Muhammad

So right off the bat before the passage even begins it says "Islam means "surrender to God." When we surrender ourselves fully, there is nothing but God..." This is something I truly believe. And that is one of the hardest things to do...surrendering everything...I mean I think about my house, my car, my phone, school, stress, anxiety, fear, everything! God wants us to surrender that all to him. How is that possible? lol well it is...somehow...and our job is to figure out how and do it! haha

Moving on...
I love how he describes God. He uses such beautiful and descriptive language.
"He is omnipotent over all things. He is the first and the last, the manifest and the hidden, and has knowledge of all things." Omnipotent is such a powerful word. Definitely not one in my daily vocab. Obviously there are no words great enough to describe God, but if there were...i assume this would be one of em. haha
A statement that really stood out to me is "He is with you wherever you are." I could see where that idea might creep people out. But when i think about it, I cant help but smile and feel completely safe. It reminds me of a verse in psalms...

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me... psalm 23:4

That is without a doubt my favorite verse in the bible. In fact, I am getting a tattoo of "i will fear no evil" on my arm. There is also a song based on this verse called You Never Let Go. It says "you never let go through the calm or through the storm."
That thought just leaves me in awe and at the same time gives me peace because I know that with God in my life I will never be alone and I will fear no evil.