Choose your hard

Waking up for Fajr is hard. 

Living with the guilt of missing it is harder.

Choose your hard.

Raising righteous children is hard. 

Watching your children grow up without the deen is harder.

Choose your hard

Lowering your gaze is hard.

Protecting your heart from the consequences of what you chose to look at is harder.

Choose your hard. 

Leaving what is haram is hard.

Living with the consequences of disobeying Allah is harder.

Choose your hard.

Being consistent in salah is hard.

Standing before Allah with neglected prayers is harder.

Choose your hard.

Seeking knowledge is hard.

Remaining ignorant of the deen is harder.

Choose your hard. 

Being a good role model is hard.

Watching those who look up to you follow the wrong example is harder.

Choose your hard.

Life will always have its struggles. You don't get to choose whether life is hard. But you can choose which struggle you are willing to bear. Choose the hardship that brings you closer to Allah,  not the one that takes you further from Him.

Choose wisely. Choose for the sake of Allah ﷻ.