Is life throwing way too many lemons at you? Here's a reflection to think about :)

Tonight I came across one of my favorite verses in the Qur'an: "They plan, but Allah too plans. And Allah is the best of Planners."

Every single time I hear this verse it hits home and envelopes me with a sense of peace. We go about living our lives planning to go to school, planning to graduate, planning to get a job, to get married, to have children... All we do with our lives is plan. Sooner or later one of our plans don't fall through and as humans we lose hope. This ayah reminds me that no matter how much I plan and how much I think that this plan is the best for me..Allah has his own plans and what He has planned is whats going to go down. More importantly it reminds me that that Allah's plan is better because He knows what I don't. It reminds me that I should be happier letting go of my plans to hold fast to His.

When things don't go the way you want, smile because it means you're now on His plan and He has something better for you. inshAllah!