It's as if He knows...

I woke up this morning at around 6.. as usual. I would do the Subuh prayers, and go back to bed, scroll through the Whatsapp messages (my friends in Malaysia would be talking to each other in the group chats already)  and then glance though Facebook before continuing my slumber and waking up at 7:30am to get ready for work.

This morning was no different.

I woke up, did my Subuh prayers, read (some) of the Whatsapp messages and glanced through Facebook.

However, today, while going through Facebook, I came across this story:

Me: God, can I ask You a question?
God: Sure
Me: Promise You won't get mad
God: I promise
Me: Why did You let so much stuff happen to me today?
God: What do u mean?
Me: Well, I woke up late
God: Yes
Me: My car took forever to start
God: Okay
Me: at lunch they made my sandwich wrong & I had to wait
God: Huummm
Me: On the way home, my phone went DEAD, just as I picked up a call
God: All right
Me: And on top of it all off, when I got home ~I just want to soak my feet in my new foot massager & relax. BUT it wouldn't work!!! Nothing went right today! Why did You do that?
God: Let me see, the death angel was at your bed this morning & I had to send one of My Angels to battle him for your life. I let you sleep through that
Me (humbled): OH
GOD: I didn't let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that would have hit you if you were on the road.
Me: (ashamed)
God: The first person who made your sandwich today was sick & I didn't want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn't afford to miss work.
Me (embarrassed):Okay
God: Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give false witness about what you said on that call, I didn't even let you talk to them so you would be covered.
Me (softly): I see God
God: Oh and that foot massager, it had a shortage that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn't think you wanted to be in the dark.
Me: I'm Sorry God
God: Don't be sorry, just learn to Trust Me.... in All things , the Good & the bad.
Me: I will trust You.
God: And don't doubt that My plan for your day is Always Better than your plan.
Me: I won't God. And let me just tell you God, Thank You for Everything today.

And it was so timely, because really, today has been quite a challenge.

I went to work only to find out that something that I was working on, was not approved. Hmm. Quite disappointed really, but I think I'm slowly getting used to having my proposals rejected.

And then I was reminded of the story I read earlier on Facebook. Everything happens for a reason. There must be a reason why the proposal was rejected. Maybe there's some negative implications to it.

I think Sudan has taught me a lot to just breathe and count my blessings.

Yes, the Internet sucks sometimes.. but hey, at least we still can get access to the Internet.. even though it will take a good 5 minutes just to download a page.

Yes, the phone line sucks too.. like today, I can't seem to call my parents.. but hey, at least it does work, sometimes.

Yes, we travel in a beat up van most of the time, but it is definitely safer than traveling in a raksha.

So there...

I think I should just complain less and count my little blessings. I forget sometimes, to be thankful for what God has provided me. Hopefully, God will forgive for every time I that I forget to be thankful.

Okay. Gotta go. Have to go home and get ready. Going out for dinner with the boys tonight..

Ciao... xoxo