The experience of the faith of a converted Muslim

Obraćenje je iskustvo susreta Boga i čovjeka. Bog uvijek prvi inicira taj susret, a čovjek odgovara posluhom vjere. Kroz povijest su nam se nudili razni primjeri ljudi koji su bili spremni Kristu odgovoriti posluhom vjere, poput Abrahama, Marie, sv. Pavla, Muhameda. Vjerovati znači prihvatiti Božju objavu i poziv i u potpunosti se pouzdati u istinu spasenja koju nam je Bog objavio u Isusu Kristu. Ovaj rad želi nam pokazati kako vjera otpočetka označava sigurnost i Božju vjernost. Bog je oduvijek iskazivao vjernost svome narodu i uvijek je otvoren za ljude koji mu se žele vratiti, veseli se tom susretu, ali ga ne sili. Želi da se u slobodi volje i razuma opredijelimo za njega. Da prepustimo sve Njemu, sve naše odnose, opterećenja i boli s kojima se svakodnevnom susrećemo životu i da se pouzdamo kako će On sve izvesti na dobro. Gledati „očima vjere“ znači vidjeti dublji smisao u ljudskoj patnji i problemima svijeta u kojem živimo. Znači pouzdanje u Boga jer On je veći od svih naših problema i boli. Sve se događa u svoje vrijeme i sve je u savršenom smislu. Imati takav način razmišljanja, takav stav prema svim stvarima i događajima s kojima dođemo u susret znači obratiti se. Znači odabrati razumijevanje umjesto ogorčenja, ljubav umjesto mržnje. Preobražava se naša perspektiva i mi ispunjeni darovima Duha Svetoga utječemo i mijenjamo našu stvarnost. Odabiremo se za ljubav, strpljivost, vjeru i nadu i dopuštamo Duhu Svetome da preko nas donosi Duh života svim ljudima i stvarima s kojima dođemo u susret. To je ono na što ovaj rad želi potaknuti. Na iskazivanje posluha Bogu potpunim predanjem osobe, koji nas onda svojom milošću obogaćuje i omogućuje nam da već za zemaljskog života imamo predokus nebeskih dobara.Conversion is the experience of meeting God and man. God is always the first to initiate this encounter, and man responds by obeying faith. Throughout history, we have been offered various examples of people who were willing to respond to Christ by obeying the faith, such as Abraham, Mary, St. Paul, Mohammed. To believe means to accept God's revelation and call and to trust completely in the truth of salvation that God has revealed to us in Jesus Christ. This written work seeks to show us how faith from the beginning signifies security and God’s faithfulness. God has always shown fidelity to his people and is always open to people who want to return to him, looking forward to that encounter but not forcing it. He wants us to decide for him in the freedom of will and reason. To leave everything to Him, all our relationships, burdens and pains that we face every day in life and to trust that He will perform everything for good. To look "through the eyes of faith" means to see a deeper meaning in human suffering and the problems of the world in which we live. It means trusting God because He is greater than all our problems and pains. Everything happens in it´s time and everything has a perfect sense. To have such a way of thinking, such an attitude towards all the things and events we come across, means to return. It means choosing understanding instead of resentment, love instead of hatred. Our perspective is transformed and we, filled with the gifts of the Holy Spirit, influence and change our reality. We choose for love, patience, faith and hope and allow the Holy Spirit to bring through us the Spirit of life to all people and things we come across. This is what this written work seeks to inspire. To show obedience to God by the complete surrender of the person, who then enriches us with his grace and enables us to have a foretaste of heavenly goods already during our earthly life