Are You Fulfilling Your Life Purpose?
Imagine a hammer.
A solid, shiny, shimmering hammer.
Expensive. Made of high-grade steel and first-class polished wood.
Now imagine a primitive tribesman from the mountains who has never seen a hammer in his life. He picks up the hammer, likes it immediately, and brings it home. And for the next 50 years, he uses it as a wonderful back scratcher.
Scratch.
Scratch.
Scratch.
That’s all it did for 50 years.
Friends, many people are like that hammer. Because they’re not fulfilling their life purpose, their greatness doesn’t come out.
I believe there are four kinds of people on planet earth…
A. Extremely Unhappy people don’t know their life purpose.
B. Unhappy people who know their life purpose but don’t work on it.
C. Happy people who know their life purpose, work at it, but not daily.
D. Extremely Happy people who know their purpose and work on it daily!
Question: Who are you among these four people?
The 2 Simple Questions
That Will Make You Discover Your Life Purpose
How do you know your purpose in life?
So many people think it’s complicated. No it’s not. In fact, all you have to do is ask 2 very simple questions.
Here they are:
Question #1: What do you love to do?
Question #2: Where do you excel?
I’ve talked about this in my other books, so I won’t dwell on it too much. I’ve discussed this fully in my Free Ebook, How To Know If Your Dreams Are God’s Dreams. (Grab it at www.BoSanchez.ph) But let me cover the main points here.
First Question: What do you love to do?
What’s the one thing that you do, that when you do it, you feel fire in your belly? What’s your passion? For example, as I write this book to you, I feel whole. Complete. In the zone. I believe I was born to write!
However, this first question is only 80% accurate.
Proof: Watch the auditions of American Idol. There are some people who love singing, who sing with passion, who sing like there was no more tomorrow—but whose voices can be used to torture terrorists to divulge where Osama Bin Ladin is hiding. As John Maxwell says, you’d wonder if they have any real friends. Why has no one told them that their singing voice can cause seizures?
But more often than not, we excel in what we love to do, because we do it often and with passion.
That’s why the Second Question is 100% accurate in discovering your Life Purpose: Where do you excel?
God has given you a special gift that’s indelibly connected to your life purpose[1]. This is what I call God’s anointing in your life.
Make An Inventory Of Your Gifts
To help you discern your Life Purpose, list down your gifts and rate them from 1 to 10, with 10 being excellent.
Here’s my own inventory of talents:
o Cooking: 1
I’d rather starve or eat raw, then cook. When I heat water, it disappears. Need I say more?
o Fashion: 1
The only reason why I look presentable when I preach is because of my friend and top couturier, Adrian Panganiban, who dresses me up. Otherwise, I will wear teeshirts and sandals everywhere I go.
o Mechanical: 1
When my wife asks me to fix things, I obliterate their existence from the face of the earth. Today, I’ve learned to fix anything with just one tool: The Telephone.
o Dancing: -10
I tried. We had a concert where I had to take a few dance steps with the singers. But when I danced on stage, I was like a wooden stick suffering from epilepsy.
o Athletics: 3
Do you know what PE I chose in High School? Chess. Do you know what PE I chose in College? Health Lectures. I remember that class so well. We were required to wear rubber shoes and do some stretching at the start of each class—and all we did was sit down and listen to lectures.
o Spelling: 3
In a Spelling Exam, I once got 2 out of 20 items. As a kid, I think I was semi-dyslexic but it was never diagnosed. Today, there are so many labels for kids who have a difficult time in school. “He’s got a learning disability” or “The boy has ADHD” or “She has dyslexia”. But back in my time, there were no such thing. I was simply called stupid.
o Singing: 5
Yep, I have three music albums of all my original compositions. In total, I sold 6000 copies. But don’t be impressed. My mother bought half of them to give away to her friends.
o Drawing: 5
I love to draw. At least my kids love my drawings.
o Business: 5
I’m a late bloomer here. So far, my businesses are doing very well. But I know I’ve got a long way to grow.
o Leadership: 7
I love leading people because leadership is all about loving relationships. But I’m a 7 because I need to learn so much more.
o Writing and Preaching: 9
As you can see, this is my anointing. But I’m not a 10 because that would mean I have nothing to learn anymore. Would you believe that even if I’ve been preaching for 30 years, I’m still honing my craft, watching how other great preachers preach?
Be a Genius!
Do you know why people are unsuccessful?
Two reasons:
1. They don’t know their anointing.
2. Or they know their anointing, but don’t work on it.
I learned that there are two kinds of geniuses in this world.
First are the geniuses that win Trivia Game Shows, like “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” That’s not want you want to be. This type of genius is good only for, well, Trivia Game Shows.
You want to be the second type of genius: These are people who focus their attention, time, and energy on one thing.
What’s your one thing?
In my own life, my “one thing” is communicating God’s love to others.
Today, I’m probably the highest paid corporate speaker in the country. When companies invite me to speak, I charge then an arm and a leg. I do this in part to raise money for our ministries. Just between you and me, these companies don’t know that if they only send their employees to our weekly prayer meetings called The Feast, they can hear me preach for free. (Shhh, don’t tell anyone I told you this.)
But the reason I can charge an arm and leg is because I’ve been speaking to crowds for the past 30 years.
Starting at age 13, I was preaching everywhere. All for free. I’d preach in schools, prisons, old folks homes, barrios, hospitals, and the slums. Even while I was studying in school, I’d preach nightly. Caloocan on Sundays, Alabang on Mondays, Cubao on Tuesdays, etc… On weekends, I’d preach in Laguna, La Union, Ilocos Sur…
In his book Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell talked about how successful people clocked in an average of 10,000 hours to their craft before they hit it big.
That’s me.
And that can be you too—if you focus your life on your anointing.
Follow Your Anointing
In the Bible, anointing was done for kings and prophets. They would pour a large amount of oil on the person’s head, indicating that he is totally set-aside for a specific purpose.
Today, we associate anointing for religious professions only: For priests or pastors or preachers only.
I don’t believe in that.
I believe God has anointed people to be entrepreneurs, to be bakers, to be chefs, to be beauticians, to be accountants, to be administrators, to be stock brokers, to be engineers, to be doctors, to be mothers, to be farmers…
This is how you are to serve others.
This is how you are to bless the world.
Anointed For Business?
Ed Silvoso, author of Anointed For Business, wrote how he was running three businesses and impacting the marketplace with God’s love. Many times, he would be an informal pastor to his business associates, bringing God’s Presence in smoke-filled rooms and parties.
But church people looked down on his profession. They kept badgering him to become a pastor. They said, “When are you going to go into the ministry? You don’t live by faith but by sight. At work you hang around sinners, people who drink and smoke. You have a calling on your life. Don’t be rebellious. Leave everything and go into the ministry.”
Yet every time the church needed money, they would go to him!
Years later, he left his businesses and became a pastor. In the process, he decreased his income by 30 times. But he was doing it out of obedience to God.
Yet after a few years, a powerful revelation came to him. He realized that beneath all the shame was an authentic anointing from God to be a businessman.
Here’s what he learned: That the anointing of a businessman wasn’t lower than the anointing of a pastor. Both are necessary in the Kingdom of God.
I love that.
A Formula For Mediocrity & Success
Let me tell you why many people live mediocre lives.
Because they put 80% of their attention, time, and energy on their weakness, and put 20% of their attention, time, and energy on developing their strengths.
If I take this approach, then I’ll enroll in Dancing lessons and Culinary Arts.
This is insane. Because no matter how much I study, I’ll never become a fantastic dancer or a world-class chef.
The formula for success is this:
First, forget your weakness. Delegate them. Outsource them.
And then focus 80% of your attention, time, and energy on developing your strengths. Be the very best in this one thing.
And put the last 20% in developing new strengths. (For me, it’s running business and creating passive income.)
Today, I focus almost all my time in writing and preaching.
And I’ve tasted great success because of this sharp focus.
A flashlight and a laser are both made of the same element: Light. But a laser is a thousand times more powerful than a flashlight because it’s focused light. A flashlight is pretty harmless, but a laser can cut through the thickest steel.
When a person is focused on one thing, he becomes powerful too.
I’m A Preacher For The Marketplace
After 30 years of preaching, I’ve become even more focused.
And you should be too!
Today, I just don’t just have an anointing to preach. That’s too general.
I’ve discovered that I have an anointing to preach to the Unchurched.
In other words, I have an anointing to communicate God’s love to outsiders. To people who aren’t religious. To people who don’t feel comfortable in church. To people who feel distant from God. To people who won’t go to prayer meetings.
One day, a woman came up to me and asked, “Bo, why don’t you preach more about doctrines? Why don’t you talk about the deeper spiritual truths?”
I smiled and said, “I love doctrines. There are wonderful priests who can explain them better than I do. Personally, I don’t think it’s my gift. I’m a layman, so I preach about the practical things of life. Like how to build a family, or how to handle money, or how to grow in your relationship with God as a lay person immersed in the world.
If you check my blog at www.BoSanchez.ph, you’ll read thousands of comments from my readers. Some of them say something like this: “I’m not a religious person, but I really like your articles.” Wow. When I read that, I know I’m hitting my gold. This is my anointing: To talk to those who aren’t religious.
I’m anointed to preach not in Church—in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, I’m anointed to preach in the Marketplace. (By the way, I consider our prayer meeting, The Feast, a part of the Marketplace. Because The Feast is totally focused on outsiders, not insiders. We welcome everyone. We welcome all seekers. We welcome unbelievers, non-Christians, addicts, adulterers, alcoholics, prostitutes, and believe it or not, even corrupt government officials. We welcome all those who feel they are far from God.)
This focusing on my life purpose has blessed me so much.
My prayer for you: May you find your anointing and give your whole life to your anointing. And be very happy.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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[1] 1 Peter 4:10 Just as each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
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wow! another great article!
i was actually waiting for your new blog about 2 hours ago. good thing i kept checking from time to time & im the first one to read it (i guess).
i am always inspired by your blog. im a silent reader of your blog but you inspired me so much… i learned a lot from you, to focus on what’s important… & to know my anointing…
now, its time to break my silence & say:
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
BO,
what an inspiring message.
I do agree with you and your writing touches the heart of any person who read it.
keep up the excellent work and God will continue to bless and use you for the people who need your talent and that includes me.
It inspire me to continue my study.
My God Bless Us always.
kathryn
Thanks Bo!… As always, you are great as ever.
You are my role model since high school, till now. I follow your footsteps. Small maybe, but it is in my own little way, and yet I am working for their growth. I am praying also.
I hope to attend again one of your seminars. Hehe, I am addicted to your preaching. Even if I sleep late during Saturdays, I’d make sure to wake up early the next day to catch up your TV preaching. By the way, I wish it to be longer if possible, hehe. Bitin! I imitate the way you talk, the way you write. In fact, my site is a little bit patterened to yours. Still improving….
God bless you Bo and your family..every keen of yours. everyone who inspires you.
Please continue praying for us so that we too can realize our strenghts and serve Him better by serving other people.
God bless everyone who follow you. You are a modern apostle!..;-)
Hi Bo!
Every word felt like you were speaking directly to my soul. For every word my soul screamed, ouch! ouch! ouch!
Years of trying to live according to the expectations of others are haunting me in my most unguarded moments and the feeling’s not pleasant. However, now that I know better, I am consoled by the thought that, hey, I’m now following the path I have always dreamed of. It’s now all a matter of throwing away the baggages and walking as fast as I can.
Have a great and pleasant week, Bo.
Marvin
Brother Bo, thank you so much for inspiring me always with your articles. Everytime I open my email, I always look for your email first before reading the others. You’re such an inspiration and I will continue telling my friends and strangers as well about your site and The Feast. I am so blessed I was able to hear your talk over Radio Veritas and now I am a regular attendee of the The Feast. I look forward to join caring groups few weeks from now. By the way, I also want to volunteer for the Kerygma 2009.
wow !!! another great blog from you Bo. It’s good thing that I found my strength and I am working it now to be great. You are correct Bro Bo, before I concentrate on my weaknesses making them good but, I found no matter what I do I can’t be good on that. This is a great reminder for me because I am not consistent in making my strengths great.
THANKS A LOT!!!
Hi Bo! I seldom had time to read emails from your end but this one makes me teary eyed. I suddenly check if am I really happy in what I am doing? Is this really my passion? I have to do this to be a good provider but it is not enough. I deprive my own self awareness…
Thanks Bo! God Bless and may always have good health and more years to preach and enlighten us.
Hello Bo,
Great, this is your e-book summarized! Even now that I have read your “How To Know If Your Dreams…” I still need to be reminded ALL the time, weheheh!
Can I also make a request - I know Like Jomar Hilario (yep thru your “help” I met this incredible guy online, tnx!) who didn’t teach us “techie wordies” but teaching us how to do those “techie wordies” in his own simple ways anyway. So can you also teach us abt our Catholic Doctrines? I know we have priests for that as you earlier mentioned but I really believed it will be made simpler by you. I admire & support your anointing to those “outside” but most of us “inside” also need to nourish wat we are believing in under the Catholic Church realm. Maybe in this way, we can minimalized if not totally eradicate those Catholics searching for truth elsewhere.
Thanks so much & Godspeed! Thru you, I hope I could be a blessing to others as well!
Sheila
thank you for your inspiring articles. i look forward to this weekly and when i need some uplifting, i read your articles.
anyway, i dont know how i could download your ebook How To Know If Your Dreams Are God’s Dreams. i have been a subscriber to soulfood for more than a year now. \
hope you can help me with this.
again, thank you for inspiring a lot of people and helping others live life to the full as the lord wanted us to do.
god bless you and your family.
I am one of these people who do not know of their anointing. I have so much interests but I am not excellent in any of those. I hope I will know my self more.
Sir Bo
How can someone like me know about their anointing? Any suggestions to discover more of my strengths so that I can work on them?
BTW, thank you so much for writing this article.:)
tnx bro. bo for reminding us these things! God bless!
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ive been receiving this for about 10x already but im still not getting the soulfood letters huhuhu.
i just received the dreams e-book twice then nothing else followed. kindly check pls. these emails are really making me happy. and i sent an email at kerygma to brother bo, il send it again. didnt get any response about it
thanks. thanks. sorry im a real avid fan of love and life and of bro bo’s thoughts and writings.
hope il receive the soulfood letters already and a reply to my email, thanks!
Thank you for this wonderful article. I think this is what filipinos need. Each of us need to find our calling or our own purpose. ive been wanting to know my purpose and this is gonna help me. god bless!
Bro. Bo,
Wow! Simply you are awesome. Thanks for your wonderful thoughts on life’s purpose. Truly I am inspired to affirm and master my gifts. I’ll see you soon.
Another great blog here! Thanks Bo, for always sharing inspirational words. Appreciate it so much!
It is just recently that I came across your website. I got it from my Supervisor’s Friendster Account. Since that day (i think around January this year), I became your avid fan. I check this site from time to time to look up for your next blog. I’ve changed a lot since I read your blogs. I used to be this hot-tempered person who at most time cannot control emotions, but now everytime I get to encounter situations that would lead me to be upset, I think of the blogs you wrote and get over with it immediately. I thank you so much.
Going back to your new blog entry, I’m still thinking what is really the thing I love to do and where do really I excel? I’ll be keeping in mind the pointers you’ve given and hope that I can realized what I love to do and where I excel soon.
Til next Brother Bo.
Neth
tnx for the reminder. catering to the non-religious is what struck me most. and i definitely agree.
hope all community groups welcome (with sincerity & enthusiasm) all types of people in all their gatherings (be it a spiritual talk or fellowship) — not only those who are religious/active in church… not only the rich, famous and materially blessed…
and the leaders & members should create ways to strengthen their bond, like being real friends who would be there for help n support.
and when we do welcome all types of people, then there will be no more hate, discrimination, pride, jealousy, & self-righteousness…
all we give & get is Love!
Thanks bro Bo for yet another inspiring article. I need to be reminded of this always.
God bless.
Focus. I badly need that one.
Bro.Bo.
Thanks for your messages.Very inspiring indeed.I loved it.
You’ve inspired us once again Bo! As usual, what an amazing blog post! Thanks!
Dear Bo,
This article makes me pensive. Thanks for the wisdom shared thru this article. You’re such a great gift, Bo!
Ummm . . . I just want one clarification on the quote where you quoted John Maxwell:
“As John Maxwell says, you’d wonder if they have any real friends. Why has no one told them that their singing voice can cause seizures?”
Where did Maxwell say that? Was this a direct quote or from any of his books? Or where does his quote end and your own begin?
Nice blog by the way Keep inspiring people!
Thanks a lot for this bro. bo!!!!. I’ll start to track down my
anointing….this is what im looking for…for a long time.
This is a knockout punch like Manny Pacquiao’s! Now Manny is as rich as Bro Bo because Manny does 2 things so well. He kneels to pray and stands up to do what he loves best…. : )
Awesome! What an inspiring message for the day. Very timely for what Iam thinking of prior reading your message. Thanks for the realization..you’re perfectly right. To fulfill our life purpose here on earth we must follow and focus on our anointing. Improve on our strengths and use it to serve and be a blessing to other people for God’s greater honor and glory. Grow where we are planted!
Thanks much! GOD answered what Iam thinking awhile ago thru your message! GOD is good!
May you continuously be an instrument of GOD’s word to other people BO! An inspiration to fulfill our mission on earth.
Thanks Bro. Bo !
Dear Bro. Bo
Everything u write leaves an imprint worth following…Thank you..Your a blessing to everone…
its really true bro Bo.. It needs strong COURAGE TO FULLFILL ONE’S LIFE PURPOSE. I hope God will give you the grace to continue to inspire a lot more people… sana the Feast will have its permanent building na.. and hwag naman malau and really accessible sa commuters too.
Kuya Bo,
Truth be told, I am one of those people who don’t like the idea of attending prayer meetings except for occasional retreats, recollections and youth gatherings. Even though I serve in church, I don’t want to read the bible or prayer books or pray the rosary everyday and sometimes it takes me a long time before I actually confess my sins. I would only do these things when I feel like doing it. And I really feel guilty and envious when I see people who have better prayer lives than I do. Sometimes I think to myself ‘What’s wrong with me? Why can’t I be like my parents or my friends?’ To compensate for this, I TRY to improve myself everyday by being kinder with my words and my actions toward people and being more loving in the things that I do.
Reading this article made me realize that there is nothing wrong with me. I know I am not going to be as religious as other people but I TRY to do what I feel is good, right and just.
Thank you for writing your practical approach to life. It made me feel better about my actions and has inspired me to do better in what I’m doing and to develop other skills.
And I agree with Reno, Vancouver, BC…
“This is a knockout punch like Manny Pacquiao’s! Now Manny is as rich as Bro Bo because Manny does 2 things so well. He kneels to pray and stands up to do what he loves best…. : )”
You both rock!
God bless!
Very funny! I laughed my heart out!
Thank you.
Kuya Bo,
Wala ko masabi. hanep ka talaga. salamat.
Anne
BO,
thanks for the wonderful article, your books have leave a mark on my soul from the beginning. I totally agree on your annointing, you can reach the unchurched ones and you can also reach to different sects of the religion…
i am really blessed with all of your articles, may God continue to bless you and your family.
thanks!
ching
Thank you Bro. Bo….
Bo,
Any chance of having a talk here in Dubai? just wondering..
thanks!
Uly
thank you, Bo : )
hi bro. bo
another great post.
now i’m starting to think, what if your path today is not on your life purpose’s way? what if you don’t excel in what you love? or love something you don’t excel? what am i going to do?
thanks bro. bo, another inspiring thought. i learn a lot from your blog. indeed thanks
another good article to reflect bo. i just finished the book of how to find your one true love….
thanks for inspiring me…
thanks for inspiring us .. your such a blessed person… a widen wisdom that came from God… I love to read your books..
God bless
i stick to my job because of the income, but i know i was not meant for it, its not my cup of tea. but God is so good, He is, little by little, leading me and opening up opportunities for me to things that i love and enjoy doing, like organizing, and traveling…
GREAT! I just asked God, and He answered. GOD BLESS US ALL, Bro. And thank you for the inspiration….
Hi Kuya Bo,
Thanks again for this inspiring message. Yes, I’m one of those people who doesn’t know our anointing. Need to know really myself well for now. I don’t know this ‘one thing’…. I’ll pray more and more.
Dear Bo:
Yeah, i’m just like the hammer. You got me there. I hope this will be the start of knowing who I really am. I don’t seem to know my anointing but lately, I alternately looked after a niece who was hit by motorcycle and doctors were giving up on her. I told the sisters of my nephew, NOOOOO, the doctor is not God. Let’s pray to God and she will make it. Truly , my niece recovered from the accident although she has a big fracture in her head and hematoma. I told myself the other day that sana nag nurse na lang ako kasi parang mas effective ako in taking good care of the sick. Well, thanks for your inspiring message and do pray for me to really know my anointing. I am a regular listener of GABAY SA BIBLIA SA RADIO. Truly, I start my day with inspiring messages from Rizza, Bro. Eng and the rest of the guys and of course with your inspiring messages. God bless you and your group all the more.
Thank you bro. Bo for this article.
You’ve just confirm my hearts desire.
thanks for the inspiring article Bro.Bo!
Yap..just like all of them, bow ako sa iyo, as a matter of fact I dream to be your female counterpart ever since my sister, Zsa Zsa Bonifacio gave me a subscription gift of Kerygma mag. Sayang at 4 years na nagdialysis husband and must take care of him..I cud testify here that God provides! Both of us are jobless…my passion is like what you do, please allow me to do this I truly pray, please contact me. I am a lector at our parish church and a Legionary. God bless you, brother Bo! You are doing such a marvelous work! Allow me to help out…with God’s grace.
thank you Bro. Bo, for always inspiring me through your books. I love reading it even if not so often. I just want you to know that I feel better and would realize something in my life every time I read your book and e-mails.
Keep touching other lives Bo and May our Good Lord will bless you more. Keep praying for us. Thank You.
Wow and thank you, so enlightening.
Tito Bo,
You did it again, this article is very appropriate with what I am going through right now….I guess I know what I like doing but am not brave enough to fully embrace it…..
God Bless and continue to inspire others…
=)
hi sir bo,
thanks for your inspiring blog..honestly I am eager to know what my passion is! Im a mediocre and I want to improve myself.. (just don’t know how to start)
before I sleep tonight, i will start thinking “what is the one thing that I really really love to do?”
please pray for people like me who are still confuse and don’t know what the their heart truly desires..
thank you and Godbless to you and to your family.
more power to your show and to all your endevours..
best regards,
E-i
Hi Bro. Bo
Are you a cousin or a brother — of Jesus? I saw Jesus in you bro. Grabe ka partner!
Your simplicity brings fuel for many of us to achieve greatness and live a simply yet happy life. You are my Barnabas sir.
God bless you more and I wanna thank you for keeping us in touch with Jesus. Good health and more wisdom for you to gain and to share with us.
Coffee? Hehe.
peace b with u all! To God b d glory in evrything we strive for His Kingdom. Ave Maria
Bro Bo,
thank you na enlighten ako although i don’t know what’s my anointing yet. haizt i know you bring smile to Gods’ face.
your the best!
sana marami ka pang maisulat na magandang article, and from those article marami sanang mabless and mainspire. God is so great for creating a creature like you.hehehe
continue to be a blessing =)
MAy God bless your heart.
rosa
Hi, Bo!
Bullseye! You hit it right on the head!
Your way of preaching is really relevant and significant. I’ve learned new things now. I cannot disagree with you when you said that we don’t have to give much of our focus and attention to things that are not in us but cultivate whatever is it in us. This realization would help me a lot in facilitating self-empowerment activities with our students.
Thanks a lot! Evrytime i opened your mail, it never fails to make my day.
hate the article! and love the content… sorry some typo, i mean, i ate the article, it was tasty (just hungry haha)
This is my favorite part: I believe God has anointed people to be entrepreneurs, to be bakers, to be chefs, to be beauticians…
I really believe that each person has a capability that he can do best and Bo is right that we have to find it and build it.
(^_^)
Hi Bro. Bo,
PHENOMENAL!!!
Thanks be to GOD.
Thanks for your inspirational stories!
I am praying that I could use the gift of leadership God has given to me. I do not know how at this time, but I will pray harder to see the way.
We use the talents He has given us! adja!
If Manny is the King of the Ring,
then you Bro. Bo is the King of Sting.
Coz you never fail to prick our souls with your
God given wisdom, turned into talent and perfected with time and humility.
We are blessed for having yuo around all these years.
Maraming ^nth SALAMAT.
Rob
Bro BO im still confused of wat is my real purpose..
in fact there are lot of times i was worried on future,
a lot of time i dont want to face it…
im really scared wat would happen next, wat would happen to me, to my family..etc
; im so scared to face future coz i dont know wat is my real purpose in life…
your article enlighten me a lot and i hope you continue writing things that would inspire us..
tnx..
aina=)
hi bo! i always feel being uplift everytime i read your article.. i always feel encourage… i am inspired to continue my endeavor… i just graduated and thanks God i got job immediately .. though many times i feel like to quit because i always feel scared with my boss.. . and i often feel intimeditated and inferiority, but i am consoling myself then.. haha..
a big thanks to your article…i am enlighten!
thank you!
Hello Kuya Bo, you have another great article here. I do agree with the rest of the commenters that your preachings are always so inspiring and uplifting.
I believe I came across this message of yours at the perfect time, because right now, I believe I know what my anointing is, and what I excel in, but I am not doing it. Not yet anyway, but I am already starting with small steps. However, sometimes I find that mountain quite difficult to climb. What if following and doing your anointing means disregarding your responsibility towards other people in your life?
I’ll be reading your words for more enlightenment and wisdom
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tnx again for this artiicle, im sorry that i always read your soulfood letters late. i didn’t have internet connection, because my work is on field, im on sales,… but now that i have connection, i can now read it weekly. i put your old articles in a folder called BO SANCHEZ SOULFOODS, so i can read it back whenever i need a kick in life, or if i loose focus in my SFC service..
i just wanna say something about what you said, that you preach in the marketplace and not in church. I think somehow I do the same, not just so obviously to my clients.
Whenever a client feels or thinks negative about their profession, i encourage them not to loose hope, and just see that blessing is already on its way towards him. and that he just have to believe God, and that He is faithful, that He won’t forsake His children in any situation. all he needs to do is to have faith and a positive attitude. and cast out all negative vibes. that’s all i say to them. And when i leave them happy and seemed enlightened (even without closing a sales deal), i feel so much joy, too.
a friend of my mine once commented or maybe compliemented that i have a great job, coz i don’t only sell my products, but I got to sell God’s hope to my clients.
again, i thank God for you, brother bo, for giving me a ‘virtual mentor’ in you.
GOD BLESS YOU MORE!
mr. bo, your article is such an eye opener! thank you so much!
thank’s bo.
I tried discovering my life’s purpose in 3 minutes. A friend of mine introduced it to me–Writing down the things which come out of my mind and the one that would make me cry would be it. The ‘it” was/is, to bring people closer to God. In fact, even before i did the 3-minute thing, i had hints that that would be it. The hanging question is ‘how’.
And thanks to you(second time around:) for answering the question.
I always find it hard to forget failures, you know. This what keeps me from doing my purpose. The 0-80-20 thing really counts a lot. I know i gotta work hard..gotta learn more..gotta accept things which i can no longer change. And i gotta fulfill my mission, by hook or by crook.
And the “how” which you help me confirm is no other than being a teacher.
jeezz…you’re a God-given genius bo! God bless you even more!:)
and for the third time, THANK YOU(’-')
Bro Bo, thanks for this enlightening post. I really liked the part when you said that you were anointed for the unchurched. I mean, I grew going to church but often, I felt the homilies were not relevant to what’s going on with the world. I always felt that contrary to what other people say (that the Bible and God’s word were 2,000 years old and no longer relevant to these modern times), they are as relevant as they were 2,000 years ago. The proof is how you make them fresh and relevant to us. God bless you more!
Dear Bro. Bo,
I always read your blog and am always blessed. I leave a reply in some of your articles. As I read your article today in fulfilling our life’s purpose, I can’t help but reply since I just watched a baptist speaker in T.V. today. He talked about how David fulfilled God’s purpose in his life and ultimately gave Glory to God.
David’s rise to fame, fortune and power has an equal fall because of sin. Although God forgave him and restored him to his kingship, David suffered the consequence of his sin.
And since David has the heart of God, his writings in the Book of PSALMS showed his sorrows, sufferings, pain, anguish, and all other emotions. David fulfilled God’s purpose in his life through PSALMS.
By reading the book of PSALMS today in the modern society, we can associate with David, and pray like David prayed before. It is by reading PSALMS, I learned how to pray in all type of situations, emotions. And David showed how God responded to him. In the end, though David was a sinner, he repented, suffered the consequence but received the favor of God since God was glorified in his life through his writing of the book of PSALMS.
I pray,that someday in my life, I may likewise give glory to God, though once a sinnerm now struggling to be holy and perfect will I be.
God bless you Bo and your ministry and that your writings and evangelization work as a lay person give glory to God as David did.
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