I saw people depending too much on ‘tawakal’ that they forget about ‘usaha’.

I saw people depending too much on ‘doa’ that they forget about ‘usaha’.

And we wonder why non-muslims able to surpass muslims.

I saw people depending too much on ‘usaha’ that they forget about ‘doa’ dan ‘tawakal’

And we wonder why muslims go mad in their efforts to stay up all night and memorized all subjects, and of course, becomes too tired to wake up for subuh.

In order to practice ‘usaha,doa and tawakal’, you must know how to use it.

Usaha. Do your best, don’t practice relying or bothering on others to teach you. Other people have their own things to do. Yes, you should ask lecturers if you don’t understand, and of course your friends. But, try to teach yourself to be independent. Organized your data and do questions.

Use your time wisely, memorize when you have the chance but DON’T ever neglect your solat. Especially your subuh. I don’t think that God will be please if we do it, and your chance of tawakal and doa can go down the toilet. (This advice is for me too)

For this, you have to be flexible. Do not wait until you are in your comfy room before you study. Be prepared to be disturbed in your moment of peace and find ways around them so that you can study.

‘Tawakal and doa’ always, don’t ever forget that the moment you open your book, enter your exam hall and of course when you search for your exam results.

Whatever happens, whether you catch a cold, or something terrible happens, or you fail…be prepared for the worst. Always. Tawakal to Allah. Even if you fail, remember, if you have done your best (usaha), so, you cannot have prevented this from happen. God wanted you to fail. You can only plan, but God is the decision maker.

But, please. Don’t give up. There must be a reason why God give you Fail slip. Maybe, you have done something bad. Sins perhaps? Maybe your method of studying is wrong. If you have done your best, don’t ever blame yourself. Well, maybe you can but don’t dwell it. There’s no use.

God gives you fails or problem because God want to tell us something, and that something is for our own good. Don’t just fall under pressure and give up entirely. That’s not what life wants to teach us.

You are growing up. So, stop acting like a child. Grow up!