I realized this reflecting this Ramadan. All my practicing of Islam comes from intellectual/rational proofs for Isla, but very little from the heart. I realized this when thinking about the state of the Ummah. I was thinking "we are so weak, there is nothing we can do to rise since these governments have billions of dollars in funding against us and the tools of mass media and consumerism". This shows that in my heart I'm giving them unbeatable power, ignoring that we have Allah who is the Creator of everything.
Also the case of being "evironmentally friendly". I know doing good for the environment is Sunnah, but in my mind I think "we know its better to eat less meat, we don't even need the Sunnah to tell us that, science itself proves that!". This made me realize I put more stock in our material/scientific conclusions then I do Islam. I'm giving more weight to secular reasonings without even realizing it.
I also realize I have trouble with any actions that have an effect from a "spiritual" perspective instead of a material one. Pretty much our secular world has effected so much of my thinking, and I know I'm not the only one since we all grew up in this.
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