Doing the Hard Thing

Aaoodhoo billahe minashaitan rajeem 

An-Nisa' 4:66

وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ ٱقْتُلُوٓا أَنفُسَكُمْ أَوِ ٱخْرُجُوا مِن دِيَٰرِكُم مَّا فَعَلُوهُ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ مِّنْهُمْۖ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُوا مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِۧ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتًا 

And if We had decreed upon them, "Kill yourselves" or "Leave your homes," they would not have done it, except for a few of them. But if they had done what they were instructed, it would have been better for them and a firmer position [for them in faith].

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It happens that Allah asks us to do few things but it gets hard on soul. For example killing the ego is hard on soul. Being humble is hard on soul. And I don't take the courage of doing hard stuff. And i choose to do just the easy stuff. While Allah said, if they had done what they are instructed, that would have been better for them and a firmer position. But I ignore or I loose the courage to do difficult stuff or don't feel the importance of difficult stuff. While is it promised it is firmer position. May Allah give us sight and hearing to feel the importance of difficult stuff and give us the courage to do it. Ameen