My mother once told me that she salutes and respects Islam and its followers.
She said Muslims are faithful, practices religion like no one else can imagine. They pray five times a day according to the time that has been set precise, pray in a direction that has been geographically determined (to the Kiblat), fasts, donates, still does animal sacrifices, dresses in a certain distinct way (hijab for the women) and many more.
She will then encourage me to do the same for my belief. I mean, she says that I should be more faithful to my religion. Must I say, I am not the best Christian. I tend to slack off during services, forgot prayers and still do so many other sins that I don't know how to atone.
Nevertheless in this Ramadhan month, it made me realize how important faith is to your religious life. Someone who has strong faith tend to be more optimistic (something which I do not think I have), they believe, they put faith and it holds them together.
Faith keeps you strong.
Faith helps in everything you do.
Even if it is in your darkest hour, as long as you have faith, it seems that everything is solvable.
Therefore I think I should be a stronger believer. I have to be. I need to put in my best behaviour and stop acting like a spoiled Christian, thinking that God will forgive everything that I did.
For the first time this year I fasted, but it was not exactly straight for 30 days, and I drank water (-_-), I think I need to be a better 'faster', if ever there's such a word. I need not be a Muslim to fast, Chritianity and most of other religions actually teach their followers to fast too.
Fasting does not only symbolize the strength to stop your desire, lusting and practice patience, but it is somehow recommended in the medicinal world too. Some technique of fasting is similar to detoxification that removes toxin in the body.
Anyway, I think I shall learn to fast again. I need to try to hold stronger to my faith :)
She said Muslims are faithful, practices religion like no one else can imagine. They pray five times a day according to the time that has been set precise, pray in a direction that has been geographically determined (to the Kiblat), fasts, donates, still does animal sacrifices, dresses in a certain distinct way (hijab for the women) and many more.
She will then encourage me to do the same for my belief. I mean, she says that I should be more faithful to my religion. Must I say, I am not the best Christian. I tend to slack off during services, forgot prayers and still do so many other sins that I don't know how to atone.
Nevertheless in this Ramadhan month, it made me realize how important faith is to your religious life. Someone who has strong faith tend to be more optimistic (something which I do not think I have), they believe, they put faith and it holds them together.
Faith keeps you strong.
Faith helps in everything you do.
Even if it is in your darkest hour, as long as you have faith, it seems that everything is solvable.
Therefore I think I should be a stronger believer. I have to be. I need to put in my best behaviour and stop acting like a spoiled Christian, thinking that God will forgive everything that I did.
For the first time this year I fasted, but it was not exactly straight for 30 days, and I drank water (-_-), I think I need to be a better 'faster', if ever there's such a word. I need not be a Muslim to fast, Chritianity and most of other religions actually teach their followers to fast too.
Fasting does not only symbolize the strength to stop your desire, lusting and practice patience, but it is somehow recommended in the medicinal world too. Some technique of fasting is similar to detoxification that removes toxin in the body.
Anyway, I think I shall learn to fast again. I need to try to hold stronger to my faith :)
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