So recently, some things have happened that I've been anticipating for a long time and I've gone through other small things that have tested my patience. All of these things led me to realize something really important: everything happens under Allah's timing. And as long as you pray for it and work towards it, it will happen. Just when Allah wants it to happen. 

It took me a long time to realize this because I kept doubting whether I would eventually get what I wanted. I used to think that maybe I was doing something wrong, or I didn't deserve what I wanted, or I was just being majorly tested on this and I was failing. Nonetheless, I still tried to make dua and have as much faith as I could. 

Upon trying to reflect on the situation and reading several inspiring posts on the interwebz, I realized that it is super important to truly believe that Allah will answer your duas, or even give you something better than you asked for. And that you have to do your part to make as much of it come true as you can *aka tie your camel*. Let's face it, if you don't believe that you'll get what you want and you just sit around waiting for it to magically just fall from the sky, why should it even happen in the first place then? The more I thought about this, the more I realized that I needed to have faith and work harder, and wait for things to happen in their own time, not the time I want. I have to leave the rest to Allah because He truly is the best of planners and handles affairs in the most perfect way possible. 

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