Do You Enjoy God’s Blessings?
One day, I welcomed a friend at the airport.
She was not a Filipino.
And so to give her a real taste of Philippine culture, I brought her to an Eat-All-You-Can Buffet. (After all, we’re the race that eats six meals a day.)
But when we got there, to my shock, my friend was one of those strange creatures in the world who didn’t like food.
So there we were, surrounded by heaps of food—from soups, and salads and steaks and sashimi’s and sushi’s—and she had almost nothing on her plate. All she did was nibble on a piece of bread!
I asked her, “Uh, why aren’t you eating?”
I couldn’t believe what she told me. She said, “Bo, I’m allergic to food.”
“Uh, like shrimps and crabs?” I asked.
She said, “I’m allergic to food in general.”
In hindsight, I’m almost certain she had anorexia.
But let me use this story to give you my message.
I believe life is like an Eat-All-You-Can Buffet. God has placed us in the middle of a Buffet of Blessings. But I now realize that there are people who are allergic to God’s blessings.
They can’t enjoy God’s Blessings.
And I believe this “blessing allergy” comes from two crazy beliefs…
1. “I’m Too Bad To Be Blessed”
Jeremy is a brilliant fellow.
Talented and gifted in many ways.
But no matter what he does, he can’t hold a regular job.
It’s a pattern he can’t seem to break. First, he does very well in the job. But on the sixth or seventh or eighth month, when his bosses recognize his brilliance, and he’s on the verge of being promoted, he gets into a fight with someone. Either his supervisor, or his officemate, or a customer. And he resigns.
So he starts looking for another job. And the pattern happens all over again.
It’s true. It’s as though Jeremy has an allergy with success.
One day, I talked to Jeremy.
In a few minutes, I spotted the cause of his destructive pattern. From his young age, Jeremy believed he was a bad boy. All his life, his father called him a bad boy. For years, no matter what he did, his father always said, “Jeremy, you bad boy!” This was burned into his subconscious. His theme song was Michael Jackson’s song, “I’m bad.”
And in his mind, bad boys never get blessed!
So when the blessing came near him, something within him repelled it. He did something to sabotage the blessing. He’d get into a fight. He’d mess things up. Just so that he won’t be blessed.
He was allergic to blessings. He’d repel success. Because in his heart, he felt he didn’t deserve it.
I told Jeremy, “You’re father is wrong. You’re not bad. You may have done bad things, but God made you a good person. And here’s the great news. Even if you did bad things, the Bible says, ‘For God makes the sun rise on badand good alike; God’s rain falls on the just and the unjust.’” (Matthew 5:44-45)
I told him my story. “I was addicted to porn. I was in bondage to lust for years. My sexual addictions ruled my life. Actually, for decades! Yet here I am, experiencing God’s mercy and blessing.” (Just in case you don’t know this part of my life, read my book, Your Past Does Not Define Your Future.)
The second belief is the exact opposite…
2. “I’m Too Good To Be Blessed”
Let me tell you the story of Hilda.
Hilda lived a life of suffering.
First of all, she was very sickly. Something was wrong with her thyroid, her kidney, her eyesight, her stomach, her cervix…
Second, she was as poor as a rat. She had no source of income. And everyday, she had to ask money from others so she has something to eat.
My heart went out to her.
One day, when I talked to her, she told me something that disturbed me. She said, “But Brother Bo, this life of suffering is pleasing to God. Isn’t the Christian life a life of suffering?”
Yes it is. But it isn’t suffering for suffering sake. It’s suffering for the sake of love.
As I talked with Hilda, I somehow felt that she too was allergic to blessings. Not because she was bad. But because she was good. In her mind, she believed that good people shouldn’t be enjoying life. Bad people, yes, but not good people.
I felt so sad for her.
Because of some faulty religious thinking, some people think that good people don’t have any right to enjoy life and have fun.
But that’s not true.
The Right Kind Of Suffering
I agree with Hilda: The Christian life is a life of suffering.
But not suffering for suffering’s sake.
But suffering for the sake of love!
Last week, my wife went shopping. And because we were on vacation, she asked me to go with her. To me, shopping is listed in my “Least Liked Activities In The World”, together with “dental root canal without anesthesia” and “tied to a tree while being attacked by an army of giant African red ants.”
So there I was, walking behind her, carrying her shopping bags. Sometimes, she’d turn around to show me two similar items and ask me, “Which should I buy?” I tell her, “Buy both. And let’s go home.” But of course, she wouldn’t do that. She’d keep looking and comparing and searching for two more hours.
Am I suffering? You bet.
But to be honest, it was sweet, lovely, glorious suffering. Suffering I actually enjoy. Because I’m with the woman of my dreams, my jewel, my princess.
The same thing happens with my kids.
My little boy Francis knows when his father is super busy. He somehow senses when I’m writing a big project with a very tight deadline. When he knows I’m super busy, he comes up to me and asks me, “Daddy, can you play with me?”
I close my computer and play with my son.
Am I suffering? You bet. But again—it’s the kind of suffering I love. Because I love little Francis.
Real love can only be proven by suffering. This is the suffering that’s pleasing to God. The suffering that’s actually not suffering, because it’s done with joy.
Correct your belief about the Christian life.
And enjoy your blessings!
Correct Your Image Of God
Some people think that God likes us to suffer.
This verse will change your mind…
Bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:11)
I’m not a perfect father.
But my kids don’t have to beg me each morning, “Daddy, please give me breakfast…”
Even if they don’t ask, I give them breakfast. Because they need it.
Last month, my eldest son turned 11 years old. Yet to this day, my son doesn’t have a cellphone. Why? I don’t think he needs it. And he has never asked for one. (Miracles happen!) So I don’t give him one.
But when he was 9, I gave him a laptop.
I know that’s pretty early. But I saw that he needed it.
Because at 7 years old, he already loved to write. In fact, he was already writing a regular column in a kids’ magazine.
Note that my son didn’t ask for a laptop. I saw that he needed one, so I gave it to him.
God Responds To Your Needs In The Same Way
I repeat. I’m not a perfect father.
But your God is a perfect Father. And He responds to your needs in the same way.
My point? Expect your Father to meet your needs.
You need to say this core belief over and over again: “God loves to give me good things.”
Some people think they need to convince God to bless them. To beg Him. To twist His arm.
Believe me, you don’t have to do all that.
Because it’s His desire to give you good things.
Two days ago, I was in the airport with my kids. My 5-year old Francis saw a playground. He asked me, “Daddy, can I play there? Please, please, please?”
I laughed. I told him, “Son, you don’t have to say, ‘please, please, please’. Because one of the most favorite things that I do in life is watching you play in the playground.”
That’s true. I love watching Francis climb up the ladder, zip down the slide with his little arms reaching up to the sky, and finally running back to the ladder again and again.
I love watching my boy have fun!
Sometimes, I have tears in my eyes just watching him play.
I believe God loves watching you have fun too. He loves it when you’re enjoying life.
And you don’t have to convince Him to bless you.
Increase Your Capacity To Enjoy Life
Taste and see that the Lord is good. (Psalms 34:8)
Yes, God is good.
But do you taste His goodness?
Do you savor it? Do you feel it? Do you experience it? Do you delight in it? Revel and dance and sing in it?
God isn’t only good to you, He also wants you to enjoy His goodness.
If God gives a man wealth and property and lets him enjoy them, he should be grateful and enjoy what he has worked for. It is a gift from God. (Ecclesiastes 5:19)
Did you notice? The words “grateful” and “enjoy” happen at the same time.
Here’s God’s big message for you today: The more grateful you are, the more you’ll enjoy your blessings!
Two years ago, someone came up to me, asking for prayers.
With much anger, this person said, “Please pray for me, Brother Bo. I feel so bad. My heart is so heavy. I’m a salesman. I got P350,000 in commission…”
I looked at the person in a funny way. I wondered to myself, “what’s so bad about that?”
As if to answer my question, the person said, “It should have been P500,000! But I didn’t reach my quota by just a few pesos. Because of that technicality, I didn’t get half a million. I got P350,000 only…”
After praying for the salesman, I went backstage.
A friend of mine was waiting for me there.
When I saw her, she was smiling from ear to ear. She said, “Bo, I’m so happy! I just received a P3000 increase in my salary!”
I laughed.
Why was one person complaining about P350,000—and another person enjoying her P3000?
There was only one difference between these two people: Gratitude!
Let me say it again: The more grateful you are, the more you’ll enjoy your blessings.
Your gratitude is directly proportionate to your enjoyment.
The more grateful you are, the more enjoyment you feel.
The less grateful you are, the less enjoyment you feel.
Are you grateful?
Warning:
When You’re Not Grateful For The Blessings,
You May Lose Them
A man came up to me, totally broken.
He was very open to me. He said, “Eight years ago, I had an affair. I broke up with my wife of 16 years. I also left my 3 children. I chose this younger, sexier girl. At that time, I really thought I was doing the right thing.”
He went on. “Recently, that younger, sexier girl is now seeing a younger, sexier man.” Suddenly, he was tasting his own bitter medicine.
“Bo, I regret what I did. Eight years ago, I had it all. I had a wife and kids. We were happy together. I didn’t appreciate what I had. Now, I’ve lost everything.”
This is very common: We don’t know the blessings we have until we lose them.
To Enjoy A Blessing,
You Need To Know It’s a Blessing
Learn to enjoy what you have.
Do you have a baby at home? When you’re have dirty diapers to change, that’s a blessing. Because that means your baby can pee and poo. Believe me, if one day, your baby can’t poo, you’ll be crying non-stop, praying on your knees until he poos.
And when your kids are noisy, that’s a blessing. Yesterday, my son celebrated his birthday party at home with 583 kids. Actually, there were only 5 kids. But they sounded like 583. And the amount of toys littered on the floor, you’d think it was a battlefield of Armaggedon. Grrrrr!
I repeat: When your kids are noisy, and you feel irritated, that’s a blessing. First of all, that means your kids are still at home. A day will come when your kids will grow up and leave you. And one day, you’ll be living in an empty, quiet house. And you’ll be praying for the noise to come back! Oh, enjoy the noise while it lasts.
And when you have a pile of stinky laundry in your laundry basket, that’s a blessing. That means God has blessed you with nice clothes to wear.
When you have dirty dishes to wash in your sink, that’s a blessing. That means God has blessed you with delicious food to eat, and family and friends to eat with you.
When you have to pay taxes, that’s a blessing. That means you earned money. So many people don’t have money.
When you have problems with your boss, that’s a blessing. That means you have a job. So many people are looking for jobs and can’t find any.
Remember, there are two kinds of blessings…
Two Kinds Of Blessings
Not all blessings are created equal.
Some blessings are temporary.
Some blessings are permanent.
In 2009, my friends—a married couple—lost everything they owned when typhoon Ondoy ravaged their home. The flood rose up so quickly, they couldn’t save a thing—not their cash, not their jewelry, not any of their appliances, or furniture, or clothes…
But they were able to save their kids.
When I visited them, all they possessed were the clothes they were wearing. But the father told me something very moving, I’ll never forget what he said.
“Bo, we lost everything,” he explained, “but today, as we hug our kids, we feel as though we have everything.”
What happened?
My friends realized the difference between permanent blessings and temporary blessings.
Yes, our loved ones do die. I lost my father three years ago, but I still love him. And I know that I’ll meet him again. Because death is temporary and Heaven is permanent.
Here’s what I realized: When you enjoy your permanent blessings (love, people, relationships), you’ll be able to also enjoy your temporary blessings.
Let me explain.
Because I love being with my wife, my kids, and my friends, I take 10 small vacations a year.
If I didn’t enjoy my relationships, it wouldn’t matter if I take my vacations in Paris or London or Moscow or Monoco—I still won’t enjoy them.
But if I enjoy my relationships, we can take our vacation in Luneta Park (public park in Manila), and I’ll enjoy it!
Enjoy Your Greatest Blessing
Let me end with one last story.
One day, a young man was graduating from college.
Before his graduation, he told his father (in many indirect ways) about his dream car. He told him the brand, the model, the color…
The father never told him he was going to give him a car as a graduation gift—but the son was expecting it. He knew his father was rich and could afford it.
After the graduation ceremonies and family dinner, the father said to the son, “I love you so much son. I’m so proud of you. And I prepared a very special gift for you.”
The son’s heart was filled with expectation.
The father led his son to the master’s bedroom. He then handed to him a small box.
The son was disappointed. But out of curiosity, he opened the box. When he lifted the lid, he saw a leather Bible inside with his name embossed on the cover.
The son shook his head and became very angry. He shouted, “With all your money, this is all you could give me?”
He threw the gift on the floor and stormed out of the room. He stormed out of the house. He stormed out of their lives.
He left home and travelled far away. He found a job in another city. The parents tried to reach him, but he never answered their calls.
A couple of years later, the son received the news that his father had died. Convicted, he decided to visit the family.
Upon returning home, his heart was filled with sadness and regret. He walked into the bedroom of his father.
And he saw, at the side-table beside the bed, was a familiar box. He opened the box and saw again the Bible with his name embossed on its cover.
With tears, he picked it up and began leafing through the pages.
As he did, he felt something sticking at the back.
He turned the Bible over. And there he saw, taped on the back cover, was a key.
The father gave him his dream car, after all. But he didn’t enjoy this “temporary gift” because he didn’t enjoy the “permanent gift” his father gave him—a relationship with God.
God isn’t only the Blesser.
He is also the Greatest Blessing you’ll ever receive.
Enjoy Him!
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thank you Bro Bo for another great article.
Here’s the quote that I got from your message.
“The more grateful you are, the more you’ll enjoy your blessings.”
Thank you! Keep inspiring others!
Brother Bo,
Everytime I read your blog, my heart is lightened. I am very thankful for weekly giving us your blog. Actually, I couldn’t wait for Mondays because I am too excited to read your blog. You are in my prayers. I pray God will continue to bless you and your family. Through you, I have known how to be grateful in everything and everyone around me.. Through you, I realize that God’s plan are always greater than the plans we have for ourselves… Thank you brother Bo… You are God’s blessing to me…
Marie joy
Bro. Bo thanks for reminding us to be grateful for the blessings that we receive. Also, we need to learn to stop “comparing” our blessings with others who seem to have “more” because this thing really robs us of that joy that God wants us to have with every blessing He sends our way.
Trials can be blessings too, but it’s kinda wrapped in a different way. We need to see beyond the wrapper and find the real treasure within.
God bless everyone.
grateful to GOD for this article =) Thank Bro. Bo
Thank you for sharing all of these Bo. May God increased your blessings a hundredfold.
Jef Menguin
http://jefmenguin.com
Brother Bo,
I thank God for being an instrument in inspiring people through your blog. Thank you for inspiring me once again today. I am grateful in the little things God has given me. I am grateful with the people that I encounter everyday. I am grateful that my parents are alive for being there at my side continuously praying and supporting me day by day.
Praying for you and your ministry always!
Nelson
Thank you Bro. Bo, it inspires me a lot…
Continue to be a source of inspiration & encouragement Bo. God be with us all. (”,)
I attended the Feast yesterday at the PICC, you keep on inspiring me!!! by the way, we were not able to get the free reading materials with God’s CHECK, they said there were no more copies! Please please please we’d like to get copies. Will you distribute copies again next Sunday!
by the way, I would like to join your training group. Who should I contact? thanks again.
You’re such an inspiration brother Bo, continue uplifting people’s hearts through your Godly wisdom, may God bless you more and your family.
Hi Bo…you keep on inspiring me and showed me to enjoy life more. I thank God for letting me know you.
I don’t know you personally but you just let me feel like trusting your every words…
When i will have my vacation there, i am planning to pay a visit and at least have a handshake with you.
After reading this article, I made promise to myself to be grateful for all my blessings and to treasure my permanent blessings! Thank you so much Bo…you’re my angel!
im so grateful for loggin in to your web…thank again for this wonderful article….
after reading your article, i was so enlightened the fact that I am away from my family and seeking a job here in singapore. Quite tough in here but as you were saying, this is a blessing. Thank you so much
Thanks Bro. Bo your articles never miss to inspire and enlighten me. It answers my questions in life and brings out the true Christian in me.
Thanks so much !!
A for the KEY in the BIBLE story. I was waiting for the line, ” PAID in FULL”. Still a very good story to share.
Thanks Bro. Bo,. Truly you are “THE BLESSING” to others.
As for the KEY in the BIBLE story. I was waiting for the line, ” PAID in FULL”. Still a very good story to share.
Thanks Bro. Bo,. Truly you are “THE BLESSING” to others.
Being grateful is acknowledging that everything we are receiving came from God. That He has put everything on the table of blessings and has sent a free-always-open invitation to this banquet of love. Going into this table and taking up our share is the effort (freewill)coming from our side.
Let us always acknowledge God in everything that we think, say and do. I am not perfect in many sides of life but that is why I should go to Father to feel his watertight love.
Thanks Bro. Bo to this yet again wonderful, inspiring message. May God continue to bless you with so much so you can also bless others, like me, with so much…and ripple effect. =)
Robert
hi boo! your articles today made me smile again. it is a new learning to me. thanks
Hi Bro. Bo,
I really enjoyed reading your article. I am so thankful to God of what I have now…Keep Smiling
Thank you Bro. Bo for insipiring us always with your words of faith! I am grateful to God of my blessings..you are a blessing to us too! God bless you in your ministry…God bless you and your family always!
Much love&prayers,
Hutch
Thank you Bro. Bo… you are indeed right… it is the gratitude that spells the difference… Thanks for all the inspiration.. God bless you more….
Thanks Bo! This article is great and as always, I was moved to tears of joy. God bless you.
Bro. Bo! thanks so much! This made me smile, some of the stories, i can relay my life :-).. thank you so much!
Again, i am blessed by your wonderful article.
Thank you, Bo!
your last story about the greatest blessing has really moved me —- tears were flowing and i just couldn’t stop. Today, i received a phone call asking me to be ready for a job interview —–what a great blessing!
thank you bro. bo for your inspiration. God bless you and your family
Every second, every minute, 24/7, I enjoy God’s blessing to us..including you Bro.Bo..thank you..
Hi Brother Bo!
This article is very timely to what’s happening with me and my husband’s life now. We are newly weds & happy. Until we had this argument about my husband wanting to work abroad again to secure a better future for us. I told him that we are ok with what we have, and though the money offered for the job abroad is 3x his monthly salary here in Manila, I am not bothered at all, because we are both earning..enough to pay the bills and still enjoy dates and some gadgets or “luho”.
Though we have both agreed (after numerous emotional discussion) that he’ll stay in Manila, I feel guilty that he has to give up his personal goal to earn money for himself and for us. To me, building our marriage is more important that a bigger salary because it can’t pay for the time we are apart (even if it’s just a year). Though I feel guilty each day that I see him that he is “nanghihinayang”. There’s still actually time for him to accept the job this week, but again, it would be heartbreaking for me.
I am thankful that we have a happy problem of having to choose 2 job opportunities, but the fear that I have and just thinking about being apart after just 4 months of being married is something that really worries me.
I am thankful for these blessings, yet confused on what to do. They say that it’s a matter of priorities, I just hope that in knowing that he’s staying and not accepting the job would make my husband happy too and not having to look back and say, Ï should be earning that much money by now”.
Hi Sir,
Thanks for all the inspiring words. Amidst all the difficulties, I know I am still blessed. You made me realize too many things about God’s love and I am very grateful. Continue inspiring many people as you draw each and everyone of us closer to Him. God bless.
Thanks Bro Bo, I can relate to your “shopping” and “Daddy, can you play with me?” story. Same here it’s not a suffering, Even if it’s a temporary blessing I really love having them. God really loves to give me good things we just have to taste and see that the Lord is good. God bless you more Bro. Bo.
I was so blessed brother Bo…….
Dear Bro. Bo,
We feel so blessed for having you in our life Bro. Bo. You’ve have changed the very image of God in our eyes through your teachings and blogs. Now we fully understood that God is a perfect father who will bless us profusely. God bless you and your family Bro. Bo. More power!
Thank you Bro Bo for this wonderful blessing.
The real gifts are given to us by God, love, family, friends and relationships. Glory to His name always
Your last story was truly moving kuya Bo!
Thank you!
Godspeed! =)
Bro Bo,
May you never get tired of sending out inspiring stories like these.
God bless you and your family forever!
Bro. Bo,
God is really good… He gave me the chance to read this. I really need this one today for I feel like i’m not worthy of His blessings. Even how much i tried to listen, there’s something in me that will pull me back, and it’s because of the pain inside my heart just because i failed to recognize His blessings. Thank you so much Bro. Bo. Thank you.
Rissa
Bro.. Praise God for giving me the chance to receive inspirational e-mail messages from you… Thank you for being God’s instrument of sharing His message… I truly feel blessed and closer to God every time i read your messages…
PRAISE BE TO GOD!
Thanks Bo for the wonderful article. It made me realized more how blessed I am. Some trials also came to me in 2009 when my husband lost his job after a heated argument with his boss. I was devastated because our financial obligations are way more than what I am earning. We always had a fight about finances and I tend to blame him for loosing his job. God really provides, He found ways on how to bless us. It was really a miracle that we survived for how many months of financial crisis. When my husband finally found a new job, there are still problems with finances but we can handle it now and I learned to be more grateful for what I have.
Thanks Bro. Bo….just reading your weekly Article is truly a Great Blessing to each one of us…..Be greatful, God is God of Abundance and he only wants the very best for each of us his children. The world is an abundant place. God Bless Us All.
Recognizing God’s blessing is a good thing
i hope i can recognize it and be grateful at all times
thank you bro Bo! may your dreams come true as well..
God is great! Me and my son attended the feast yesterday it was our first. Truly God is working in your life..entrusting a ministry with a mission of an inspiring everyone the down hearted, poor in Spirit and ignorant to God’s Laws.Thanks God i got your magazine with the cheque in it, wrote my name and the desired amount as instructed. My son did the same . Now am claiming that God will shower the blessings i’ve been praying for.
May God continue to bless you and the whole family!
Thank you! You are a blessing to us.
Bro Bo, once again thanks from this inspiring article….The moment i was reading this, my sister was angry to me bcoz i did something that she didnt like me to do. And i know as her sister i want to reconcile from her bcoz i love her. and i want to enjoy God’s temporary and permanend blessings!
Thank you bro. Bo for again very inspiring article. you are God sent blessing to me. i am grateful to God for my permanent blessings and claiming that God will shower the blessings i’ve been praying for as He knows when i needed it the most.
Thank you again and God bless you more and the whole family!
You are a blessing to me and my mentor.
Bo, thank you for the inspirations. God Bless!
what a lovely and inspiring article.. i went through depression due to some extreme difficulties and I am now getting better.. Thank you Bro. Bo, for inspiring me and making me realize how blessed I am to be loved by God despite my difficulties. I shouldn’t underestimate God’s goodness and generosity.. I’m now ready to be blessed by our Father.. ^^
YES, BRO. BO!!!!! I ENJOY IT VERY MUCH AND YOU ARE ARE A BLESSING FROM THE LORD…GOD IS REALLY GOOD AND I WILL ENJOY EVERY BIT OF GOD’S BLESSING…GOD BLESS…
hello bro. Bo’,thanks for this inspiring article again..its a reminder to be thankful in all circumstances especially when difficult times comes and when you think of it as God’s blessing then in the end,the realization is there.
that we are indeed the children of God,heirs of His kingdom.
More articles..Godbless!
Thanks Bro Bo for an inspiring article about how to enjoy the blessings that come our way. Indeed I experienced them but at least with your advices I could change my way of thinking. God bless.
Hi Bo,
This is the 1st time I received your article. Indeed, very inspiring, excellent one. Very timely reminder, enlightining & truly a soulfood. Thank you. May God continue to bless you and more to your good undertakings. Kudos and keep up to be the light to other people! Stay safe and best regards.
thank you bro.bo for piercing my soul once again.you are teaching me to be grateful with my permanent and non permanent
blessings that sometimes i take them for granted.now i learned from you how important they are and to treasure them.
lastly, i’m grateful for knowing you as my mentor. you are changing my life.God speak to me through you. may God always bless you and empower you.
Very inspiring, Brod Bo! I was teary-eyed while reading it, for I realized how blessed I am and sometimes just take it for granted. Thank you for being God’s messenger!
Hi bro. Bo…
I always reading your blog and it’s really inspiring me… This time i really touch while i’m reading the part about the husband found a sexier young girl in place of his wife… i’m in the same situation and now in the middle of legal separation… i still believed that every thing has a reason, and now believed it’s a blessing so i can learn how to be alone… not like before that always thinking he’s with me all the time… to be together until we get old..
its a blessing that i realized to accept and to give him a life that he want by doing something to make him free…
I wish and pray that God will bless him and give him a peace of mind… it’s a blessing that i know he’s still in my heart so i can pray him always…
I want to thank you Bro. Bo because of this article i’m really getting more closer to God… the more i;m reading your blog the more i realize i’m not alone… and the more i can face the trials in my life… once again thank you… and thanks God for blessing all of us…
Dear Bo,
Thank you for all your sharings! I am just wondering where you find time to write all your writings and more! You are truly being continuously inspired by God! Keep going for all of us.
Everytime i read your articles, i felt my heart thump louder. It just only means that i’m always touched with your writings…
Thank you for always inspiring and reminding us…
That’s very inspiring, nothing else I could say… I know that the reality of life is not just blessings and blessings and blessings.. but one secret clue you always reveals to us.. that every bad things that happen in life can be turned into blessings.. depends upon how you handle it with your faith in Him… Thank you Bo.. more blessings and inspirational blogs…
Hi,
I am thanking you so much for a great article. I once again feel God embrace me this morning. I have many blessings indeed, God’s provision don’t stop but I need to stop and count and be thankful of it.
Thank you & Godbless.
very very inspiring.. thank you brother bo. I never thought i had so much blessing in my life, i just didn’t see it. God really loves me very much. Thank you again for reminding me.
Very inspiring!! Thank you Bo for enlightening many. You are indeed God’s blessing to all of us. God’s love is greater than our disappointments and HIS plans better than our dreams. I agrre that we should be grateful to all His blessings…always.
Brother Bo,
Thank you for this inspiring stories.
I am so thankful with all the blessings I have in my life right now. This also helps me to realize to always look on the brighter side. 
God bless!
Thanx bro bo…you inspire me a lot!!
hope you’ll continue to touch many lives…
“DOMINUS VOBISCUM”
Brother BO,
lately, i was kind of complaining that till now i didnt get my promotion, then after reading your article i come to realize that i still posses the permanent blessings God gave to me, my job, my family and my health.
thank you so much for giving us such inspiring words to live by. may you have more blessings. God bless
hi bro. BO!
tnx God for this another inspiring stories..yes, GOd is realy Good all the time….i feel complete everytime i had read this stories of life….may God continue to bless u & be an instrument to bless others…
God Bless…
pearly
Thanks Bro. Bo you give me things through your article that i don’t know how can I repay may God continue giving good health and great oppurtunities..
Bro. Bo,
Thank you Lord for this blessing… reading an inspiring article.
hi bro. bo,
i feel so blessed.. thank you.. thank God… i am inspired, and grateful of these article.. every, sacrifices, pains, struggles, and tiring moments of our life can be a grate blessings if we look at them on the brighter side.. God bless..
Hi bro. Bo,
thank you for inspiring us..i was bless to read your articles.and i keep it to read over and over again.
thanks Bo.very inspiring…keep it up.God bless you and your family more!
great article Bro Bo.eversince i signed up for kerygma,soulfood letters & God Whispers i was enlightened by God’s message.your articles always inspire me to have with confidence and trust in God’s wisdom.and i keep thanking God for this…miracles do come true…now i’m enjoying God’s everflowing blessings and very grateful to Him.
keep inspiring people…godblessualways!
Today my long time question about my husband’s attitude towards work and relationship is answered. He is like Jeremy, very brillant and gifted and my life is like Gilda’s
I see myself in the second story because I’m always jobless and couldn’t find the right one and I’m as poor as the rat that I can’t even go to the doctor for my check up for the same physical sickness. I am only relying upon God’s healing power by my faith and prayers. But the last story touched my heart and I couldn’t hold back my tears. Thank you Lord, I am blessed with these stories. Thank you Bro. Bo for your beautiful sharing. God bless!
Thanks Bro Bo for this beautiful message! Appreciate the permanent blessing before you can appreciate the temporary blessings!
Thank you very much Brother Bo for publishing inspiring articles that reminds us that we have an awesome, loving God that wants us to enjoy life & b happy, thanks for reminding us to be appreciative of things we have & more importantly the relationships we have; family, love ones & friends. May God bless you & your love ones and continue to b an instrument for His work here on earth, God bless bro
Hi Mr. Bo,
it’s very inspiring to read your messages. and im very thankful that everytime i read your messages, it gives me hope…hopefully i can do acquire them in myself, that i can slowly put them in my daily habit. Thank you so much…
Hi, Mr. Bo,
Once again, you touched my heart with your article on God’s
blessings. It is truly heartwarming to think of God as a generous, loving Father. Thank you so much!! May you continue to inspire us with your articles…More power!
Thank you so much for another inspiring article. I am learning a lot from you, from the books you have written and from the weekly blogs. They make me realize how blessed I am. And you are really one of the blessings we’ve received from God. That’s why I’m so grateful to Him for you. May our Lord bless you, your ministry and family more.
very timely that I read your article now. I just finished computing our family farm’s harvest results and the numbers were telling me that the earnings cannot cover the projected improvements and salary increase of helpers. Even if we forego our shares, kulang pa rin. I forgot that all along for years, GOD has been providing for farm maintenance and labor expenses despite the increasing medical and house bills. Through you, I received HIS message that I enjoy HIS gift with a grateful and trusting heart. Thanks so much for allowing yourself to be HIS instrument of truth.
Thank you Bro.Bo for this inspiring Article!!! It open my eyes again to be open on his blessings,being not a perfect dad I know what to give which is best for my kids, what more God who is so perfect and kind…And about our permanent blessings like my family which I really miss being working abroad for how many years now I’ve been praying to God to give me a new source to provide for my family where starting a;ready small businesses and asking God to bless us with more please pray for us Bro.And.one day I may use my talents as well to play Bass guitar para kay lord!!!
Thank you Bro and God Bless,
Chris
Dear Bo,
Indeed your writings and wisdom is also God’s blessings to us. Thank you so much for unselfishly sharing to us your soulfood mail. By the way I attended your seminar on HOw to be truly rich last Feb 5,2011. It was JUST GREAT. Indeed all of us are blessed to be rich. I am looking forward to attending the smeinar on Financial Coaching as well as the entrepreneurs workshop which you plan to hold in April I hope you could announce it early so I will have more chances of getting cheaper plane airfare since i reside in Cebu City.
Thank you.
Gob Bless.
Astrid
Brother Bo, when will you have time again to speak to other charismatic communities which you usually do before.. I hope you can still be invited.. You are God’s gift to us..
Salamat Lord, for having a Christian brother like Bo.. he has touched our hearts a countless times..
Brother Bo,
Reading your inspiring article every week makes me more strong & energetic with positive attitude. Hope you will continue doing this to all of us. Million thanks & God bless!!!
[…] As the travel date draws near, that voice is becoming louder. Then God spoke to me through Bo Sanchez. You see, I have subscribed from Bo Sanchez newsletters and I’m ashamed to admit that I seldom read them. Yet, I clicked a certain subscription in my email with this subject: “Do you enjoy God’s blessings?”. […]
awesome…bro. bo. …life is choosing between temporary and permanent,,,,as i read your article i feel that blessings will pour in…IN GOD’S time…i resigned from my work and concentrate on nurturing my two kids,,mahirap dahil sanay ako s office environment kaso mas masaya pala ang kasama mo ang mga anak mo s bawat salita, kilos o galaw at sa munting halik at kamay na humahaplos sau pag pagod ka na ang sarap ng feeling…I know GOD has a purpose to our life, and i fully trust HIM…
Bro. Bo,maraming salamat kasi narealize ko na marami pala akong dapat baguhin sa sarili ko pagkatapos kong mabasa ang article na to. Na enlightened ako at natouched ng todo. Salamat talaga lalo na kay God na patuloy nagbe-bless sa atin ng kaligtasan at sa lahat ng mga biyaya ng buhay.
May God continue to bless you and your dear ones. =)
Bro. Bo, I really appreciate the goodness, realizations and strength that brought me upon reading your article. Indeed, I have so much to be thankful for the many blessings in life coupled with the sacrifices I have to endure and persevere.
Thank you God for lifting me up despite how the crossroads will hit me many times, You are there to give meaning in this life.
God bless you Bro. Bo and thank you for keeping us going through your messages!!!
thank you for sharing Bro. Bo
I almost cried at the end of my reading.
Yes. Its true, perhaps now I don’t know how much important are those blessings I have because that is not what I’m expecting for. Now I know, I should have be grateful for what I have right now.Amen.
Andrew on February 9, 2011 at 10:45am Said:
Thank you bro. bo for including me in your millions of friends, when i share your stories from ur inpiring books, newsletters and articles on ur web, miracles happens in my houshold my wife finds time now to read the bible and pray the rosary, we now hav more inputs to share to our cfc household members including our elders. I now apreciate and understand my brother in laws nasty behavior And i know theres more to come, by the way im a regular 20% tithe giver to our parish and to cfc community so giving money is not hard for me to do even if im an ordinary govt employee only, again thank you sharing your blessings to us ordinary souls.
thank you very much for the inspiring words…indeed its the gratitude that counts..may God bless all your endeavors!
Thank you, Brother Bo, for the reminder: to be grateful for every single blessing that has been given to me by our Father.
hello! bro. Bo, tnx for the wonderful inspiring message you shared. Now I know what’s the appreciation bring to our life. either it’s good or bad, small or big. We should be more appreciative for us to fulfill the true joy of the blessings it gives. May you always continue to inspire every soul. God bless
IT IS REALLY A BLESSING TO READ YOUR WEEKLY BLOGS,….. It really helps me a lot especially I am here in the mid Sahara desert of Libya (i am an OFW), your message is my weekly source of personal Inspirations, my Refreshments, my Soul foods, and my driving force to work each day with gratitude in my heart…. Knowing that all these are my blessing from our God…. as you may know, we are do not have any Christian church here (this is a Muslim populated area), we are working here 360 days and after that we will can have our vacation for 30 days…. just imagine the number of days that we cannot go to church to refill our faith and hear Gods words.
And I really thank God for giving us YOU who inspires us always.
God bless you and keep us in your prayers always.
Awesome Gift you have Bo! Your stories and articles has always touched my heart and of course to others…. I would sometimes cry when your story breaks my heart and it gives me joy when you would candidly cracked jokes with less effort…. but most importantly, it gives me HOPE when you always see the positive side of LIfe despite every given situation…that is why your stories gave me inspiration to embrace God’s graces whenever it comes my way….
Remain a Blessing!!!!
P.S Your GodWhisper’s Me is also a daily amazing grace…just cant afford it now! to be a member of yorur Truly RIch Club!! God will make a way….Pray for me!
Thank you so much, Bro. Bo. I’m truly inspired. You’re also a blessing with this article.
maraming salamat po uli BO…
thank you for inspiring lots of people bro bo..God bless you more and your family..
Bro.Bo,
thank you for another inspiring article..God Bless you..
Thanks for reminding me how to be grateful and how God loves to see us enjoy HIS gifts!
thank you Bro Bo…
for reminding me to be so grateful of my permanent blessings..it really made me cry…
goodmorning!
thanks bro bo, a very inspiring article. i’m very bless in every little way.
may GOD bless you always and your family..
more inspiring article..
thanks..
Bro. Bo,
Everytime I read your Blog, the more I realized how I am important to GOD. Being grateful for all the Blessings is one factor I most of the time forget to acknowledge. I thank GOD for you and your inspiring messages. I pray for my wife and children back home in the Philippines to be always grateful for all the blessings in their daily lives. GOD BLESS!!!
i love it…………………………………… so nice and inspiring.
thanks bro. bo
Thanks Bo! I’m guilty of not being grateful. Thanks for the reminder.
True, inconvenience turns into joy if done out of love for the beloved.
If God entrusts us blessings / gifts , sharing it with others would make life meaningful, joyful and worthwhile !
Enjoy and share God’s blessings !
Have a beautiful weekend !
Thanks Bro Bo and family !
thank you Bro. Bo, this was amazing articles with a lot of wonderful mesaage…
God bless….
Sir Bo, i am very touch with your message….continue to be a blessing and praying that God will bless your family always….
Bro. Bo,
You are such a great blessing to many souls. I hope you wont mind if I use your examples for my homilies sometimes. I pray for you and your loved ones and your ministry.
Fr. Mar Elias
THank you so much for the weekly inspiration Tito Bo. God bless u always and your family.
Thank you so much for this article, Bro. Bo! Thank you, too, for the past articles whci you have written. From the time that a friend of mine, ATTY. DINA ANDALIS, introduced to me a Kerygma Magazine ( that was the time when we were not lawyers yet ), your articles enlightened me and truly inspired me.
Keep writing and keep inspiring!
God bless.
JURU
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thank you for sharing with me a very inspiring article..it reminds me how blessed i am..God bless!
Thank you so much for sharing this Bo. I have been reading your blogs ever since a friend shared it to me. I always feel wonderful reading your blogs. Thank you for always reminding us how great our Lord is and how great His love is for all of us. Let me share you my experiences, Bo. When I was child, I always pray and ask for things from God and indeed, he granted all those wishes. On my ninth birthday, I attended mass and thought to myself, how great it would be if I could read the first reading. I prayed to God, “please let me be the one to read the first reading.” After a while, a man came asking me to read the first reading. Of all the people in church, he asked me. I was even seated at the very far end. I became afraid and I declined. I prayed but I never thought that God would answer yes. I also remembered when I was in college, I was walking from the library to the student center starving. I spent all my money on my thesis and school projects. I prayed for money. I bent my head while walking because I was so sure that I could find money along the way. And indeed, I found 50 peso-bills, take note, bills. Guess what? I didn’t pick it up because I thought that the owner might come back and look for it. I continued walking until my stomach ached. I could hear it grumbling. It seemed like a monster was complaining inside my stomach. I came back to the place I found the money. I couldn’t find it anymore. Maybe, God was teaching me a lesson back then. These are only a few examples of how I “insulted” God’s kindness. God gave me everything I asked. All I needed to do was accept it but I didn’t.
2/26,2011
BLESS
I have read all the articles in your blog today for the first time. They were all very inspiring and wish I could send them to all my relatives and friends.
Please pardon my ignorance but how do this. ?
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND GOD BLESS YOU ALL !!
18 March 2011
Sir Bo!
Gusto ko lang pong ibahagi sa inyo na ang dios ay napakabait at hindi ka iiwanan kahit ano mang mangyari.
marie
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I am so grateful and so blessed to receive this article sir. Thank you so much for sharing this to me. It is a good way of discovering what life really means to us. I already know how to take care of the blessing that I receive everyday.
I’m so glad that Bo’s articles can be read via net…it is exactly my in thoughts that I don’t deserve His blessings because I make mistakes…that I don’t have a right to ask for blessing…Thank you Bo for this article…My heart and mind have been opened and enlightened…
Thank you for this article. My husband and I had discussions regarding about our finances and he always blame me for not being able to save much. We are a middle income family and I’m grateful for what we have right now with a a stable job, few savings, a house of our own and enough to send our kids to school. We started with just a bag of our clothes when we got married. I just wsh that my husband could see our life in my own perspective and be grateful also with what we have. I hope he will be enlightend when he reads this article .T hank you for this article it is so timely as if God has heard my prayers. May you continue to bless and inspire other people.
I am an avid reader of your preachings, sometimes a get carried away and cry, with your stories, real stories of real lives especially when i can relate it with my own. I believe “You” are one of my blessings. Today i learned the temporary and the permanent blessings and the difference of the two.. I am so much grateful with the blessings i have in my life now, i have not much of the temporary blessings but i have enough or shall i say i am so much happy and comfortable with the permanent blessings i have.. my family. My family is not perfect but we are happy…i hope you include us in your prayers especially in combating with the daily crisis in life’s survival and the temptations we face. Thank you so much brother Bo.
thanks bro bo.. you never fail to touch me even with the simplest of words
Bro. Bo, you never fail to touch my heart with your words! truly you are God’s blessing to this World!
Hi Bro. Bo!
I started to admire your works when my big brother lend me your book ‘How To Be Really Really Really Happy’ about a year ago. Every time I read your articles, it somehow gives me this enlightenment and clarification about life. See, I’m only fifteen, but every time I get to read your words, I feel like I mature in a way… if that makes sense. I feel like I appreciate life and all the blessing He’s given me more with your words.
So for that, thank you, and may God continue to shower you with blessings.