Istikarah.

At first I find it scary. I always feel like istikarah is the kind of prayer you make when you decide you wanna get married, if your partner is the best one for you if he's really your jodoh (I guess that's a typical malay mentality).

In fact, istikarah prayer isn't just about that. In life, there are so many things for you to decide. Should you go opt for decision 1 or decision 2? Should you pick plan A or plan B? Should go with path X or path Y?

There's also another point where I was so scared. What if the answer God gives me isn't the answer that I want? What if I want to opt for A but God keeps showing me B? But in the istikarah prayer, there's this part where it says "Ya Allah, andai itu bukan yang terbaik untukku, agamaku, hidupku..........Kau redhakanlah aku dengannya, dan kurniakanlah apa yang terbaik untuk diriku." 

That last part really touched me. It makes me believe that God has chosen that path for me, means it's the best for me. How can I be sad for that? 

I've to say it again and again, istikarah isn't only for jodoh. It's about every single little decisions you make in life. Because no one knows for sure, but Him.