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He removes your comfort. "And We will surely test you…" - Qur'an 2:155 He closes certain doors. "Perhaps you dislike a thing and it is good for you…" - Qur'an 2:216 He teaches you patience. "Indeed, Allah is with the patient." - Qur'an 8:46 He tests your faith. "Do people think they will be left to say, ‘We believe,’ and they will not be tested?" - Qur'an 29:2 And He reminds you: "Indeed, with hardship comes ease." - Qur'an 94:5-6 Maybe growth doesn't always feel like becoming more. Sometimes, it feels like letting go, waiting, trusting, and surrendering. Just a few days ago, I told someone that I wanted to learn how to surrender. And yeah, here I am. And maybe this is what surrender looks like, trusting Allah even when you don't know what's coming next.