Get alone for a few days and pray
This man [Role & Responsibilities of The Writer | Tariq Baloch Sehraei Writer/ Scholar] praises work of Qasim Ali Shah how expression helps a person.
Zikr-e-Elahi(ذکر الٰہی) remembrance of Allah SWT (grow it, stick with it). Ghar-i-Hira ('Mountain of the Light' or 'Hill of the Illumination'); The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira' (غَار حِرَاء, romanized: it is a mountain near Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Protect this light. Hira means deep thinking, developing understanding. Holy Quran 720 times recommends; pondering.
Get alone for a few days and pray
The late 1950s, my father was pastoring a successful church. They just a built a new sanctuary that held a thousand people, and that was unheard of back then. He was on the state board for his denomination, life was good. Then my sister Lisa was born with something like cerebral palsy (Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders that affect movement and muscle tone or posture). The doctors told my parents that she would probably never be able to walk or feed herself. And of course, they were devastated. My father went to a hotel downtown to get alone for a few days, and read his Bible, and pray. And he saw how all through the scripture Jesus went about healing people, how the Holy Spirit brings power and victory. He'd been taught that God doesn't heal now, that was just for back then, but that day his eyes were opened. He came back to his church with this new fire and new faith, and he begins Sharing with them. He thought everyone would be so excited, but it was just the opposite. It didn't fit into their tradition. My father could have shrunk back and thought, "I don't want to rock this boat. I don't want people to not like me. I'll go back to what I used to be". He could've feared the people, let their disapproval override what God put in his heart. Instead, he chose to please God.
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Don’t let the fear of people's opinions keep you from your greatness. You don’t have to live for others’ approval; you have Almighty God’s approval. Your best days are still ahead, and together we can make a difference in this world with the message of God's hope and love. Joel Osteen
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