Prepare For Promotion
Certainly, there has come to you a light from God, and a manifest Book. With it, God guides those who follow the course of His pleasure to the ways of peace, brings them out from darkness into light by His will, and guides them to a straight path. (Qur’an, 5:15-16).
There is nothing quite like that feeling you get when your boss, or maybe a coach or someone who is important in your life says, “I believe in you, and you are doing a fantastic job. I see so much potential in you that I have got a higher position for you.”
The great news is that God sees the very best in you. He wants to promote you! He desires to take you to a new level of joy, productiveness and fulfillment.
God is the Guardian of the faithful. He brings them out of darkness into light. (Qur’an, 2:257).
God guides those who follow the course of His pleasure to the ways of peace, brings them out from darkness into light by His will, and guides them to a straight path. (Qur’an, 5:16).
If you want to prepare for promotion and want to be successful in your work, enjoy a satisfying, loving marriage, see your finances grow, build meaningful relationships and experience victory over any circumstance, there are the keys: Qur’anic principles that will help you get ready for promotion.
The first key is trusting in God. Have faith that God can help you rise above any adversity.
Put your trust in God; God suffices as trustee. (Qur’an, 33:3).
When you are in a difficult situation and something is going on, that you do not like, very often this is simply a test of your faith. If this is you, I hope you will find some comfort in the fact that God has your best interest at heart. Regardless of your current circumstances, let me encourage you to follow Him faithfully. As you do, God will begin to turn things around for your good and His glory. So be patient.
Give good news to the patient, those who, when an affliction visits them, say, “Indeed we belong to God, and to Him do we indeed return” (Qur’an, 2:156).
“It is they who receive the blessings of their Lord and His mercy, and it is they who are the rightly guided” (Qur’an, 2:157).
Second is being patient.
Take recourse in patience and prayer; indeed God is with the patient. (Qur’an, 2:153).
What a great reminder that when God is ready, no man can stop Him! No circumstance can keep you down! When God says it is time, it is time. Because of your faith, it will happen.
Should God visit you with some distress, there is no one to remove it except Him; and should He desire any good for you, none can stand in the way of His grace. He grants it to whomever He wishes of His servants, and He is the All-forgiving, the All-merciful.” (Qur’an, 10:107).
The third is living with a soft heart and teachable spirit. If you are going to be ready for your promotion, it is so important that you have a teachable spirit. You should always be willing to learn. Stay open to new ideas and new ways of doing things. If others are critical of you, do not get defensive, but take the opportunity to do a self-evaluation and use it to motivate yourself to grow and improve. A big part of being teachable is to be humble, especially with those God has placed in authority over you. That is a soft heart and a teachable spirit! Qur’an says,
“Give good news to My servants who listen to the words (of God) and follow the best sense of it. They are the ones whom God has guided, and it is they who possess intellect.” (Qur’an, 39:17-18).
The forth principles that will help you get ready for promotion is being obedient and submission. When you say, “God, I do not really understand this or agree with it, but I am going to follow You anyway,” you are passing the test and putting yourself in a position for God to promote you. God has strong hand is on you; he will promote you at the right time. Be like Ishmael that:
When he was old enough to assist in his endeavor, his father Ibrahim said, “My son! I see in a dream that I am sacrificing you. See what you think.” and Ishmael answered: “Father! Do whatever you have been commanded. If God wishes, you will find me to be patient.” (Qur’an, 37:102).
About the Obedience, the Qur’an says:
“All the response of the faithful, when they are summoned to God and His Apostle that He may judge between them, is to say, “We hear and obey.” It is they who are the felicitous. (Qur’an, 24:51).
Whoever obeys God and His Apostle, and fears God and is wary of Him it is they who will be the triumphant.” (Qur’an, 24:52).
Moreover, says about the submission:
“They will not believe until they make you a judge in their disputes, then do not find within their hearts any dissent to your verdict and submit in full submission.” (Qur’an, 4:65).
The other way of promotion is getting involved in serving others and be a blessing. One of the easiest things to do when you are facing trials is to turn inward and become self-focused. However, every day you should look for opportunities to do good and make a difference in other people’s lives.
A good way to wake up each morning is to ask, “Where is there a need that I can meet? How can I bless someone today?” If you take time for others, God will look out for your needs.
As Jesus, (peace be upon him) said, “we did not come to be served, but to serve.”1 And Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his pure progeny) said,
«الْخَلْقُ عِيَالُ اللَّهِ فَأَحَبُّ الْخَلْقِ إِلَى اللَّهِ مَنْ نَفَعَ عِيَالَ اللَّهِ وَ أَدْخَلَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتٍ سُرُوراً».
“People are the family of God and the lovely one for God is the one who is most helpful to others and makes them happy.”2
Live a lifestyle of giving, because Almighty God promotes givers! Then you will be like the real believer.
They readily give others priority over themselves, even when they themselves need what they give away. Indeed, those who overcome their desires are the successful ones. (Qur’an, 59:9).
If you live by these Islamic principles, your life will be transformed like those of so many others who have already committed themselves to live above their circumstances.
