My Book About God — Page 52
52 Mary— How can we know what God wants us to do? How can we lead our lives to please Him? Bushra— God wants us to lead our lives as He deems best for us. If we love God, we would like to follow His commandments willingly because therein lies our own good. We would be very careful not to do anything so as to risk losing His favour. We will always try to win His pleasure. He is so kind to us that He has sent Messengers to act as models for us. Abraham, peace be upon him, was a model for us. Moses, peace be upon him, was a model for us. Jesus, peace be upon him, too, was a model for us and so were all Prophets of God, who came into this world from time to time. Unfortunately, the lifestyles of previous