Assalamualaikum and hi! Long time no see you guys. It's 2020 already and I am very sure you have your own 2020 resolutions. But, do your resolutions contains to be closer with Allah? If you don't have one yet why not we add it and make your 2020 be more meaningful and better.

As we have our own resolutions, we also need some strategies to achieve it right? Why? It can make your resolutions clear and we know how we would like to achieve it. By that, today I would like to share some tips you can use to be closer with Allah.

1. Gratitude list

I learned this tips from Ayesha Syahira.  Everyday, either in morning or before you sleep or during your lunch break etc, try to list out your gratitude on that day. Even though, it's just a small gratitude such as, Alhamdulillah, I still alive today, Alhamdulillah, I woke up early today, anything. Allah has promised, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you (in favour)' [14:7]. After I started doing this gratitude list, I realized that there were uncountable blessings from Him and the more I grateful, the more He give to me. Alhamdulillah. In the same time, it can be our own self reflection. Subhanallah. It make us be more humble and learn to see a hikmah in each little thing even though in the most challenging time in our life. If you didn't have try yet, give a try now! 

2. Talk to Allah

Talk to Allah means you story to Allah, everything how you feel today, what you do today and what is your dreams even it look such a simple dream such as you want new phone or you want a clear traffic today. This activity train ourself to always remember Allah in every single things we do and increase our tawakkal to Him. How to start it? Try in every single activity, we talk to Allah. As example,  'Ya Sami' Ya Alim, today I have class on 8.00 a.m., please help me to stay focus in class and understand everything in lecture.' 

3. Quran Tracker

This year, Ayesha Syahira has made a Quran challenge in her Instagram. She has taught  us how to achieve our Quran goals and how to stay motivated with our Quran activity. I think, this is a good challenges and activity to us. It train us to read Quran everyday and don't forget to tadabbur too! You may visit her instagram @ayeshasyahira and @ayeshashares to know more about this challenge and don't forget to join! 

4. Listening to podcast or watch video

There are a lot of youtubers or ustaz and ustazah that have use YouTube and Spotify podcast as their platform to give knowledge and reminder to us. For example, I would like to recommend Aida Azlin, Muslim Central, Aiman Azlan, and Addien. Some of them also have their own podcasts channel in Spotify. You can follow or subscribe their YouTube channel to stay updated with their new post. By listening to all of these, it can increase our knowledge and make our own self reflection too. 

5. Update our following list in our social media

Most of people nowdays, have their own social media account either Facebook, Twitter Instagram or etc. Why not, this year, we make our social media be one of platform to build a better us. Follow page or account that contains positive vibes and remind us to Allah such as, Mizz Nina, Quran the Guidance or tofmalaysia. Actually there are a lot more. By doing this, it can affect us to be more positive and alert to always build ourself to be closer to Allah. 

So, here are 5 tips to trains ourself to be closer to Allah. Don't forget to try it and share with me how do you feel after try it.