stress.
2. Healthy Diet: Maintain a nutritious diet to improve overall well-being.
3. Reading Christian Literature: Read books that encourage spiritual growth and recovery.
4. Creative Arts: Use arts like painting or writing to express feelings and reflect.
5. Time Management: Structure your day to minimize idle time that could lead to cravings.
6. Goal Setting: Set short and long-term goals that align with your spiritual values.
7. Learning New Skills: Take up hobbies or classes that keep you engaged and learning.
8. Rest and Sleep: Ensure sufficient rest to maintain physical and mental health.
9. Nature Walks: Spend time in nature to find peace and perspective.
10. Avoiding Triggers: Identify and avoid situations or people that trigger cravings.

Coping Techniques

1. Deep Breathing: Practice deep breathing exercises during moments of craving.
2. Mindfulness: Practice mindfulness to stay present and reduce anxiety.
3. Assertiveness Training: Learn to assertively say no to temptations.
4. Stress Management: Develop strategies to handle stress without resorting to substances.
5. Emotional Journaling: Use journaling to process emotions healthily.
6. Self-Reflection: Regularly reflect on personal progress and setbacks.
7. Positive Visualization: Use visualization techniques to imagine a sober life.
8. Gratitude Lists: Regularly list things you are grateful for.
9. Reward System: Set up a reward system for reaching sobriety milestones.
10. Relaxation Techniques: Learn and apply relaxation techniques.

Support Systems

1. Peer Support: Regularly meet with a peer group for encouragement and advice.
2. Spiritual Guidance: Seek regular guidance from a pastor or spiritual mentor.
3. Therapeutic Relationships: Maintain therapeutic relationships that reinforce recovery.
4. Family Counseling: Engage in family counseling to repair relationships affected by addiction.
5. Professional Help: Don’t hesitate to seek help from addiction specialists.
6. Educational Workshops: Attend workshops that teach coping skills for addiction.
7. Supportive Friends: Cultivate friendships with those who support your recovery journey.
8. Avoiding Negative Influences: Steer clear of environments and individuals that undermine recovery.
9. Church Elders: Reach out to church elders for wisdom and support.
10. Sponsorship: Consider a 12-step program with a sponsor who shares your faith.

Renewal and Reflection

1. Anniversary Reflections: Reflect on the progress made over each year of recovery.
2. Spiritual Renewal Days: Designate days for intensified prayer and meditation.
3. Baptism or Re-baptism: Consider this as a symbolic fresh start.
4. Witnessing to Others: Use your story to help others in their battles with addiction.
5. Spiritual Literature: Delve deeper into spiritual texts for insights and inspiration.
6. Pastoral Visits: Invite pastoral visits for home blessing and personal encouragement.
7. Renewing Vows: Renew personal vows of sobriety in a ceremonial way.
8. Pilgrimage: Undertake a spiritual pilgrimage as a form of personal and spiritual exploration.
9. Reflection Retreats: Engage in retreats specifically focused on overcoming past habits.
10. Memorializing Milestones: Create physical or digital memorials of your recovery milestones.

Emotional Resilience

1. Emotional Awareness: Develop awareness of emotions and triggers that lead to cravings.
2. Seek Forgiveness: Embrace forgiveness, both from others and for yourself.
3. Offer Forgiveness: Offer forgiveness to those who have hurt you, releasing bitterness.
4. Spiritual Songs: Sing or listen to spiritual songs that uplift and comfort.
5. Hope Messages: Write down messages of hope and revisit them during tough times.
6. Encouragement Letters: Write letters of encouragement to yourself for future moments of weakness.
7. Daily Devotionals: Follow a daily devotional plan that addresses addiction recovery.
8. Prayer Chains: Initiate or join prayer chains for continuous spiritual support.
9. Healing Services: Attend healing services focused on emotional and spiritual restoration.
10. Scriptural Promises: Memorize promises from the Bible that assure support and deliverance.

Social Connectivity

1. Social Activities: Organize or participate in sober social gatherings with fellow church members.
2. Church Family Outreach: Engage in church family outreach programs to build a supportive community.
3. Mentoring Others: Become a mentor to others struggling with addiction, sharing lessons and faith.
4. Recovery Testimonials: Regularly give testimonials at recovery meetings to inspire and affirm.
5. Family Devotions: Hold regular devotions with family to strengthen bonds and mutual support.
6. Prayer Groups: Form or join small prayer groups focused on overcoming addiction.
7. Christian Conferences: Attend Christian conferences on recovery and personal growth.
8. Community Service Projects: Lead or participate in community service projects to foster a sense of purpose.
9. Recovery Celebrations: Celebrate recovery milestones with your church community.
10. Faith-Based Podcasts: Listen to and discuss faith-based podcasts on overcoming challenges.

Mindset and Lifestyle

1. Optimism: Cultivate an optimistic outlook based on faith and hope in God’s plan.
2. Daily Affirmations: Start the day with Christian affirmations about strength and recovery.
3. Mindfulness of God’s Presence: Continuously remind yourself of God’s presence in your life.
4. Avoiding Idleness: Keep yourself busy with meaningful activities that align with Christian values.
5. Spiritual Biographies: Read biographies of Christians who overcame significant struggles.
6. Health Check-Ups: Regularly attend health check-ups to monitor physical health during recovery.
7. Sabbath Rest: Observe Sabbath rest as a time to rejuvenate spiritually and physically.
8. Christian Movies: Watch movies with Christian themes that reinforce your resolve and values.
9. Spiritual Accountability: Regularly review your spiritual and recovery progress with a mentor.
10. Prayer Walks: Incorporate prayer walks as a way to combine physical activity and spiritual meditation.

Continued Learning and Growth

1. Biblical Courses: Take courses on biblical studies that relate to healing and redemption.
2. Spiritual Workshops: Attend workshops that focus on spiritual growth and overcoming addictions.
3. Faith-Based Counseling Techniques: Learn counseling techniques that are based on Christian principles.
4. Scripture Memorization: Engage in scripture memorization to strengthen spiritual warfare against cravings.
5. Pastoral Workshops: Participate in workshops offered by pastors that focus on living a sober life.
6. Faith and Science: Explore the intersection of faith and science in understanding addiction.
7. Christian Leadership Courses: Take courses in Christian leadership to empower your role in the community.
8. Retelling Your Story: Learn to retell your story in ways that highlight God’s grace and your growth.
9. Spiritual Discernment: Enhance spiritual discernment to recognize paths and choices that support sobriety.
10. Continuous Prayer: Maintain an attitude of continuous prayer, acknowledging dependence on God for daily victory over addiction.

In late game, the daily check-ins are no longer simple 10 minute checks when progressing past w5 and into w6, especially with the beanstalk and king doot.
There are numerous problems with extremely wasteful time sinks and these are the suggested changes:

• With high gaming levels (200+) it’s very easy to get many chemical plants to play many log games. The problem with log games is the staskull cards are highly random, if not completely random. There’s no strategy to it but it is a huge time waste. Solution is to make log just ONE click with all the reward time added together, and remove the card flipping aspect.
• Sailing loot pile - we know having ‘unending loot’ turned off is better to find artifacts (having more chests is better than rare chests). Problem is even if the loot pile is full, the sailing map is frozen for 5 seconds and can’t close the map to access the loot pile. Solution is to just stop the sailing progression when all boats and chest loot is full up, so we can close the window.
• Sailing EZ access - With king doot + beanstalk, my golden hampter is over 80% chance on all characters. All 10 of my characters straight up trigger the sailing chance every time. It’s incredibly annoying moving each character to w5 town to access sailing and bring them back, especially with the 5 second pause above. Solution is to make sailing ez access like gaming garden.
• Boss waves in worship - On waves 110+ bosses go into billions of HP and kraken towers hold them in place, so despite clearly having won the wave, the boss takes 30 minutes to hours to kill. Please just reduce HP on these or make equinox wiz tower damage scale up exponentially into infinity, not linear.
• Swapping Prayers - I get there’s problems with putting prayers on ez access, but at least move the prayer monolith to the w3 spawn point so we don’t have to move all the way to the fucking bottom and left side of the map.
• Farming world bosses in hopes of rare drops - when you hunt for kruk cape, you have no need for any common loot but have to farm hundreds of kruks. Here’s a very simple math solution, just give 10x, 100x options and multiply the character’s drop rate by the same amount. So for 100x choice, formula is DRx100 which effectively simulates 100 kills by killing just 1 kruk.

Players, anything else missing to add to list? Any minor time wastes that add up to huge amounts over time? I will be away for few hours but will check back.
Ultimately, these annoyances can be only so much that it becomes a difference between playing or quitting Idleon.

Courtois has a trash can instead of a heart. If he had been a noble and fair man, he would have refused to play and would have insisted that Lunin play. He would tell Ancelotti that he will have no part in this treachery and injustice. He would admit, that Lunin has surpassed him in his prime and only conceded one goal at Etihad, where Courtois has conceded four goals. But Courtois is an envious, mean and pathetic rat. This is how he will now be remembered, and this is why he will never be considered a legend.
He left Chelsea like a rat, he was kicked out of the national team in disgrace like a rat, he was cursed by the fans of Atlético for being a rat, and in Real Madrid he will now be cursed by the fans like a rat too.
Courtois is the only football player in the history of football who is despised everywhere he has ever played.
Lunin has a faithful, loving wife that cheers for him, while Courtois only has divorces and affairs with the wives of his teammates. That’s speaks volumes. A rat at work, a rat in the family. A rat in essence and in life. It’s a shame that such a worthless disgrace for all humanity plays at Real Madrid.
I know, that 99.9% of Real Madrid fans are with me. We are the REAL Real Madrid. We are the social madridism. We will not forget and we will not forgive. We are ready to DIE for our martyr Andrei Lunin. Brothers from Madrid, gather up and start a riot at Bernabeu! We will be supporting you online and with our prayers! We will burn this new stadium to the ground, but we will not stand by and let our club be disgraced! Hala Madrid!

Does anyone know if any of the African temples give out native African "new" names in the temple endowments? It would appear that the new names are all standard in all temples across the world regardless of geographically location, culture, or language. Actually, while we are it, does god hear and answer prayers in other languages if the supplicant doesn't speak mormon English language?
Just goes to show god is all knowing, speaks multiple languages, and knows each person individually /S
These are the questions that's been keeping up this week.

I don’t know even know where to start from but here it is: I graduated December of 2023 and I took the nclex back in March 1 whilst working as pre licensed dialysis nurse and failed at 95 questions, was so devastated and had to quit my job bc I wanted to put the nclex behind me and decided it was best to just focus on it and the dialysis hours were wild 🤪 I would come home tired and not have energy to study after work
I started studying as soon as I found out that I failed, I bought uworld for 3 months w free bootcamp- you guys have no idea how much bootcamp helps esp with case studies and they have vague questions that are very similar to the nclex which was very helpful. It took a month to finish the uworld study plan/ self assessment and did bootcamp at the same time. I hit the library 9-3pm depending on when I had to pick up my lil sis from school. It was rigorous but worth it in the end.
When I was done w uworld and bootcamp- I jumped to YouTube to understand how to answer the nclex style questions. I got Kaplan for free for 6 months and didn’t want to spend studying for that long but why not take it for free. I scheduled my test right after I was done w Kaplan Cat and readiness exams and felt somewhat ready to tackle this test again but obviously I tend to have severe anxiety when it comes taking exams and asked God to help me with this crazy test anxiety. I prayed and fasted Monday the day before the test and let me tell you prayers from family and yourself are very powerful ofc w hardwork but pray pray and fast if you can or if it’s part of your religion but it will do the wonders. Went to the testing center Tuesday 05/14 at 11:50 starting the test at 12:30 and I was shaking 🫨 w anxiety and fear of failing but all in all I prayed and took my time with every question and took two breaks in between questions and the test shut off at 88 and I got emotional 😭 after I went back to my car and drove home whilst saying Allah I have tried my best and I leave the rest to you and I had to wait 2 whole days to find out the result btw I am from MN so it was the longest wait and nerves getting the best of me 😭 but Alhamdulilah it needed well
I just want to tell everyone esp test repeats that it’s not the end of the world when you fail your first time, it’s ok and you will pass your second or third but keep trying You will see people with minimum questions and just know that your time will come♥️
Let me know down below the comments if you have questions
Resources— Uworld Bootcamp Professor D- Nexus nurse Nclex crusaders- 7 days Klimek Nclex Review High yield Nursing Kaplan

i’ve got a lot of things in my life that bring me down and make me feel like i’m destined for hell fire. i do not wish to expose my sins but i feel as though this is all my life will be about, me thinking that my life before i turned 20 will haunt me until i reach the hereafter. as a muslimah, i feel that i should only know with conviction that islam is the true religion, there is no god but allah swt and the last prophet of our faith is prophet muhammad pbuh. everything else including the perceptions i have about myself, i should be open to letting it change.
about a month before ramadan started i had this strong desire to start praying, to learn more about the faith that i was born in and i felt allah swt deeply. i started my journey and everything was easy, prayers were easy, making up my fasts from previous year was easy, giving up music, dressing modestly, watching my behaviours- all of it was incredibly easy and i felt at peace. i felt like everything made sense and suddenly all the doubts i had about islam, all the nefarious questions i had about islam, all of it was gone. i always said that my achilles heel with islam was that i learned more about the world (largely secular and liberal one) before i learned about my faith hence all the doubts and endless questions but suddenly all of it was gone and it was easily the best time of my life. then i started to feel like what i was doing wasn’t enough, i wasn’t reading the translation of the quran well enough, all my friends were corrupting me, i was evil for still having not so modest thoughts, my hijab no matter how much it covered me wasn’t enough, i felt either that i was a better muslim than everyone in my life or i was the worst one. i started my period and since that first day of my period, i have not prayed and i have strayed back to my old habits.
in between that, before that and just my whole life in general i’ve seen a lot and i’ve been the bad person like very obviously the bad person. i do not know where to put that burden and right now i feel i should put it on allah swt. i feel the need to perform ghusl and start praying.
tldr; i would like to know if praying is enough? right now i can only pray, i dont want to not watch my netflix shows, i dont want to stop listening to my music playlists, i don’t even want to wear the hijab. i just want to pray, i want to read the quran and i want to talk to allah swt and i want to listen to the quran. i don’t want to know more about my religion, i dont want to dissect every verse. i don’t have the physical or mental energy for it. i know its a stupid question and i know it isn’t enough but i am looking for something, someone to say something and for it to mean something to me. stupid & just worthless but okay. that’s it.

Pakistan, Another Mosque Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Boy.

In Larkana, Sindh, the man was caught red-handed and videotaped while molesting a nine-year-old student.
On May 9, Pakistani media reported that police in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan, had arrested a teacher at the city’s Khalid Bin Waleed Mosque called Naimat Yaseen, also known as Molvi Yaseen (Yasin) Chandio.
A FIR (First Information Report) had been filed by the police by one Baghan Chandio, who reported that his nine-year-old son, a student at the mosque, had been sexually molested by the teacher.
Baghan’s brother and cousin, who were at the mosque for the afternoon prayers, caught the teacher in the act, the boy’s father reported. Part of the assault was recorded in a video, which made its way to some social media but was (rightly) deleted or masked so that what it depicts is not clear. A clear copy was, however, supplied to the police. The teacher tried to escape but was finally caught and arrested.
Both the teacher and the boy’s family belong to the same Chandio tribe. The father reported that he had been submitted to pressures to solve the matter through mediation or arbitration, but refused, believing that only criminal courts can stop the abuse of children in Islamic schools**.**
The incident created widespread emotion, because it occurred only a few weeks after another father filed a FIR against a prominent Muslim cleric and madrassa teacher. Maulana Abubakar Muavia, after having caught him red-handed in the process of raping his 12-year-old son in Tandlianwala, Faisalabad.
In the case of Muavia, the father was persuaded to resort to arbitration and “forgive” the cleric, although these arbitrations are invalid in the case of crimes according to a 2019 decision by the Pakistani Supreme Court.
Of course, clerics of different religions, including Catholic priests, have been prosecuted and convicted for child sexual abuse. This is hardly an excuse, however, for the leniency Pakistani courts often show to clerics and other Islamic teachers accused of raping both boys and girls within the context of what is becoming a systemic problem in the country.
Pakistan, Another Mosque Teacher Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a Boy (bitterwinter.org)

I was going through a bad divorce and my ex wife had won our old church in the break up. My old church was the typical evangelical church. Great music, fun sermons, small groups to get involved. Nothing too strange or out there. They just wanted butts in seats and cash in the offering plate. I found a new church that had a good divorce class and started attending. At first it was nice, good music, sermons were interesting and they had great activities for my kids. I was fighting my deconstruction at the time and trying really hard to be a good Christian father for my kids. So one day I heard they were having a prayer service to pray for our country. It was 2016 so there was a lot to pray about. I decided to go because I wanted to be involved and hopefully meet people. It started out just fine, preacher talked for a little while and we all bowed our heads to pray, and that is how it went for about 5-10 minutes. Then there was this lady in the front row that started moaning loudly. I was watching her from the corner of my eye and I was getting kind of worried for her. She all of a sudden fell onto the floor and now she is thrashing on the ground yelling “OH GOOD FORGIVE THEM PLEASE FORGIVE THEM”. I’m like really worried at this point. I’m looking around like “Is anyone going to help this woman? I think something went wrong.” And then a couple seconds later another person collapses and then another and another until it’s like half the people attending are thrashing on the ground and yelling. I was slow on the uptake I’ll admit but I finally realize they are talking in tongues. Something that I had heard of growing up in the church but that I had never seen in my life. Honestly, I think before then I probably thought it was a myth that nonchristians made up like how conservatives keep talking about kitty litter boxes in schools. I sat there for a couple minutes thinking “Shit, I’m in a cult” and finally snuck out the back. When I went to pick up my kids they asked if everything was ok and I said something like “of course I just realized that I needed to be somewhere.” I’m pretty sure that was the last church function i ever went to.

In my opinion, the biggest "clue" into why she went out of her way to Mullins is the connection to Wayne Miller. Since he only lives 13 minutes away from that gas station. I've seen Wayne and JP don't always get along. But one thing Wayne has always done, is kept secrets (remember all his criminal acts). I'm thinking he offered her to come out to his house to "give dirt on JP" so she could have a speedy divorce (look up laws in sc regarding divorce if you don't understand this). Things were getting worse with JP's abuse towards Mica. So she trusted him. Even though she served him divorce papers a few days prior, he could've promised something huge. What if HE gave her the money for the gun? He knew JP had been tracking her and didn't want her purchasing a firearm. So to pretend he's on Mica's side, gave her the money. JP knew she was going to the gun store and was in on that part of the plan, and it's perfect for him because now he doesn't think he would be named a suspect since he didn't own the weapon used to kill her. JP most likely told his Dad Mica was putting all the pieces together regarding their tax crimes & more with the church, and Wayne offered to "help". This could be why she packed a sandwich and was in work clothes. She thought her day was consisting of driving to Mullins after Dick's Pawn, getting what she "needed" from Wayne, and drive straight to work in Murrells Inlet. That would've been a bit of a drive, so she wanted a snack in the car.
I think something big went down right at the gas station, or right when she pulled out to leave to continue to Waynes. Remember the boaters the witnesses pointed out? He changed his story from 2 people to 3. Either:
JP, Wayne, and Tom
JP, Tom, and Suzi.
But I think Suzi was most likely driving his truck in Charleston for the “alibi”. JP’s cell phone could’ve been left with Suzi if this was the case, and Wayne could’ve left his at home.
I'm probably reaching, but it's a start.

https://timesofmalta.com/article/worker-trapped-two-trailers-grand-harbour.1092566?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0F7FVmypD3qBA3Qb3jP5jsIaiD6X9SpkQvFcFf9HCiXgV1ScrMbbKHRmA_aem_Aah77nFmV8c_qdvMx7tcy9eDiYrh-IYIe_mi5SfLe1knqo9gd6-Z-TQ2AdEG0-IU4-PqPNqnYVdNdeUHt-ukyIJm#Echobox=1715874335
As the leader of the Malta Catholic Democratic Party, I would issue the following statement regarding the incident at Grand Harbour:
Official Statement
The Malta Catholic Democratic Party expresses its deepest concern over the distressing incident at Grand Harbour, where a worker was tragically trapped between two trailers. Our thoughts and prayers are with the individual involved, their family, and their colleagues during this difficult time.
This unfortunate event is a stark reminder of the inherent risks present in our industrial workplaces. It underscores the urgent need for stringent safety measures and protocols to protect our workers, who are the backbone of our economy and community.
We call upon the authorities to conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the circumstances leading to this incident. It is imperative that we understand how such an accident occurred and take immediate steps to prevent any future occurrences.
The Malta Catholic Democratic Party stands firmly for the dignity of every worker and the right to a safe working environment. We pledge to advocate for improved safety standards and to support initiatives that safeguard the well-being of all employees in Malta.
We also urge employers and regulatory bodies to review and reinforce their safety policies, ensuring that they are in line with the highest standards and best practices.
In solidarity with all Maltese workers, we reaffirm our commitment to promoting a culture of safety and respect within all sectors of employment.
This statement reflects our party’s dedication to the safety and rights of workers, and our resolve to address any shortcomings in workplace safety proactively. We must work together to ensure that such incidents are not repeated and that the welfare of our workers is always a priority.

From the WTF podcast, he also said there’s a song about Richard petty for those wondering if that made the record. He also said it’s done.

hey everyone. sending love to everyone on this sub - thanks for creating a community of care & support 🌸
some context: i grew up in an area saturated with violent gangsterism / volatile addicts & sometimes police brutality. also i am from a country with the highest femicide & GBV rate in the WORLD. i ALSO am a recovering addict myself so often grow to care for fellow addicts and then boom OD.
i have become so desensitised towards loss due to my upbringing that nowadays when i hear of someone i love / cared for having lost their life, i just say a prayer as customary in my religion and keep it pushing.
idk if anyone else feels or felt this way but sometimes i wanna post to this sub but then i’m like who do i even bring into memorium because it’s just loss after loss? i’d appreciate if there’s just a single person who could perhaps point me in the right direction into how i start dealing with this apathy bc recently just had an old school friend killed by her former boyfriend (very common act of GBV in my country) and idk how to even proceed. my first reaction was “wow another one. let me go ahead and pray”
haven’t shed a tear for her death either because i’ve reached such apathy. Thank u everyone in advance those who read / contributed 🌸

Saint Theodore was called “Sanctified” because he had purified his heart of its passions and made his body a worthy temple of the Holy Spirit, so that he was the first in his monastery to be ordained to the priesthood.*
Saint Theodore came from Egypt and was the son of wealthy and noble Christian parents. The yearning for monastic life appeared early in him. Once there was a large party at the house of his parents during the feast of Theophany. The boy did not want to take part in the festivities, grieving that because of earthly joys he might be deprived of joys in the life to come. He secretly left home when he was fourteen and entered one of the monasteries in the diocese of Sne, near the modern town of Esna, Egypt. A brother from Theodores’ monastery stayed with Abba Pachomios in Tabennisi while traveling and preached of the virtues of the cenobium upon his return to Sne.
Hearing about Pachomios the Great, he burned with the desire to see the ascetic. Although initially denied passage to Tabennese by a Pachomian monk due to his wealthy background, Theodore opted to follow the visiting monk, and his persistence (and lack of obedience) paid off. He was welcomed by Pachomios upon his arrival, having been informed by God beforehand about his coming, and quickly integrated into the community at Tabennisi around 328. Remaining at the monastery, Saint Theodore quickly succeeded in all his monastic tasks, particularly in his complete obedience to his spiritual father, and in his compassion towards the other brethren. Theodore’s mother, learning that he was at the Tabennisi monastery, came to Saint Pachomios with a letter from the bishop, asking to see her son. Saint Theodore did not wish to break his vow to renounce the world, so he refused to meet with his mother. Seeing a convent not far away which was under the spiritual direction of Pachomios' sister, she entered the convent and was tonsured a nun. After a period of time Paphnutios, Theodore's brother, also came to the monastery and was tonsured a monk.
Seeing Theodore’s strength of mind and ability, Pachomios once told him to instruct the brethren on Holy Scripture. Saint Theodore was then only twenty years old. He obeyed and began to speak, but some of the older brethren took offense that a new monk should teach them, and they departed. Pachomios said to them, “You have given in to the devil and because of your conceit, your efforts will come to naught. You have not rejected Theodore, but rather the word of God, and have deprived yourselves of the Holy Spirit.”
Pachomius appointed Saint Theodore as overseer of the Tabennisi monastery, and withdrew to the more solitary Monastery of Phbow (several new monasteries had been built by this time). However, Pachomios recalled him from the position after witnessing several monks under Theodores’ watch violating the monastic rules without reprimand. Having failed to prove his governing ability and once more in a position no higher than when he had entered the monastery, Theodore became a personal assistant to Pachomios and remained relatively quiet for some years. Despite his clear potential and popularity, Pachomios refused to grant Theodore any kind of authority; though the old man's failing health soon changed things forever.
When Theodore the Sanctified was in Panopolis with Saint Pachomios, his spiritual father, a philosopher came to him and offered to debate with him about the Christian faith. The philosopher then posed these three questions to Theodore: "Who was not born, but died?" "Who was born and did not die?" "Who died and did not decay?" To these questions, Theodore replied: "Adam was not born and died. Enoch was born and did not die. Lot's wife died and did not decay." And the Saint added this advice to the philosopher: "Heed our sound advice; depart from these useless questions and scholastic syllogisms; draw near to Christ Whom we are serving and you will receive forgiveness of sins."
After Theodore had been assisting Pachomios at Tabennisi for several years following his demotion, Pachomios became very ill and seemed to be on the verge of death. Pachomios had not named a successor, and several brothers pleaded with Theodore to assert himself as head of the cenobium when the sickly man died. Despite the assertion that Theodore apparently did not want the rank of a father, he consented. Unfortunately for the would-be leader, Pachomios recovered, and upon hearing of Theodore’ decision, exiled the ambitious young man. After living a life of constant weeping and prayer in solitude, Pachomios forgave Theodore and allowed him to live among the brothers once more. Normalcy returned, though never again would Pachomios fully trust his former protégé.
In 348 Saint Pachomios died, naming the monk Petronios as his successor rather than the clearly qualified Theodore. The death of Petronios later that year would leave Apa Horsiesios (Orsisius) in charge, and the popular Theodore would retreat to the distant Monastery of Phnoum. Although it seems Theodore practiced complete submission to the new leader of the cenobium, problems soon arose in several Pachomian monasteries that viewed Horsiesios as a weak leader. Refusing to work or communicate and demanding a new leader, many of the elder monks completely abandoned any notion of obedience to Horsiesios. The federation of monasteries was falling apart, and Theodore rushed to Tabennisi to placate the rebels. Soon after his arrival, Theodore was the new de facto leader, though he claimed to be only acting on behalf of Horsiesios. For eighteen years Theodore administered from Pachomios’ old headquarters in Phbow, using techniques far more assertive than his predecessors, such as constantly shuffling the offices and locations of the most ambitious monks. Yet in spite of this somewhat unstable shifting, he oversaw the Thebaid monasteries peacefully for nearly two decades, at which point Theodore predicted he would soon die. Within a few months his prediction came true, and Apa Horsiesios once more took his place as the head of the communities in both title and authority.
Saint Theodore the Sanctified was famed for his sanctity of life, and the great gifts of wonderworking and prophecy (many of his miracles and prophecies are recorded in the Letter of Ammon), and he was well known to Saint Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, who heaped praises on Theodore after his passing. Saint Theodore reposed in his old age in the year 368.
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Saint Theodore was called “Sanctified” because he had purified his heart of its passions and made his body a worthy temple of the Holy Spirit, so that he was the first in his monastery to be ordained to the priesthood.*
Saint Theodore came from Egypt and was the son of wealthy and noble Christian parents. The yearning for monastic life appeared early in him. Once there was a large party at the house of his parents during the feast of Theophany. The boy did not want to take part in the festivities, grieving that because of earthly joys he might be deprived of joys in the life to come. He secretly left home when he was fourteen and entered one of the monasteries in the diocese of Sne, near the modern town of Esna, Egypt. A brother from Theodores’ monastery stayed with Abba Pachomios in Tabennisi while traveling and preached of the virtues of the cenobium upon his return to Sne.
Hearing about Pachomios the Great, he burned with the desire to see the ascetic. Although initially denied passage to Tabennese by a Pachomian monk due to his wealthy background, Theodore opted to follow the visiting monk, and his persistence (and lack of obedience) paid off. He was welcomed by Pachomios upon his arrival, having been informed by God beforehand about his coming, and quickly integrated into the community at Tabennisi around 328. Remaining at the monastery, Saint Theodore quickly succeeded in all his monastic tasks, particularly in his complete obedience to his spiritual father, and in his compassion towards the other brethren. Theodore’s mother, learning that he was at the Tabennisi monastery, came to Saint Pachomios with a letter from the bishop, asking to see her son. Saint Theodore did not wish to break his vow to renounce the world, so he refused to meet with his mother. Seeing a convent not far away which was under the spiritual direction of Pachomios' sister, she entered the convent and was tonsured a nun. After a period of time Paphnutios, Theodore's brother, also came to the monastery and was tonsured a monk.
Seeing Theodore’s strength of mind and ability, Pachomios once told him to instruct the brethren on Holy Scripture. Saint Theodore was then only twenty years old. He obeyed and began to speak, but some of the older brethren took offense that a new monk should teach them, and they departed. Pachomios said to them, “You have given in to the devil and because of your conceit, your efforts will come to naught. You have not rejected Theodore, but rather the word of God, and have deprived yourselves of the Holy Spirit.”
Pachomius appointed Saint Theodore as overseer of the Tabennisi monastery, and withdrew to the more solitary Monastery of Phbow (several new monasteries had been built by this time). However, Pachomios recalled him from the position after witnessing several monks under Theodores’ watch violating the monastic rules without reprimand. Having failed to prove his governing ability and once more in a position no higher than when he had entered the monastery, Theodore became a personal assistant to Pachomios and remained relatively quiet for some years. Despite his clear potential and popularity, Pachomios refused to grant Theodore any kind of authority; though the old man's failing health soon changed things forever.
When Theodore the Sanctified was in Panopolis with Saint Pachomios, his spiritual father, a philosopher came to him and offered to debate with him about the Christian faith. The philosopher then posed these three questions to Theodore: "Who was not born, but died?" "Who was born and did not die?" "Who died and did not decay?" To these questions, Theodore replied: "Adam was not born and died. Enoch was born and did not die. Lot's wife died and did not decay." And the Saint added this advice to the philosopher: "Heed our sound advice; depart from these useless questions and scholastic syllogisms; draw near to Christ Whom we are serving and you will receive forgiveness of sins."
After Theodore had been assisting Pachomios at Tabennisi for several years following his demotion, Pachomios became very ill and seemed to be on the verge of death. Pachomios had not named a successor, and several brothers pleaded with Theodore to assert himself as head of the cenobium when the sickly man died. Despite the assertion that Theodore apparently did not want the rank of a father, he consented. Unfortunately for the would-be leader, Pachomios recovered, and upon hearing of Theodore’ decision, exiled the ambitious young man. After living a life of constant weeping and prayer in solitude, Pachomios forgave Theodore and allowed him to live among the brothers once more. Normalcy returned, though never again would Pachomios fully trust his former protégé.
In 348 Saint Pachomios died, naming the monk Petronios as his successor rather than the clearly qualified Theodore. The death of Petronios later that year would leave Apa Horsiesios (Orsisius) in charge, and the popular Theodore would retreat to the distant Monastery of Phnoum. Although it seems Theodore practiced complete submission to the new leader of the cenobium, problems soon arose in several Pachomian monasteries that viewed Horsiesios as a weak leader. Refusing to work or communicate and demanding a new leader, many of the elder monks completely abandoned any notion of obedience to Horsiesios. The federation of monasteries was falling apart, and Theodore rushed to Tabennisi to placate the rebels. Soon after his arrival, Theodore was the new de facto leader, though he claimed to be only acting on behalf of Horsiesios. For eighteen years Theodore administered from Pachomios’ old headquarters in Phbow, using techniques far more assertive than his predecessors, such as constantly shuffling the offices and locations of the most ambitious monks. Yet in spite of this somewhat unstable shifting, he oversaw the Thebaid monasteries peacefully for nearly two decades, at which point Theodore predicted he would soon die. Within a few months his prediction came true, and Apa Horsiesios once more took his place as the head of the communities in both title and authority.
Saint Theodore the Sanctified was famed for his sanctity of life, and the great gifts of wonderworking and prophecy (many of his miracles and prophecies are recorded in the Letter of Ammon), and he was well known to Saint Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria, who heaped praises on Theodore after his passing. Saint Theodore reposed in his old age in the year 368.
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by Asma bint Shameem
You’ve been making Duaa to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala for a long time. You’re begging. You’re crying. You’re asking Him. But there is no response.
And you wonder “why”?
Why is it that your Duaa is not answered? Is Allaah not listening to you?
Well, sometimes it may SEEM like Allaah didn’t accept our duaa although in reality He DID.
Thats because the RESPONSE to the duaa may take different forms:

1. Allaah will respond and give you exactly what you made the duaa for
   
2. He will turn away some evil or harm from you because of the duaa, or
   
3. He will save it for you for the Day of Resurrection when you will need it the most.
   

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“There is no Muslim who calls upon Allaah with words in which there is no sin or severing of family ties but Allaah will give him one of three things: either He will answer his prayer soon, or He will store it up for him in the Hereafter, or He will remove something bad from him that is equivalent to what he is asking for.”
They said, “Then we should make a great amount of du’aa’.”
He said, “Allaah is greater.” (at-Tirmidhi -saheeh by al-Albaani)
Our Deen encourages us to make a LOT of duaa, and we shouldn’t be hasty in seeking a response.
That’s because duaa is a most beautiful act of Ibaadah and is so beloved to Allaah Subhaan Allaah.
So we MUST ALWAYS make duaa and NEVER give up.
But the Shaytaan does not want us to make duaa and have it accepted. So he whispers in our head and puts doubts in our minds about Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala and makes us lose hope.
However, we can NEVER lose hope or despair.
Remember, NO ONE despairs of Allaah except those that are astray.
🍃 Allaah says:
[Ibraheem] said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?" (Surah al-Hijr:56)
So have GOOD HOPES with Allaah and know that Allaah WILL respond to our duaas sooner or later.
If He’s not responding ’now’, He will respond ‘later’.
🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“The duaa of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not impatient and says, I made duaa but it was not answered.” (al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
🍃 Ibn al-Jawzi said about duaa not being answered right away:
“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the du’aa’ for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realize that this is a TEST and needs PATIENCE.
1️⃣What a person experiences of waswaas when the response is delayed is a sickness which needs medicine, I have experienced this myself.
A calamity befell me and I supplicated and did not see any response, and Iblees started to lay his traps.
Sometimes he said : The generosity (of Allaah) is abundant and He is not miserly, so why is there a delay?
I said to him: Be gone, O cursed one, for I have no need of anyone to argue my case and I do not want you as a supporter!
Then I told myself: Beware of going along with his whispers, for if there was no other reason for the delay except that Allaah is testing you to see whether you will fight the enemy, that is sufficient wisdom.
My soul (nafs) said: How could you explain the delay in the response of Allaah to your prayers for relief from this calamity?
I said: It is proven with evidence that Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, is the Sovereign, and the Sovereign may withhold or give, so there is no point in objecting to Him.
2️⃣The wisdom behind that is proven in definitive evidence. I may think that something is good, but wisdom does not dictate it, but the reason for that may be hidden, just as a doctor may do things that appear outwardly to be harmful, intending some good purpose thereby. Perhaps this is something of that nature.
3️⃣There may be an interest to be served by delay, and haste may be harmful.
The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
“A person will be fine so long as he does not become impatient and says, ‘I prayed but I did not receive any answer.’”
4️⃣The response may be withheld because of some FAULT in you.
Perhaps there was something dubious in what you ate or your heart was heedless at the time when you said the du’aa’, or your punishment is being increased by means of your need being withheld, because of some sin from which you have not repented sincerely.
So look for some of these reasons, so that you might achieve your aim.”
Subhaan Allaah what a beautiful explanation of why duaa may not be answered right away.
So as Ibn Jawzi said, sometimes there may be reasons why Duaa may not be accepted.
For example;

• the person is not sincere to Allaah
• or he has haraam wealth
• or involved in sins
• or he is negligent of his obligations to Allaah like not being regular with the five daily prayers.
• or he has broken ties of kinship
• or he’s hasty or impatient in making duaa
• or it may even be a test of patience for the person. -or Allaah loves to hear the person call out to Him and show his need for Him.

And Allaah knows best.

by Asma bint Shameem
You’ve been making Duaa to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala for a long time. You’re begging. You’re crying. You’re asking Him. But there is no response.
And you wonder “why”?
Why is it that your Duaa is not answered? Is Allaah not listening to you?
Well, sometimes it may SEEM like Allaah didn’t accept our duaa although in reality He DID.
Thats because the RESPONSE to the duaa may take different forms:

1. Allaah will respond and give you exactly what you made the duaa for
   
2. He will turn away some evil or harm from you because of the duaa, or
   
3. He will save it for you for the Day of Resurrection when you will need it the most.
   

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“There is no Muslim who calls upon Allaah with words in which there is no sin or severing of family ties but Allaah will give him one of three things: either He will answer his prayer soon, or He will store it up for him in the Hereafter, or He will remove something bad from him that is equivalent to what he is asking for.”
They said, “Then we should make a great amount of du’aa’.”
He said, “Allaah is greater.” (at-Tirmidhi -saheeh by al-Albaani)
Our Deen encourages us to make a LOT of duaa, and we shouldn’t be hasty in seeking a response.
That’s because duaa is a most beautiful act of Ibaadah and is so beloved to Allaah Subhaan Allaah.
So we MUST ALWAYS make duaa and NEVER give up.
But the Shaytaan does not want us to make duaa and have it accepted. So he whispers in our head and puts doubts in our minds about Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala and makes us lose hope.
However, we can NEVER lose hope or despair.
Remember, NO ONE despairs of Allaah except those that are astray.
🍃 Allaah says:
[Ibraheem] said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?" (Surah al-Hijr:56)
So have GOOD HOPES with Allaah and know that Allaah WILL respond to our duaas sooner or later.
If He’s not responding ’now’, He will respond ‘later’.
🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“The duaa of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not impatient and says, I made duaa but it was not answered.” (al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
🍃 Ibn al-Jawzi said about duaa not being answered right away:
“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the du’aa’ for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realize that this is a TEST and needs PATIENCE.
1️⃣What a person experiences of waswaas when the response is delayed is a sickness which needs medicine, I have experienced this myself.
A calamity befell me and I supplicated and did not see any response, and Iblees started to lay his traps.
Sometimes he said : The generosity (of Allaah) is abundant and He is not miserly, so why is there a delay?
I said to him: Be gone, O cursed one, for I have no need of anyone to argue my case and I do not want you as a supporter!
Then I told myself: Beware of going along with his whispers, for if there was no other reason for the delay except that Allaah is testing you to see whether you will fight the enemy, that is sufficient wisdom.
My soul (nafs) said: How could you explain the delay in the response of Allaah to your prayers for relief from this calamity?
I said: It is proven with evidence that Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, is the Sovereign, and the Sovereign may withhold or give, so there is no point in objecting to Him.
2️⃣The wisdom behind that is proven in definitive evidence. I may think that something is good, but wisdom does not dictate it, but the reason for that may be hidden, just as a doctor may do things that appear outwardly to be harmful, intending some good purpose thereby. Perhaps this is something of that nature.
3️⃣There may be an interest to be served by delay, and haste may be harmful.
The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
“A person will be fine so long as he does not become impatient and says, ‘I prayed but I did not receive any answer.’”
4️⃣The response may be withheld because of some FAULT in you.
Perhaps there was something dubious in what you ate or your heart was heedless at the time when you said the du’aa’, or your punishment is being increased by means of your need being withheld, because of some sin from which you have not repented sincerely.
So look for some of these reasons, so that you might achieve your aim.”
Subhaan Allaah what a beautiful explanation of why duaa may not be answered right away.
So as Ibn Jawzi said, sometimes there may be reasons why Duaa may not be accepted.
For example;

• the person is not sincere to Allaah
• or he has haraam wealth
• or involved in sins
• or he is negligent of his obligations to Allaah like not being regular with the five daily prayers.
• or he has broken ties of kinship
• or he’s hasty or impatient in making duaa
• or it may even be a test of patience for the person. -or Allaah loves to hear the person call out to Him and show his need for Him.

And Allaah knows best.

by Asma bint Shameem
You’ve been making Duaa to Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala for a long time. You’re begging. You’re crying. You’re asking Him. But there is no response.
And you wonder “why”?
Why is it that your Duaa is not answered? Is Allaah not listening to you?
Well, sometimes it may SEEM like Allaah didn’t accept our duaa although in reality He DID.
Thats because the RESPONSE to the duaa may take different forms:

1. Allaah will respond and give you exactly what you made the duaa for
   
2. He will turn away some evil or harm from you because of the duaa, or
   
3. He will save it for you for the Day of Resurrection when you will need it the most.
   

🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“There is no Muslim who calls upon Allaah with words in which there is no sin or severing of family ties but Allaah will give him one of three things: either He will answer his prayer soon, or He will store it up for him in the Hereafter, or He will remove something bad from him that is equivalent to what he is asking for.”
They said, “Then we should make a great amount of du’aa’.”
He said, “Allaah is greater.” (at-Tirmidhi -saheeh by al-Albaani)
Our Deen encourages us to make a LOT of duaa, and we shouldn’t be hasty in seeking a response.
That’s because duaa is a most beautiful act of Ibaadah and is so beloved to Allaah Subhaan Allaah.
So we MUST ALWAYS make duaa and NEVER give up.
But the Shaytaan does not want us to make duaa and have it accepted. So he whispers in our head and puts doubts in our minds about Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta’aala and makes us lose hope.
However, we can NEVER lose hope or despair.
Remember, NO ONE despairs of Allaah except those that are astray.
🍃 Allaah says:
[Ibraheem] said: "And who despairs of the Mercy of his Lord except those who are astray?" (Surah al-Hijr:56)
So have GOOD HOPES with Allaah and know that Allaah WILL respond to our duaas sooner or later.
If He’s not responding ’now’, He will respond ‘later’.
🍃 The Prophet sal Allaahu Alayhi wa sallam said:
“The duaa of any one of you will be answered so long as he is not impatient and says, I made duaa but it was not answered.” (al-Bukhaari and Muslim)
🍃 Ibn al-Jawzi said about duaa not being answered right away:
“I think part of the test is when a believer supplicates and receives no response, and he repeats the du’aa’ for a long time and sees no sign of a response. He should realize that this is a TEST and needs PATIENCE.
1️⃣What a person experiences of waswaas when the response is delayed is a sickness which needs medicine, I have experienced this myself.
A calamity befell me and I supplicated and did not see any response, and Iblees started to lay his traps.
Sometimes he said : The generosity (of Allaah) is abundant and He is not miserly, so why is there a delay?
I said to him: Be gone, O cursed one, for I have no need of anyone to argue my case and I do not want you as a supporter!
Then I told myself: Beware of going along with his whispers, for if there was no other reason for the delay except that Allaah is testing you to see whether you will fight the enemy, that is sufficient wisdom.
My soul (nafs) said: How could you explain the delay in the response of Allaah to your prayers for relief from this calamity?
I said: It is proven with evidence that Allaah, may He be glorified and exalted, is the Sovereign, and the Sovereign may withhold or give, so there is no point in objecting to Him.
2️⃣The wisdom behind that is proven in definitive evidence. I may think that something is good, but wisdom does not dictate it, but the reason for that may be hidden, just as a doctor may do things that appear outwardly to be harmful, intending some good purpose thereby. Perhaps this is something of that nature.
3️⃣There may be an interest to be served by delay, and haste may be harmful.
The Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam said:
“A person will be fine so long as he does not become impatient and says, ‘I prayed but I did not receive any answer.’”
4️⃣The response may be withheld because of some FAULT in you.
Perhaps there was something dubious in what you ate or your heart was heedless at the time when you said the du’aa’, or your punishment is being increased by means of your need being withheld, because of some sin from which you have not repented sincerely.
So look for some of these reasons, so that you might achieve your aim.”
Subhaan Allaah what a beautiful explanation of why duaa may not be answered right away.
So as Ibn Jawzi said, sometimes there may be reasons why Duaa may not be accepted.
For example;

• the person is not sincere to Allaah
• or he has haraam wealth
• or involved in sins
• or he is negligent of his obligations to Allaah like not being regular with the five daily prayers.
• or he has broken ties of kinship
• or he’s hasty or impatient in making duaa
• or it may even be a test of patience for the person. -or Allaah loves to hear the person call out to Him and show his need for Him.

And Allaah knows best.