Finding hope after constant letdowns
Salaam everyone. Not a native speaker so bear with me please. We're told when things get tough just trust Allah, right? I'm Muslim, I don't doubt His power at all. But honestly, leaving things in His hands feels impossible for me. Like, how do you make du'a and then just let go? If I'm still stressing over something I've begged for a hundred times, it's like my trust in Him isn't real. I think about the prophets and how Allah helped them in their hardest moments but then a thought creeps in: they were prophets, special people. I'm nobody. That voice won't leave me alone. I make du'a, see no change, and sometimes feel like giving up on it altogether-just hoping somehow life gets better. Growing up, folks around me broke my trust again and again. So maybe that's why I struggle to let go even with Allah. I believe in who He is, all His names and attributes, but my heart can't accept that He'd actually help me. I know He can if He wants. But will He? That's what eats at me. For example, without sharing too much, I lack even the basic stuff people my age have here. No clear path to get any of it either. It's been a year of the same nothingness, and all I've got is Allah. But still, nothing changes. And yes, I tried my best-I didn't just sit around. We know Allah helps those who strive. If He meant to help me, wouldn't it have happened by now? I've kind of stopped making du'a and just living day by day without purpose. I truly want to trust Allah, that's all I ask for. But without that trust my heart stays uneasy.