Are the doors closing on you?

Allah does not close a door on a servant with His wisdom,

except that He opens two doors for him with His mercy

-ibn qayyim ra

Have you ever felt like door after door are being closed in your face, and it seems like there are no escaping from your situation. You have to accept it and work with what you have right her and now. I believe most people have.... my self included.
Latest, I was stuck in this situation was when we where making plans for coming back here to morocco. For lets face it- i had my fair share of trying moving to morocco and I really had lost ever hope about this being the place to settle. So here I was, still trying to get back you my self after delivering my daughter, who also happened to have colic-ish stomach pains the first 4 month, and hubby trying to convince me to try Morocco one more time.

While I was thinking everything over, I remembered a sister who had made Hijra several times. Travelled so many places, but for some reason it never worked out, until one day they decided to go back and try the first country again. Alhamdulillah they never had to return to the west again, and may Allah bless their hijra and protect it, Ameen. Another thing I remembered was that the sister wasn't truly happy about this move as she didnt like the country that much, but she moved anyways for seeking the pleasure of Allah.
This somehow gave me the courage to try again, even though the reality of her life was and is different than mine.

But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you

and perhaps you love a thing and it is bad for you.

And Allah knows while you know not.

Quran 2;216

And here is the thing, sometimes we might feel that all doors are closed, but in reality they are not. It might be that you just don't want to see that particular door that are left open for you. It might be that you do not consider it an opportunity, because you expect it to go wrong. But before you close the door yourself, then just give it a chance. Take an objective look at the situation and your possibilities and remember to make istikharah!

on the road between nador and oujda,
algerian mountains in the horisont

Now I did end up in morocco again, and even if Im not utterly happy with this ´door´ I decided to give it a chance. I believe this door was opened up again for a reason and only time will show me what that reason is.

Bismillah

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