A Smile

People often comment that I am always smiling all the time. Some want to know what is there to smile about. Sure, everyone has their fair share of trouble and stress. Some feel that life has been unfair to them and they are always given the shorter end of the straw. But yet, we have all heard of stories of how despite insurmountable difficulties managed to face life with a smile. Here are some things to smile about.

1) You are alive!
2) You have food to eat. Hundreds of thousands are in perpetual hunger.
3) You have water to drink. Hundreds of thousands do not have fresh clean water to drink.
4) You have a computer to read this blog. Millions do not even know what a computer is.
5) You have a house to stay in. Millions spend the night under the "hotel of a thousand stars"
6) You are literate. Millions don't even know how to write their name.
7) You have money to spend. Millions do not even have a cent to their name.
8) You have clothe to wear. Millions have probably only one piece of clothe that they use to cover themselves.
9) You had a bath and brushed your teeth (hopefully). Millions had not had the privilege of doing this in many months.
10) You have/are __________________________(fill in the blanks)

My beloved friends, whatever situation you are in, there is always a reason to smile. If you really cannot find a reason to smile, how about this - that there is an Almighty God who loves you so much that He was willing to die on the cross for your sins. When you realise that you are deeply loved and greatly blessed, for sure, you are going to wear a smile perpetually on your face LIKE ME!