Blessing in disguise?

I was down with flu and had gastric discomfort a few days back. Thus, I spent most of the time at home resting and while doing so, I read the bible from where I last stopped. So, it was a rest for the body, mind and soul.

Read the book of Job and noted some of the salient points. Then it dawned upon me how whiny I was, given such a small ailment. To think Job was inflicted with painful sores, and was reduced to skin and bones! How painful that was! He had lost all his riches and children prior to his illness. To add on to his woes, he had three friends who unsympathetic and were not comforting at all. Despite all these, he remain true to God! Amazing...

I'm thankful that I had nice friends who ensured that I was all right and one insisted on carrying my bag when she saw that I was not feeling well, even though the weight of a small bag was still managable for me. Besides this, I had a good rest to recover from the flu bug and also time to read the bible slowly! Maybe this flu & gastric is just a blessing in disguise afterall.

Will u sit down to consider your blessings too? =)