Trials and Tribulations

Assalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu
Do you ever have these thoughts? "Why can't my life be perfect like everybody else's lives?" "Why am I tested so much?" "Is Allah punishing me?" "What have I done wrong?" And so on...

As a Muslim, it's natural to get all these questions in your mind. However, if your mind continuously thinks these questions it's evident that your belief in Allah is weak and therefore you must strengthen it.

Allah says in the Qur'an
(أَحَسِبَ ٱلنَّاسُ أَن یُتۡرَكُوۤا۟ أَن یَقُولُوۤا۟ ءَامَنَّا وَهُمۡ لَا یُفۡتَنُونَ ۝  وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا ٱلَّذِینَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡۖ فَلَیَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِینَ صَدَقُوا۟ وَلَیَعۡلَمَنَّ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبِینَ)
[Surat Al-Ankabut 2 - 3]
Do people think that they will be left alone because they say: "We believe," and will not be tested.
And We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allah will certainly make (it) known (the truth of) those who are true, and will certainly make (it) known (the falsehood of) those who are liars, (although Allah knows all that before putting them to test).

In fact the most severely tested people were the Prophets peace be upon them despite them being the most righteous and closest ones to ALLAH. This shows that Allah gives the hardest tests to his most beloved slaves. Keep that in mind the next time Allah tests you. If He is testing you He surely loves you.💓

On the contrary, that doesn't mean that if you are not tested you are not loved by Allah. The Prophet peace be upon him said:
«عجبًا لأمرِ المؤمنِ  إنَّ أمرَه كلَّهُ له خيرٌ وليس ذلك لأحدٍ إلا للمؤمنِ إن أصابتْهُ سرَّاءُ شكر وكان خيرًا لهُ وإن أصابتْهُ ضرَّاءُ صبرَ فكان خيرًا له» (مسلم)
 "How wonderful is the case of a believer; there is good for him in everything and this applies only to a believer. ; if good befalls him he thanks and that is better for him and if adversity befalls him, he endures it patiently and that is better for him " [Muslim]

Sometimes people tend to cram their minds with worldly life thoughts and forget about the Hereafter. As Muslims, we should remind ourselves that our true home is in Jannah (Paradise) and that this life is only a test.

قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏الدنيا سجن المؤمن وجنة الكافر‏"‏ ‏(‏‏(‏رواه مسلم‏)‏‏)
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "This world is the believer's prison and the infidel's Jannah" [Muslim]

Our problem as human beings is that we try to seek comfort and happiness from this world while we were sent here as a test. True comfort and happiness can only be felt in Paradise.

That being said I hope that you will face any obstacle in life with a positive attitude while reminding yourself that Allah loves you. Moreover, I pray that Allah doesn't test you with something you cannot bear.

Love from your sister in Islam💗. Peace😀