Have you ever been driving down a road and seen someone waiting to turn onto the road from a side street, or even trying to get into your lane on the highway?  Have you ever held the door open for someone on your way into a store?  What did you expect in return for these kind gestures?  Money?  A lollipop?  A gold star?  No, of course not.  We’re all above any kind of tangible reward, mashaa’ Allah.

But you did expect something, didn’t you?

Whether you want to admit it or not, you expect an acknowledgement of gratitude for any of these actions – a wave or a simple “thank you”.  And you feel good about yourself when you receive it.

How then do you feel when you don’t get the expected “thank you wave”?

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Some of us spend 40 hours a week (or more) at work.  Others work part-time while going to school full-time.  Others yet work abbreviated days so we can be home in time to see our children get off the school bus and tell us about the amazing events of their day.

And then we try to squeeze as much play time into whatever is left.  For some, that’s getting in the sleep you couldn’t get all week long.  For others, it’s reading a book, or hanging out with friends, or going for a run, or hitting the gym … the list goes on.

So when exactly do we make time for Allah?  Are we really only giving Him what’s leftover from our “busy” day or week?  For many, the reality of day to day life amounts to work, home, play and then deen.  I’m here to challenge this paradigm, and say it doesn’t have to be this way!

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