Put your trust in God but tie up your camel
A lot of times in my life I have stumbled upon some people who claim to be of faith but never truly understand what faith really is. They told me “Fret not, everything has been written,” Well, I am a person of faith and that is true. But are we really only following what has been written for us like a clueless character in a book? Are we that helpless in changing our fate because turns out, it is already written by God?
If so, then what is the point if living? What is the point of life rather than being a puppet controlled by a master?
True, everything has been written. But I believe that our story are written not with one story line, but many. Like a game book. Life is a series of choices. To be exact, a series of the consequences of our choices. When we have to face a situation in life where we have to make a choice, as little as deciding what to eat to deciding which college you want to go. These choices will turn our story line to a different path. So you can make a choice that can make you or break you.
But in this decision making process, do we have to rely all our faith in God without putting any effort? Like if you choose to leave your bag outside the hallway of your school and then someone stole it, is it your fault or is it already written for you?
You see, you have a choice of putting your bag safely inside a locker but you chose to leave it outside. So in this case, who's to blame?
I believe that we do have a choice in our life, though the story is already written, we can still change our path. We are not completely helpless you know. We are a creature created with the ability to think and process and analyse information. One of the amazing trait of the human kind.
The phrase “Put your trust in God but tie up your camel” came from an Islamic scholar when his friend asked him whether he should tie up his camel during their journey together. The phrase holds the power of how important our effort is and then aligning them with our faith.
Do the right thing, put the right effort, and then let go and let God.
Love, Ordinarily Existing