All Things Will Work Out For Your Good
When my son was growing up, he loved jigsaw puzzles.
Mind you, I’m not a jigsaw puzzle fan. It’s not just my personality. I wish jigsaw puzzles came with a push button. Press it and viola—it’s done.
I remember this story about men and a jigsaw puzzle.
There were these three guys in a bar.
The bar tender asked, “What brings you here gentlemen?”
“We’re celebrating!” the three men said.
“What happened?” he asked.
One of them said, “We worked on a jigsaw puzzle together and we’re able to finish it in one month. Way ahead of schedule.”
“Way ahead of schedule?” the bartender asked.
“Yes. Because the box says 3 to 6 years!”
The Odd Piece In The Puzzle
One day, while working on a jigsaw puzzle, I remember getting frustrated. Because one piece didn’t fit. This one piece didn’t make sense. This one piece had a different color. This one piece was even ugly.
“Perhaps the manufacturer made a mistake,” I told myself. “Perhaps it doesn’t belong to this box…”
But sure enough, later on, I found its place in the jigsaw puzzle. It belonged to the box, after all. Without that piece, the big picture wouldn’t be complete.
Friend, there are events in your life that are so painful, they don’t make sense. These are like odd pieces in the jigsaw puzzle of your life that don’t seem to fit.
Your miscarriage, by itself, makes no sense.
Having cancer, by itself, makes no sense.
Being retrenched from your job, by itself, makes no sense.
Your daughter getting pregnant out of wedlock, by itself, makes no sense.
Your son getting into drugs, by itself, makes no sense.
Your child dying of dengue, by itself, makes no sense.
In your tears, you asked, “Where is God in my trial?”
Where Is God?
Let me tell you where: He’s holding the other pieces of the puzzle. Taken in isolation, your trial makes no sense. But Romans 8:28 says that God will work all things together for your good.
Where is God? God is working.
He’s on His knees, connecting the pieces of your life together, and making the jigsaw puzzle.
The cross, by itself, makes no sense.
Good Friday, by itself, makes no sense.
The death of Jesus, by itself, makes no sense.
But if you put together the cross and the empty tomb, it makes total, complete, glorious sense.
Friend, you may be experiencing Good Friday today.
And deep in your heart, you’re crying out to God for an explanation. Why is this happening to you?
I want you to believe that your Easter Sunday is coming.
Don’t Be Anxious
Let me tell you why you become anxious.
Because you isolate your problem.
The reason why you don’t understand is because you’re not holding the big picture. Who is holding it?
God is holding the top of the jigsaw box.
God is holding the big picture. It’s a beautiful picture. He’s busy making the jigsaw puzzle of your life look glorious. He’s busy making all the separate, seemingly disjointed, seemingly senseless pieces work together for your good.
When We Lost Our Baby
After a year and half of being married, my wife got pregnant.
We went nuts. We cried. We laughed. We danced. We sang.
And every morning, I talked to my baby. I sang to my baby.
But a few months later, one early morning, I woke up to the shrill cry of my wife. I ran to the bathroom and there she was, her body shaking, pointing to the toilet bowl. It was filled with fresh, red blood. Our baby was gone.
I got water, sprinkled it on our baby, and said, “I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit. You shall be called Angel.”
I then cradled my weeping wife in my arms. It was a difficult to pray. But I still did. I said, “Lord, we thank you for our child. We thank you that you gave her to us even just for a short time. We believe that she’s now in Heaven. We believe she’ll be praying for us, sending her love, from Heaven. We believe we’ll see her one day when we ourselves will walk through the gates of Heaven.”
For six months, my wife was depressed. For six months, she couldn’t eat well. The most delicious food was tasteless in her mouth. After six months, she recovered.
But after a couple of years, my wife lost our second baby.
And then my wife lost our third baby.
We’ve lost three children.
I asked her, “Is it easier the second time? Or the third time?” And she almost screamed, “No!”
When you lose a child, it makes no sense.
Why? Where was God in our pain?
He was there. He was there putting the missing pieces together. He was making all things beautiful. He was making all things work for good.
Today, I believe that our three children in heaven are part of my ministry. I believe that they send their love from heaven to me and the people I serve. I believe they pray for you and for me everyday.
And today, my wife has an incredible compassion for those who lose their child. She knows what to say, what not to say. She is able to hug a grieving mother and bless that person.
Suffering’s greatest gift is compassion. You realize that everyone is suffering, just like you. And every person needs love, just like you. And so you’re moved to give love.
When I Was Abused
Most of you know I was molested as a child.
By whom? By my religious leader.
A religious leader who always carried a Bible, had a huge cross hanging from his neck, and wore a white barong tagalog.
Everyone said he was holy.
But this man raped me.
It destroyed my life. The way I looked at myself. The way I looked at God. I hated myself.
I developed a pornography addiction. I couldn’t stop myself. I’d wake up at 3am just to get my fix.
I also developed a shame-based personality. I was ashamed that I was alive. I was ashamed that I existed in the world.
Isolate that horrible event, and it makes no sense.
It was ugly. Terrible beyond words can describe.
Yet today, God has connected that one horrific piece with another piece of the puzzle: His healing love.
Friend, I’m now healed. God accepted me as I was, all my sins and failures included. And that powerful acceptance broke the bondages from my hands. It set me free.
I’m no longer ashamed of myself.
I now love myself!
Yes, God has worked all things together for my good.
The Secret Of The Feast
People ask me, “Bo, what’s the secret of the Feast? All the Feasts are growing!”
Let me tell you the big secret of the Feast.
The Feast is drawing thousands of people because the Feast is not a prayer meeting for religious people. The Feast is a party of God’s Love for those who aren’t religious.
The Feast is based on Mark 2:15-17, where Jesus had party at Levi’s house, eating with tax collectors, drunkards, and prostitutes. That was when religious leaders criticized Jesus, asking how he could eat with sinners. (In that culture, eating with someone around a table meant friendship.) Instead of offering his friendship, these religious leaders wanted Jesus to condemn these sinners.
But Jesus didn’t do that. He simply loved them.
If you notice, in the Bible, the only people Jesus condemned were the self-righteous religious leaders!
The Feast is drawing thousands of people because we’re doing what Jesus did in Levi’s house. We’re throwing a party for sinners.
My Healing Has Become
Healing For Others
In fact, I don’t think there’ll be a “Feast” if I didn’t experience my addictions—and the healing of my addictions.
That’s the purpose of the Feast: To welcome the sinner. The lost. The searching. The doubting. Those who are far from God.
The Feast is also based on my personal experience.
I’m befriending the sinner because I experienced God’s radical love.
I’m loving them with no strings attached.
I’m not saying, “I’ll love you if you repent of your sins, join the community, and become a card-carrying Light of Jesus member.”
No. I’m saying to them, “I love you.” Period.
No conditions.
Today, I have a great love for sinners.
I repeat: One of the greatest gifts of suffering is compassion. I have a great compassion for sinners because I’m one of them.
Today, I don’t ask for people’s “background” before they become my friends. I don’t ask what sin they committed in the past. I don’t ask what mess they were in. I simply accept people and love them. Because I know that a day will come when God’s love will heal them too, just as it healed me.
For everyone has a dark past. Everyone!
An Invitation
Those who feel far from God, please come. I love you.
Adulterers, please come. I love you.
Prostitutes, please come. I love you.
Drug addicts. Alcoholics. Please come. I love you.
Atheists and agnostics, please come. I love you.
Hindus, Buddhists, New Agers, please come. I love you.
Practicing homosexuals, please come. I love you.
Divorced. Separated. Please come. I love you.
Single parents. Please come. I love you.
From one fellow sinner to another, I speak to you.
I love you.
I want to be God’s arms for you.
I want to embrace you.
God Will Use Your Suffering
To Heal The World
In the Bible, you find that God’s great men had great problems. None of them were exempted.
o Noah had to build an ark on dry land.
o Abraham had no kids till he was an old man.
o Moses killed an Egyptian and went into exile.
o Joseph was sold as a slave and thrown into prison.
o Samuel had rebellious sons.
o David ran away because King Saul wanted to kill him.
o Jeremiah was too young.
o Peter was a coward.
o James and John had a temper problem.
If you look at the Catholic Saints, you find the same thing. St. Francis, St. Ignatius, St. Therese of Lisieux, St. John Bosco… All of them went through enormous suffering.
But through their suffering, they won the victory.
God worked all things for their good—and for the good of everyone. They became a blessing to others precisely because of their suffering.
Behind The Scenes, God Is At Work
Friend, are you suffering right now?
Are you sick?
Do you have emotional pain?
Do you have financial difficulties?
Relationship problems with family?
Work problems?
Believe that God is at work, behind the scenes. He is connecting the “odd” pieces of the jigsaw of your life into a glorious bigger picture. Believe me. He’ll make all things work for your good. Your deepest pain will be your most glorious blessing.
Do not be anxious.
Pray with thanksgiving instead.
For your trial is temporary. It will come to an end.
But his love is permanent. It will last forever.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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it has been a life full of questions lately…trial after trial…thanks for reassuring that they will be my glorious blessings.
Hi, Bo. Very inspiring… naka relate ako… my special child died 13 years after suffering from cerebral palsy… (dapat 19 years old na siya by now)… nag manifest ang CP n’ya at the age of one… nandon yung feeling of rejection talaga… muntik na kami maghiwalay mag-asawa… pero thank you kina mommy at daddy who at that time ay active sa Lord’s Flock Catholic Charismatic at lalo na kay Lord… nabago kami… dun namin na realize that we are so blessed… God is great!
Another God-inspired article from a truly great servant of God!
I honestly don’t know where my life is headed with these trials I am undergoing. But I take comfort in what you wrote Bro Bo, of things working out for my good. I also liked what you wrote about compassion being the greatest gift of suffering. May the good Lord give me the strength and patience to wait for the outpouring of His blessings, when He will turn these trials into glorious graces. And may God continue to shower you and your family Bo with his wisdom, blessings and compassion
Thanks so much bro.bo.. I’m in a similar situation lately, kept on asking God the why’s of all these tirals, i’ve been so down, emotionally upset, despite my earnest prayers…
It didn’t materialize the way i thought it would be.it caused me so much pain, until this time…. i always pray ,yet i’m still hurt , it’s a failed love relationship …
But thanks God to this article… now i’ve known clearly the reasons behind all these seemingly failures… what comes next is victory…
I know i will overcome all of these struggles, and God is preparing a better plan for me… all i have to do is is to persevere, wait patiently, for things will happen acording to His will and time.
Thank you so much… What I need now is HIs infinite mercy and unconditional compassion in all the trials ahead…. you’re such a blessing …
You’re a breath of fresh air Bro. Bo. Your blogs are right on time. Praise and Thank God for using you to deliver His message. God is good!! God bless us all.
thanks. this came during the time that I need this. I’ve been questioning my existence in this world. Nothing seems to be going right and it seems that every bad thing that is happening to me now is a consequence of my past actions and decisions. I feel so frustrated that it appears that everything I do is not good. I don’t know how to move on from this. I am already hating my life.
Thank you so much…
yeah…thru sufferings i became compassionate…God is really fixing my life now…ever since i started reading your articles, subscribing from kerygmafamily and GodWhispersClub…life became lighter and tomorrow is always brighter…feeling and seeing God’s presence in my life. all i did was pray and believe and be grateful. i praise and worship God with my heart believing He loves me, he really wants me happy. Thanks Bo! and God Bless You more and more and more…
Thanks Brother Bo… This article is what I really need now… I’ve just asked God: “What are You doing in my life? You’ve said that You love me… But everything just so messy now…” And your great article really be an aswer to my question… Thanks Bo! Thanks a lot! GBU always!
Thanks brother Bo for sharing this with us, I also see God is present in my life, in my relatiosnhip with my beloved wife Tetess and in my relationship with my 2 sons Joseph Rian and Trianie Jeremiah.
Again thank you brother Bo, God bless you always!
Four and only four words that should drive home a point:
“You Walk Your Talk.”
Thank you Bro. Bo for another inspiring article, you really lighten the mind of your listeners and leaders. more power to you!
Wow!
This is the Transcript of what you have talked during the Grand Easter Feast! It’s great! I remembered that day joyously when I first attended the Feast!
I hope this will help me in my problems. I know that the great God of ours will OVERCOME! We will overcome!
All Glory and Honor is to God and God Alone! Hallelujah!
Hope we can talk very soon! I will wait for that moment specially when ypu have smiled on me back in the feast yesterday! God Bless you Always!
Sincerely Yours,
Macky Casamorin
sobrang naka-relate po ako, i got pregnant last year but we also lost the baby on its 4th month… daming questions sa isipan ko coz we’ve waited for that special gift for almost five years… but i know God has his perfect plan for all of us. thanks a lot bro. bo! God bless you more!
Great. Thank you!
Very inspiring ka talaga, sa bawat article mong sinusulat nakakapag liwanag ng kaisipan sa mga sumusubaybay sayo. Mabuhay ka! God bless…
sir i watch your story a month ago and i can relate to what you been through. God is great and loving..your a chosen few who give us a mirror of faith. to be strong. God bless po.
I can feel God’s overflowing love in you Bro!
you inspired me to love others regardless of who they are and what they do in life.
Thanks Bro for this very enlightening message. Your words truly inspire people who have lost hope.
Continue doing this and God bless you always!
I started reading your post because I’m a jigsaw puzzle fan. I’m currently working on one of the world’s 1000-pc smallest jigsaw puzzle. I don’t know why but i love the challenge of putting the pieces together and after the hard work…to experience that ‘feeling’ of fulfillment - looking at the final beautiful pic.
Your post’s timing is perfect, Bro. Bo, - so perfect that I think God inspired you to start with a jigsaw puzzle intro to get my attention and read the post in its entirety.:)
What I’m going through right now is a lot like ‘jigsaw puzzling.’ I think it is in my personality not just to give up bec if I do, I know that I’ll be missing out on the ‘whole’ experience of looking at the final beautiful piece of work. That’s what keeps me going.
I thank you for the reminder that ‘our’ own Easter Sundays will come…whatever it is that each of us is going through. Thanks as always, Bro. Bo. You truly are a blessing!
P.S. Did you leave out the ‘bookmark/share’ buttons on purpose? Would love to share your posts.:)
just in time… thank you so much Bro. Bo.
very inspiring…
Bro. Bo,
Because suffering is part of lour lives (NOBODY is exempted), I guess it is our business here on earth to move on from there…We just have to know how. We, who believe in Jesus consider Him to be the only way. And in our faith we must be strong in order to win this race of life.
God bless to you.
Hi, Bro. Bo, thank you for a wonderful article. God is really bigger than our problems. I am feeling down the past few days but what you wrote gave me hope and happiness. With prayers, and with HIS guidance I know my EASTER will come soon:)
God is GOOD ALL THE TIME:)
Thanks Bro. Bo…Youl inspired me again with this article…
God bless
thank you for that very inspiring message. you never fail to inspire people especially those that needs it. God bless you always!!!
Brother Bo, your article has been a life saving over so many time in my life, this is just one of them. I truly thank God for sending His messages and encouragement thru you. You always in my prayers at least that I could do in return. God bless you abundantly
BO, thanks for the article. it was so timely, it was sent throug my mail now that im suffering from a personal struggle. i am sick wiht hyperthyroidism , im here in the US away from family and loved ones.i was hospitalized for 5 days because of the effects of it. it has affected me physically as well as emotionally. im stressed out, couldnt sleep for a week now.thank you for reminding me, that God has special plan for me. i know that and i keep telling it to myself. but i guess it is better said than done. napakahirap. nakaelate ako sa article mo. alam ko na yung pinagdadaanan ko ay napakababaw, but i guess we all have different tolerance and reactions to our problems. salamat and i hope you dont get tired of posting inspiring articles like this. God bless you and your family
These are real human situations experienced in today’s
society considered as DEATH EXPERIENCES - events of
brokenness and darkness in one’s personal life. To
transcend the death experiences we encounter and moving
on to our own resurrection is no easy thing … we are
challenged to respond. Through prayers, forgiveness,
trusting and hoping in the everlasting love of the all -
powerful ONE - our risen Lord of lords, God of gods, King
of kings, shall we obtain the most precious gift, LIFE and
FREEDOM, that is.
great big thanks bro Bo for sharing
blessed vibes forever!
(”_”)
Hi Bo,
Your message has been so timely, and is so much inspiring. We have recently adopted a Baby boy in India and both of us are in UAE and cannot be with him just yet. My mum is taking care of him but she is also finding it difficult now. We miss him so much as we got him after 9 years of marriage.
We just came to know today that his Paper work has come to a standstill all of a sudden and next month the courts will be closed for vacation. Once the case is filed it takes 6 months for the paper work to be completed.
We were so confused as to what to do, should i resign and go back, should i ask my office for leave.
Thanks to your timely aricle, it came as a reminder that i have got to wait on the Lord for this as there is nothing anyone can do:)
God Bless you
The joke, I didnt get at first… Oh my how slow am I… hehehe… But this one’s good bro bo…
[…] All Things Will Work Out For Your Good […]
this was so nice ..it came to me as an eye opener….im experiencing difficulties today..its hard..i dont know where i should go….i gave up…i let the sin comes in..but still its painful… \lord please enlighten….help me to recover from this pain….lead me to the path where u want me to be….amen
Thank you very much Bro. Bo very timely message right at this hour… I know God is always at work. I strongly believe that my family, most especially my sister, will soon experience God’s glorious graces. Thank you for reminding me that our trials will soon end. Maraming salamat.
bro. bo,
thank you for this piece of advice. i was kind of having a hard time accepting the things that are happening around me lately. now, i know better!
thank you!
Saying ‘Thank You’ would not enough for realizing things beyond our means.
Godspeed Bro. Bo.
Very inspiring…..It’s such a blessing!
hi Bo,
I was betrayed by my husband by having another woman and having a child with that woman, when he decided to tell me and asked for forgiveness, I said who am I not to forgive him. So I forgave him and decided to move on and rebuild our relationship and marriage. I felt that God abandoned me and did not see the big picture. I know the Lord is speaking to me thru your message, and in tears I receive God’s healing today. I trust the Lord that He is at work now. And that in His time, this deep pain in my heart will be a glorious blessing. God bless.
Ur message is God’s confirmation for me.
Thank you and God Bless You!
hi br. bo…
i am really having my Good Fridays… it’s so hard to let go. i lost him without any explanation. i really don’t know what to do. thanks for this article.
God is GOOd..just keep praying and trusting.
Every thing has a purpose, if we look at the bigger picture we’ll realize that that’s the reason why it happened no matter how painful it is; exactly the reason that we need to be courageous, positive, thankful, and continue to have faith.
Hi Brother Bo,
Thank you for the inspiring and uplifting message.
Through your words, I now understand why suffering is present in my life. I thought this is the end of the world, but I believe that God has a better plan for me.
I am really grateful for having Bo Sanchez and the Kerygma Family because you serve as the bridge for me to go back to God.
I am still having the Good Fridays of my life right now. I just pray that God will complete me to become whole again.
Brother Bo, may you have more life and energy to continue touching the hearts and minds of the people.
God bless and Take care!
Thank you very much Brother Bo.
God is Great, God Bless us all..
Thank you so much Brother Bo for a very inspiring and uplifting article. I will be having a D & C operation this coming Wednesday due to an early embryonic demise. Thanks be to God for his goodness. His love for us is everlasting! Maraming salamat po!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thank God for the Message. He used YOU as a great preacher to help others.
Trials and sufferings are truly God’s way to be close with him and his way to build a great future for us. God will truly embrace us and give us strength to overcome our trials in life.
God bless you and your family
Much love’
a blessed day to you Bro.Bo,
alam mo ba tuwing sunday morning 6:00 am lagi kitang pinapanood sa tv 5. 1 year na ata na twing sunday talagang pinipilit kong gumising para mapanood kita. sa lahat ng mga pagpipreach mo ay si Lord Jesus ang nakikita ko at naririnig ko. Someday mapasasalamatan din kita personally.
sana makilala kita personally.
tnx.
God bless you more.
thank you for this inspiring message. leaves hope in my heart in this very trying moment of my life. thank you for reminding me that everything works for the good. God bless you always. God bless us all.
thanks bro. bo, it was a big help reading your message… god bless you and more power!…
Dear Bo,
I have to tell you that as I typed this message, I am crying precisely because I am going through emotional pain, financial difficulties, relationship problems with my mother and I am currently unemployed because I was not absorbed from my job in the hospital, which took me almost 2 years in waiting. My mom kept on saying painful things on me in every argument that we have specifically pointing out my mistakes in the past that became the primary reason why I was not absorbed in my work.. And I always end up crying because it’s too painful coming from someone you admire and trust. I’ve been depressed for 2 months and I am trying so hard to pick myself up from this mess. Just today, I had a heated argument with her and now here I am in my room, crying thinking and asking God to take all the pains I am experiencing right now. Sometimes, I cried to him asking him ” I just want to have a stable job, something that I can be proud of despite of all the bad things that happened in the past. Just please give me this one more chance coz its hard to find another work.”
It didn’t happen. I was left on the road helplessly as I watched my other colleagues enjoying their earned place in the hospital. They all have a stable job, they won’t have to go through what I’ve been going through right now.
After that, my life wasn’t the same anymore. I kept blaming myself for what happened. I blame God. If only I can do something to take it all back again. I kept asking God to help me recover by having another job. But obviously, up until now I have yet to receive the good news. I lost my faith in God and my evening prayers became a short-routine to me. If I want something I would simply asked god with no devotion at all. I rarely look up on him in my altar. I lost my faith and I lost myself. This afternoon I feel hopeful again because I knew that I can do something with my life again. Then came my argument with my mother that left me doubting again on the power of God. When will happiness and contentment be on my side? Then for the first time,
I knew that God is listening when I read your mail and I saw your message. Normally If I don’t feel like reading, I delete it. But today I got interested in your subject. After reading it, I felt an overwhelming power, like an assurance
that God will never abandoned me despite of the burdens
in my shoulder right now. I felt better.
I just want to Thank You for making me good again. I want you to know that your messages reached a lot of helpless,
needing heart like mine. I wish you all the best and now I know that I am never alone in this journey. That’s between God and Me. God bless you!!!!!
it’s morning here where i am which is on the other side of the world and God is great because when i opened my emails, i have your newest blog, Brother Bo. Thank God and thank you Brother Bo! this article is just so very timely and heart felt.
to you ladycraven, keep the faith and believe that God is working out the best for you and for each and everyone. i too, am unemployed still and there are times when i had questions and doubts, but thanks to Brother Bo’s timely articles, i feel that God is telling me to just “be still and know that I am God”. and to keep the faith and hang on to His love. God bless you and
God bless you Brother Bo (although i am not a card-carrying Light of Jesus member).
Dear Brother Bo,
I had a miscarriage a month ago, after waiting so long, after sacrificing my career, after spending 3 months at home feeling useless.
Now i’m on my way to recovery…
Now that I’ve read your inspiring words…
thank you…
I believe God led me to the Feast for so many good reasons, and the greatest among of which is to know my GOD. I\’ve been in my lowest for the past 6 months when I have realized how sinful I am. I have made so many mistakes. I was so lost. It was when I drew myself closer to HIM that everything started to make sense. All the mistakes I did are part of who I am. Through them, I have seen how much love GOD can give, how compassionate HE is, how HE has made a way long before I have even realized the problems I had, how good HE is that even in my sinfulness HE made a way to save me from greater mistakes. I am a prodigal child and yet in HIS love, i am forgiven. Unlike before, when I feel down at times, I think of the past not as a mistake but as part of the molding process that I needed to go through to truly appreciate the goodness of my GOD, our GOD. He loves unconditionally. Thank you Bro. Bo for the FEAST and for letting us realize how truly blessed we are and for reminding us that even our mistakes are used by God to bless us.
thanks bro. you are an angel to everyone who are waiting for God’s help for they can rejoice as they wait. your message enable me to trust more in the faithfulness of our God and i could become a channel of hope, love and compassion to those who are in the same situation. Bro, you help a lot of people with your e-mails. God bless!
Many thanks to you Bo for this inspiring article…God bless you more!
To LadyCraven, we share the same sentiments… have faith in God and pray hard… believe that God has something in store for you… you’ll have it in His time.
To God, TO YOU BE THE GLORY FOREVER! I will patiently wait! I know it will come in Your Loving Time! Thank you so much Lord and I love you!
God bless us all!
Bro. Bo,
I had miscarriage 2x within the first year of our marriage. I thought I would lose my mind. Then our business partner ran with all our hard-earned money. I was about to give birth to my 2nd child when our business partner ran away with all our money. It coincide with the 2nd time we were evicted out of our apartment, thanks also to the same person who swindled us. But I agree with you, after those experiences I became more compassionate to other couples who also experienced the same thing. We held on God because we knew that those experiences will soon pass and we’ll be better persons afterwards. To God be the glory!
Will you ever have The Feast here in UAE? I hope so…that is just the right kind of feast I was looking for.
Hi Bro. Bo, thanks be to God for a very inspiring and encouraging message from HIS faithful servant in your person.
May our Heavenly Father continue to shower us with HIS countless and never ending bountiful graces so that we may be able to bless and touch more lives also. To Celest, may the good Lord God give you the total healing in your hyperthyroidism that you’re experiencing. I know someone who was also once in your situation right now. Praise God because she’s now completely healed. It’s her 100% faith to Papa Jesus and also through HIS instrument that made her total healing possible. If you want me to share with you how she was able to cope up please let me know. You may please reach me to my e-mail: marivic_dlreyes@yahoo.com. May HE make a way where there seems to be no way. Hoping The Lord will whisper to you so you may be able to read this message of mine. May God bless us all always. To God be the glory!
Hi Bro Bo, thanks be to God for a very inspiring and encouraging message from His faithful servant in your person.
God is really good all the time and He is working in ways we cannot see. He will make a way where there seems to be no way. May our Father in Heaven above continue to shower us with His countless and never ending abundant blessings so that we may be able to share it also to others and be a blessing to them and touch more lives too.
To Celest, entrust everything to the Lord our God, He will not forsake us. He’s the great physician. Your hyperthyroidism by the power of His great love will be healed, just pray and have faith. I know someone who was once in your situation right now. Through her constant prayer and 100% faith to Papa Jesus and also through the instrument that HE gave to her, she’s now totally healed. If you want to know how she was able to cope, please let me know. You may please reach me through my e-mail - marivic_dlreyes@yahoo.com. Hoping our Lord God will whisper to you in prayer so that you may be able to read this message, Celest. My family and I are very much glad to share to you and to everybody as well the health advocacy program which is God-given which I may say is really a life changing one. A real blessing which came from heaven that was sent to us because it was first introduced to us in a prayer meeting. May God bless us all always. To God be the glory!
“He’ll make all things work for your good. Your deepest pain will be your most glorious blessing.”
Your words give me hope…thank you so much!!!
your articles are very inspiring…everytime I read it, I felt I’m enlighten..I have so many problems that I encountered( like my father died last 2008, after a year my younger brother had cancer, his left leg was amputate when we’re on the stage of recovering we discover that my elder brother have the same cancer on his left leg. our family facing big trial which can rAIse d same question, Where is God?but through your articles it seems that those burdens were gone!all the questions that I raise in my mind were answered thru your articles..keep posting your inpiring stories, many lives were save.many souls were enlighten..thanks God for giving an instrument that can save thousands of readers…
thank you for yet another inspiring article….with great suffering comes great compassion…very true….God’s image as a jigsaw puzzle “Master” clearly explains why we have to trust Him as we go through life’s trials & challenges….HE IS WORKING FOR GOOD…the victory will surely come!
Thank you so much & God bless!
I really wanted to attend the Feast pero I am a probinsyana with no sense of direction..Hindi ko alam kun panu pumunta sa main.
Strict yung blocking ng internet dito sa work kaya nagulat talaga ko nung ti-nry ko last week yun kerygma family site then dun ko lan din nakita yun site mo Bo. Then i signed up last Saturday..
Walang overtime last Sat kaya I decided na pumunta sa SM to buy something. Pero bumaba ako sa PAvilion mall sa Biñan. While I’m trying the clothes, I heard someone is preaching. Kala koAnticipated mass kaya sinundan ko yun voice… And voila!! Dinala ni God ang the Feast sa harap ko.. Im very blessed, and nafeel ko talaga yun love ni God forme..Ang galing talaga..
Para ding puzzle yun pagkakadiscover ko saThe Feast Biñam branch… Stig tlaga ni Lord.. =D
Thank you so much for the reminder.
May God bless our world with more of you bro!
Bro.Bo,
Very timely message..”He’ll make all things work for your good,your deepest pain will be you glorious blessing”…My husband for 15 yrs,whom I love so dearly had been unfaithful to our marriage and to the point that he is making a lot of lies stories just to cover up his infedility..kahit na obvious..He is my suffering for been a long time ,but I know and I believe that God has a better plan for us and I should wait to HIS promise that my deepest pain is my glorios blessing..TO GOD BE THE GLORY…
Thank you …you enlightened me and I was crying whlie reading your blog.
Bless you and your family..
Thank you Bro BO! Just had my 2 miscarriage last year and its really painful and I know its really a long way to recovery. But thanks to your blog it made me feel much better.
May God bless us all!
Dear Bro. Bo,
Peace! Just another wonderful day to start with because of your inspirational message. I can relate to your story, too. I got operated last August because of the large growth in my ovary. Acceptance is difficult but I journey it with courage because of prayer. Praise God it was not cancer. Because of that faith experience, I was able to understand the feeling of the sick especially those diagnosed with cancer. Last March I almost lost my business. I’m working on my “resurrection” right now. I’m still searching for the missing pieces of my life’s puzzle. i trust God’s plan for me. I know He sent you in my life now to be my guide and be able to walk in path of light and hope. Thank you. May God continue to bless you and your family.
Thank you bro Bo…hope I can experience one of your Feast someday..God bless!
hi Bro. Bo,
how can i dowload your e-book?
by the way thanks for all your inspirational messages.
may God continue to bless you…always!
ambet
Bro. Bo,
Thank you for all your inspirational articles. It always enlightens our mind, heart, spirits and souls. Thank You So Much! GOD Bless Us ALL!
Thank you for confirming and reassuring me of God’s love. This is so timely. Everything you’ve said makes perfect sense (to me). God is is really working, i truly believe in that and I cling on it.
Thank you again and God bless you and family.
really inspiring. =)
thank you.
Bro Bo…I’m just wondering if meron pa bang The Feast sa Cebu City?
I really want to join…
i remember a show i watched in Bio (real.life.stories). the girl was separated from her father at a young age and lost her mother at age 16. then she met a guy who became her fiance. then two months before the wedding, the guy told her he wanted to hold off the wedding for reasons he cant explain. he just knew they have to hold off the wedding.
The girl was working for a company with 6,000 employees. one day she lost her company ID but had to go to work. As part of the SOP, she had to log in the security book. like any normal day, she left after work and went home.
the next security guy then took his shift. he looked at the logbook and saw a familiar name. a girl bearing his surname and the name of his daughter from whom he was separated 20+ years ago. checking the HR files and paying the girl a visit, he confirmed that she was his daughter.
for 20+ years this father was looking for her daughter; this daughter was yearning for her father’s love.
holding off the wedding could have been devastating for the girl but God had plans. had she married, her father would not have noticed her name in the logbook. had she not lost her ID, she wouldnt have been identified. had she married, who knows when two people in a crowd of 6,000 would recognize the other person they have not seen for 20 years.
there is a time and a season for everything.
Amen!! I coudnt agree more.:) My life is a testimony . In fact, Romans 8:28 is our favorite (my hubby and i). Thanks for sharing this brother bo! We love you too!
Thank you kuya Bo. This blessed me a lot. Thank you for being God’s arms to his wounded people. May everyone experience our Father’s awesome love.
Hi Bro Bo, Thanks so much for the very inspiring sharing. Me and my family is in great trial at the moment. Our beloved Tatay has been diagnosed with cancer a week ago. He’s 90 yrs old. People say he’s old but for us he’s not because though his body is old, his mind is so young and still full of wisdom. For the past few days I keep on thinking that maybe God is only making an “exit procedure” for him out of this world. But deep inside me, I believe that God has a great blessing for us out of this trial. We will be going to Manila this Friday for an appointment with a cancer doctor then we will be attending the Feast on Sunday (April 18). Your sharings through Kerygma and other SVP products really helps us a lot. Thanks so much brother.
dear bro. bo,
thank you for this inspiring message. this is what i need most at this point in time. your message is so precise that finally, i know and understand what i am going through. hopefully, very soon, life will be better.
God bless!
TO GOD BE THE GLORY !!! thank you bro bo,,, .this one really lightens up my life.::))
and to you Lady Craven.. JESUS loves you.. i was once before employed then suddenly a very bad news came to me.. i was diagnosed with leukemia.. i lost my job, wiped out our family savings due to treatments.. and little by little, my physical strength. i have questioned GOD so many times. but GOD is true to HIS word. NOW… IM CANCER FREE. .. and celebrating life everyday. true enough….our deepest pain will soon be our glorious blessing.. just hang on.
Hello bro. Bo,
This blog is full of compassion and sympathy; of love and forgiveness.
Thank you so much for sharing these very valuable gifts and blessings to us.
I know the Lord will reward you a hundred fold.
Keep going and God bless.
When you said all these words last Easter Sunday…I was able to have hope and started to dream again…It’s been so long that I trust someone’s word of genuine love…Thanks Brother Bo…God Bless you and your family.
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hi bro.Bo.., thank you for the inspiring message muntik na ako panghinaan ng loob sa dumarating samen magasawa na problema.. para akong hindi nagseserve sa naging negative..until na nabasa ko itong blog mo at para akong nagising ulit.. now i know really God is so Good.. I love you Lord
It’s been almost 10 years since i was clinically diagnosed with bipolar mania, manic depressive or person who has mood swings called in a nutshell..I was struggling to accept myself and thinking im but a cursed and forever doomed to suffer by GOD…all those things ruled out my life, therefore I never loved myself nor GOD unconciously. even I was doing my best to walk in the righteousness and observe religious practices..My main reason was to do it as penance to my own existence in order to be loved by GOD, that was my own crooked belief in the last 23 years,,,
just last year, finally realized that GOD has never been judgmental nor a punisher..it was then my own self condemnation has killed me mentally, spiritually and emotionally… I cried out to GOD and ask for forgiveness and eventually give HIM thanks that I finally learn that was totally insane and deemed useless to live with…I have made a way to start a new beginning….
Now, i am healed by most loving presence of HIS spirit,
I love myself as i am, started to enjoy my being, realized my potentials and using them to honor GOD and to bless HIS people,,,, I never thought that despite my own illness I have been working with normal people in one of the best employer in the Philippines…Even at first 3 months I experienced too many struggles like social problems and too slow performer at work…I believe that all I need is to be patient with myself because GOD is not yet finish in working beyond good things in my life…..
Thank You!you found me just right on time…been holding these worries and thoughts for a while now and cant seem to take it out of my mind.I know that god is preparing something great for me..greater than the plans i have for myself…i know it!but there’s always that side of my mind who knows nothing else to do but doubt…a lot of times i’ve tampered and sealed it but it always finds a way back….
with everything that ive found out today as i read your article,it made my worries and fears flew away…it’s like GOD is talking to me directly and telling me that everything that i was going through were just temporary sufferings…and tomorrow i will come out victorious because GOD has worked out things for my good.
I like this, “The greatest gift of suffering is compassion.”
PS: this is my first time in your page, and what a first time!expect me here often.. To GOD be the glory!
hi bro,its so inspiring even though i believe has its purpose for every pain. am still that fear of shame,embarrasment but at the end of the day esp. when i read this insp iring word from GOD am relieve. pls. help me pray.
Pray for me
Bro. Bo,
Thank you….from the bottom of my heart, i really really thank you. Your words touches the innermost part of my being. We are still awaiting for God’s gift of a child and there were times we experience various emotional trials –anxiety, fear, longing, loneliness– among others. But thanks to your wonderful uplifting column, it fires the hope in our hearts. Please help us pray that God may deliver us our greatest package (an adorable baby)…. in His time. God bless.
thanks po Kuya Bo.. it’s amazing how God reassures us at the time when we need it the most - i feel like God answers me through your articles. you are truly God’s instrument of love.
great! God’s l♥ve is truly amazing!
Thank you for the very inspiring message. Im having emotional pain right now. Your words will surely cure the pain.
Thank you for this message. I read this article late at night. I
can’t sleep because there are a lot of thoughts running into
my mind. I had many questions to God. I have a lot of doubts and lot of
emotional pain. My heart is so heavy before I read this.
Sometimes, I have doubts praying to God because I know I
have a lot of sins but thanks for this message from the
bottom of my heart. It makes my heart light. How come I
don’t embrace God’s love and acceptance when it is so
great!! May you continue to write articles. I want to be writer
someday too and inspire a lot of people. I know I’m still
young and have a long way to go. I know God is always
there for me no matter what happen!! God bless!!
Jesus ‘ suffering and death makes sense ’cause He resurrected from the dead . Easter gives us hope that one day we will rise up with Him in His Glorious Kingdom! Suffering is a mystery . But looking at Jesus’ example of loving perseverance when in pain , gives us the needed strength to follow His footsteps to Calvary. Trust in Him is what we need to bear it all with love and patience knowing Easter awaits us. Suffering is a mark of a Saint. No suffering , no Glory. There is joy in suffering for in suffering we encounter Jesus.
Healing starts from the healing of the spirit. Making peace with God and neighbor through the Sacrament of Reconciliation gives us peace and joy. Doing God’s Will would be easier and becomes an expression of our love to our Lord Jesus.
God bless us all.
Thanks Bro. Bo and your family .
Have a very good day everyone !
Thanks Bro. Bo for this. I am so thankful that God led me to reading this entry. I am currently suffering form emotional pain because of the feeling of lack of acceptance from some members of my family. I feel like I can’t do anything right inside our house anymore. I struggle towards changing but people around does not seem to believe me and keeps on noticing every mistake I do instead of the good things I do. It hurts me a lot.the pain is too overwhelming. But through reading this Ive felt that God never abandons me, ever. God has great plans for me and good reason why he’s letting this situation happen to me. All things will work our for my good. I say Hello to the struggles because in the end I am gonna portray Jesus Christ working in my life and people are gonna believe me.
thanks bo…
nice to be reminded about that every now then, that all things will work out for our good.
indeed, life is beautiful… i keep re-reading your book “You Can Make Your Life Beautiful” because it gives me different learnings everytime… that book was given to me by my husband when we were still single.
thanks for sharing & inspiring us.
All the time, God is good…
Dear Brod Bo,
I was totally touched of the Soulfood, i was teary eyed today.
Yes, indeed! My deepest pain would be sooner my greatest blessing.
Thank you also Bro Bo for sharing your life. Your such a Healer for al of us.
God Loves all of us!
menchu
Dear bro Bo, the world recession since 2006 up to now heve gretly affected my clients you are manufacturers and exporters, many of them have closed and still many in hybernation, imagine you’re an exporter and have no cash flow or liquidity., I’m greatly affected because i design for them all. I’m in financial disaster and couldn’t provide for my family now and because of this the situation have broken me into many pieces, like puzzles as you have shared and your’re absolutely right , It is only when I look at the bigger picture, only then would I realized that God is alive, that He is in control. God bless you for your assurance as usual.
D best…
Dear Bo,
Your letter is very timely. I presently have a mixture of problems- in-law relationship and work problems. I know that everything will work out for my highest good.
Im waiting for the time when everything is light and easy. It will come.
Thanks,
Luz
Brother Bro! I started reading your articles for few weeks now. My elder sister Cherry Rose actually urged me to visit your site and told me that reading your articles would really help me. My sister is a devoted Christian and has been m inspiration. She is now in the States and is praying for God’s guidance that she will soon be working a Physical Therepist there. Bro. Bo, reading your articles really touched my heart and I can definitely relate especially this article. Life has not been very easy for me, it has been almost 3 years that I have been struggling emotionally, mentally and financially but with the help of God our Savior, things have started to change for my good after all those years. I accepted everything and never blamed God. But now, I am thanking HIM with all my heart for things are starting to be lighter for me and especially for my 2 kids. God is Good! I love you Lord Jesus! Thanks Bro. Bo! You are such an inspiration. God bless!
Thank you so much Brother Bo! Your articles always brighten my days. God is my hope. (:
bro bo! thank you so much! yes, i have lots of trials today but i know God will lift me up and He has greater plans for me! tnx for the msg , it enlighten me up god bless to you and ur family!
Dear Sir Bo,
You will always be an inspiration to us. You’re truly heaven sent. Amidst all the difficulties that I am dealing with, I’m still hoping to rise above all these as I’m trying to strengthen my faith, through God’s grace. When will you visit Davao? Hope to join your gatherings here someday. Stay the same.
God bless you, your family & your ministry! More power!
Hi Bo! Thanks for that very inspiring blog. I have a question, paano po ba ang mag-discern? Thanks a lot..
hi bro Bo. God definitely made a good and beautiful jigsaw out of you and your family and we looked at you with amazement. may you continuously blessed other people with wonderful and inspiring stories. thanks!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts with us. All people are suffering from different problems. It’s nice to know that God is always above us looking at the big picture and arranging the beautiful puzzle of our lives.
Bro. Bo, your articles never fails to freshen up our minds and hearts.
Hi Bro. Bo,
This article makes total sense, sometimes we tend to be impatient with ourselves and we don’t allow ourselves to have time to grow and mature (we always go for shortcuts).
We also tend to put closure on something or a person just because they do not act a certain way or the way we want them to act or what we expect from them.
In like manner that we put so much high value on ourselves that we don’t want to make mistakes not knowing that these same failures are needed to make us grow more in character.
May be the missing piece is understanding ourselves the way God understands and love us and in like manner understand others the way God understands and love them.
In Christ,
Emz
hi Bro Bo,
thanks for this article and for sharing ur video in facebook it helps me alot..i was suffering emotionally di ko naiwasang hindi maiyak kase po sobrang bait ni God, ang dami dami kong blessings lately pro png ngkulang ako pra pasalamatan cya=( coz i was concentrating in the painful events of my life…and now i realized that out of 100% of my life 90% of it is all blessings, the rest of it is with His hand,kya right now thou im not complete I thank God kase hindi nya ko iniwan…
more power to you Bro. Bo
thank you so much and may God Bless y ou more!
I love this! It gives me hope. I was feeling kind of lost for weeks now, but you have shone Jesus’ light upon me. Now i choose to walk in the light once more. I need to hear these messages for they always call me back to the right path. They get me every sinlgle time. Because of this, i hang on to my faith.
Thank you Bo! Thnak you for sharing your life with us because it is a source of great inspiration. God bless you!
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Thank you for this, it really inspiring.Thanks!
Thank you Bo,
Away from my family, a failed marriage and still in a mountain of debt with seemingly insurmountable financial obligations, and on top of that our office was burned yesterday. I could be thinking where is God now? But I am not. I am not worried. I still believe that “all things will work out for our good”. I have yet to see this come to reality but I hang on to this one belief: That God will never fail to fulfill His promise. He is listening to my prayers & He promised to give us anything we ask for in Jesus name. I am still alive. I have hope. I surrender everything to Him. I don’t have a reason to worry Bo, right.
Thank you for all the inspiring words Bo. God is working through you.
thank you Bo for your inspiring messages. Your an instrument from God for us who seek Him. I am preparing for a board exam this year. It was so hard. There are many desctructions. And I am not born smart or genius,only average though.But I’m trying to listen to His voice. I failed so many times bro.Bo. I pray this time I can make it.This is not for myself but for the people around me,especially my parents/family.God bless you always bro.Bo
Hi Bo. Just to add, David was also an adulterer when he was King. He sent the husband of his “woman” to the frontlines so he will be killed. Kind David lost his child later on. But God loved David and He forgave him. God bless!
Hi Bo! thanks for this article, it really inspires me. It helps me a lot with my current situation.
More power and God bless…
Hi Bo!
Reading this article is a good start today. Its a refreshing way of God’s shower of love.
Thanks for the shampoo and soap Bo!=)
Godbless us all!
hi sir bo!. i am your biggest fan sa, tanung ko lang po may bayad po ba ang pag attend ng feast?. thankyou
hi bo. may bayad po ba ang pag attend nang feast? thankyou po
Thanks for sharing your wonderful touching story… the lesson of life is when one door is closed, another will be opened for you…
Dear Bo,
Me and my wife is having a hard time right now. It’s been years that I wanted to be with my wife from another country. We need to be apart because of responsibilities from her kids in her previous marriage so we can meet ends. I was suppose to leave the country next month to be with her which we planned for almost a year, but unfortunately a problem came from the embassy and I need to withdraw my application. It was very painful for us because it would take again years for us to be together. What you wrote here in this page truly gives me hope that something best is in store for us. God bless.
thanks bo!just in time!in really need this boost!
Bo,Maybe you need to take a close look at your outdated,dangerous recommendation for people to become vegan-fruitys.Not only are they killing themselves but they are harming their children.A friend sent me one of your nutty articles about how we in America are all on pills and need to become vegans.Well,Im here to tell you that you are wrong in about 50% of what you have stated in that article.How would a person who wasnt educated to know which was true?Like most self appointed gurus,you will die of malnutrition before admitting you are wrong.Lemming like,there are a few who will follow you off the cliff of stavation that you are touting as ‘The Anwer to all mans ills”.Go to http://naturalhygienesociety.org/index.html . These articles are backed up by science and studies and not praying to some deity who might just change his mind about what is heathy and clean when the supply of what has been available in the enviroment is no long there?You malign pigs but seem to have no problem with a carrot.I seen studies that place carrot as unhealthy because of the high sugar and fruit has been linked to diabetes and poor dental health.Want to lose all your teeth then eat nothing but fruit for 30 days.Thats all it will take and you can now gum everything from now on.There are no vegitarian cententarians and if you can prove me wrong,I will be shocked and in awe that you actually found on.If you do find one then there is a large and substantual reward that will be waiting for you.www.westonapricefoundation.or is looking for one,too.
Compassion is the key in building some relationships. We only need to look in the heart of the person and accept him or her for what she is. We only need to look in their goodness because God always sees what is good in us. We just have to find it in ourselves and in others
I also have a lot to share perhaps soon.
Thanks Bo, for inspiring us