When the Heart Belongs to God

About this book

Have you ever felt you believe in God, yet do not dwell with Him? That you memorize His beautiful names, yet still search for safety in your bank balance, in a glance of approval from someone you love, or in a tight plan you think controls your future? This book is no creed lesson, but an "internal review" for souls wearied by crowding. We live in a time when our minds brimmed with knowledge, but our hearts remained empty of serenity. We practice worship as tasks to complete, not as meetings we await, then we ask bitterly: "Why do we believe yet find no rest?" "When the Heart Belongs to God" is a journey to mend what broke in our relationship with the Source. Writer Dalia El-Sheikh begins from the most painful point: "the hidden gods" we prostrate to in our daily decisions without noticing; the god of acceptance making us compromise to please people, and the god of control stopping us from breathing if the guarantee disappears. In a style joining behavioral jurisprudence and experiential awareness, the book takes you on a gradual path; beginning with liberating the heart and emptying it of "the intruders," then correcting God's image in the conscience - how do you see Him in loss, in sin, and in delayed gifts - reaching a practical methodology turning monotheism from a mental idea into a permanent spiritual dwelling. This work was not written for those who arrived, but for those who stumbled on the road and thought the fault was in them. It is an invitation to take off the burdens and return to God as "a reference," not merely "a last refuge." Here, you will discover that serenity is no absence of problems, but the unity of reference in a heart no longer inhabited by anyone but One.