Guided By Grace

There’s a line in A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini that struck me deeply. Mullah Faizullah says to Mariam,

“You can summon them in your time of need, and they won't fail you. God's words will never betray you, my girl.”

 

This line stayed with me. Recently, it began to reflect my own life.

I was struggling with my career and life decisions. I had planned everything carefully, but on the morning I was supposed to take that big step, I couldn’t. Something inside stopped me. At that moment, I felt lost and weak. But now, looking back, I realize that hesitation was a blessing in disguise. If I had taken that step then, it might not have been the right one for me. Sometimes, when life feels heavy and dark, that is exactly when a small ray of light finds its way in, and that light is God’s way of guiding us.

My journey since this month has been nothing short of a rollercoaster. On 6th October 2025, I decided to start my blog writing journey. I had no idea what to write or how to begin, but I decided to take the leap. At first, I was clueless about what to include in my weekly blogs. But to my surprise, people around me encouraged me, and some even waited eagerly for my next post. That was the moment everything truly began.

I have been working on my novel since 2020. The manuscript is still unfinished, and I am currently stuck on chapter four. My characters and scenes are ready, yet I often doubt myself. I question my ability to write well, my English, and whether I can make my story engaging enough. But when I look at my own life, I realize it is full of twists, emotions, and lessons. It is a novel in itself.

During one of my lowest points, I randomly wrote a poem. It came straight from my pain. After trying everything, I finally began chanting the name of my beloved God, and within three days, something beautiful happened—a small miracle.

On 13th October 2025, I came across a publication house that was organizing a poetry competition. I decided to give it a chance, just randomly again. To my amazement, my poem got selected for their upcoming book, which will be released soon.

What I have learned from all this is simple yet powerful. At every step, God gives you signs, and you must take them. Sometimes He makes you wait longer just to see if you lose hope or stay faithful. When you choose Him, even when you have nothing to offer, He chooses you back and blesses you with exactly what you have been chasing.

I dreamed of something big, but He wanted me to start small so that I could understand every phase of life before reaching where I am meant to be.