Feeling distant from Allah's help
I grew up in a Muslim household. We weren't super strict, but we always kept Ramadan, celebrated Eid, and I've always had faith in Allah. Lately though, my family's facing a really tough time. One relative has been in the hospital for a month and isn't getting better. Plus other health issues, and I lost my job. Honestly, I feel beaten down by all of it. Today, while I was processing everything, another relative was making dua for the sick person. I got so overwhelmed and angry that I blurted out stuff like, "What kind of God is this? He keeps piling on hardships." I said things like, "Bad people seem to have it easy while good people like us suffer nonstop," and "These duas are pointless. Nothing's changing." I even said, "If Allah wanted to help, He would." I feel awful for saying that, but I was just so tired, angry, scared, and frustrated. I'm struggling to understand why my family and I go through one trial after another, while it seems like people who aren't good or don't even believe in God have easy, happy lives. I'm looking for some perspective from others who've been through similar. How do you hold onto faith when you've been praying and making dua, but things just keep getting worse? How do you make sense of suffering when it feels like Allah isn't answering?