“The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life.”

Robert Louis Stevenson

5 Things I am thankful to God for today:

1. I visited the Batu Caves today in Kuala Lumpur and had no scary experiences with the monkeys. Yesterday it was reported that a monkey had gotten electrocuted and freaked out and scratched some people. I was very thankful I wasn’t harmed.

2. For the many smiles I captured today. I got quite a few Indian children smiling. There was one girl that caught my attention. She kept on smiling at me and dancing around with a carefree spirit. Her face radiated pure joy. It reminded me a lot of how I imagine being with Jesus.

3. Having excellent Turkish food in Kuala Lumpur. That food is hard to come by in Qingdao, China.

4. For two friends, Jillian (from Canada) and Rhonda (Hong Kong) accompanying us to the Petronas Towers yesterday and the Batu Caves today. We met them on the bus ride from Singapore. The fellowship with two other believers and cultural exchanges was priceless. It was a divine intervention that we met them. Jillian speaks French. We met two people on the train from France. She spoke French with them for a few minutes. I loved listening to the beautiful language exchanged.

5. I met a couple from Holland yesterday. The guy got his Armani sunglasses swapped from his head by a guy on a mo-ped. Also Denny discovered his old watch and t-shirt got stolen from the last hostel we were staying at in Singapore. We weren’t pick-pocketed today, so I am very thankful for that too! =)

“Have you fallen asleep to the glory around you?”

1 Thess 5:18

         Really, what’s the point of life if you can’t find what blessings you do have? Do you want to be a grumpy walker or thankful person alive? It takes more muscles to frown and it takes more energy to complain. Once you develop thankfulness as a habit it takes very little energy.  Take some time to meditate on what might seem like the mundane in your life. If you’re daring, please share what you’re thankful for in the comment box below.

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