How A Detour Can Bring You To A Bigger Destiny
Haven’t you noticed?
The road to success isn’t a straight road. It has many twists, turns, and zigzags. With lots of detours.
Today, I’d like to talk about the Principle of Obliquity.
Don’t be afraid of that word. What in the world is Obliquity? Obliquity is the state of being oblique. (Are you sometimes blown away by my genius?)
Let me share with you how obliquity works: A Detour can bring you to a Bigger Destiny.
When it comes to Detours, the first guy that comes to my mind is Joseph…
Joseph’s Dream Becomes A Detour
When he was 17 years old, this brash teenager appeared in one family dinner and announced, “Hi Dad! Hi Mom! Hi Brother One, and Brother Two, and Brother Three, and Brother Four, and Brother Five…” He had eleven brothers. After greeting all of them, he cleared his throat and said, “Last night, I had a dream. I saw all of you bowing low to me. Gee, isn’t that strange? But well, if this is my destiny, I might as well get used to it… Brother One, can you make me some iced tea? Brother Two, can you fan me while I eat? You guys might as well get used to serving me…”
In other words, Joseph was telling them, “One day, I’m going to lead you guys. I’ll be governor of the family business.”
You can imagine how his older brothers reacted. I’m sure they didn’t say, “We’re so happy that you now know what you want to do in life. Bravo!”
No. They were so angry, the Bible says they threw him into a pit. While in that dark hole, freezing and hungry, Joseph was probably praying, “Lord, this looks like a wrong step in my career path.”
It would get worse. The next day, his brothers sold him to the Midianite Traders for 20 pieces of silver—and these Traders sold him as a slave to an Egyptian named Potiphar. So from a son, he becomes a slave. Can you imagine how far this was to his dream?
His troubles weren’t over. Mrs. Potiphar wanted to be close to him. Very close. Being a person of integrity, he said “No” to her repeated seductions. One day, in some dark corner of the house, she grabbed him by the collar and said, “Bakit ngayon ka lang
Bakit ngayon kung kailan ang aking puso’y, Mayron nang laman… (Why did you come only now when my heart is already filled…”)
And he said, “Tukso, layuan ako…” (Temptation, depart from me…) and he ran away—leaving his shirt behind. Spurned by his rejection, she shouted, “Rape!”
And poor Joseph was thrown into prison.
So from son, to slave, to prisoner! His life was getting worse by the day. He was getting farther and farther from his desired destiny.
While in prison, he met two other prisoners—the baker and a butler of Pharaoh—had a dream that bothered them. They asked Joseph to interpret their dreams, and he did. Joseph said to the baker, “I’m so sorry, in three days, you’ll be hanged.” And that was what happened. Joseph said to the royal cupbearer, “In three days, you’ll be reinstated to your former position.” He then said, “When you’re back working in the palace pouring martini’s for Pharaoh, can you appeal my case to your Boss?” The cupbearer promised—but he totally forgot about Joseph.
Joseph had to stay in the prison for 2 more years.
Joseph’s Detour Led To A Bigger Destiny
But one day, the Pharaoh had two very disturbing dreams. And all his wise men couldn’t interpret them. That was when the Cupbearer remembered Joseph. He mentioned this to Pharaoh. And so Joseph was summoned from prison.
He interpreted Pharaoh’s dream. He said, “Pharaoh, there will be 7 years of plenty and 7 years of famine. During the 7 years of plenty, I suggest you start setting aside 20% of the produce of the land and invest it in the Stock Market and Mutual Funds for the 7 years of famine.” His advice wasn’t that detailed, but you get the picture. Pharaoh liked his advice so much, he appointed Joseph as Governor of the entire country.
Many years ago, Joseph wanted to simply be the governor of his family. But God had a Bigger Destiny for him. He wanted him to be Governor of Egypt. That’s why God allowed a detour, because this detour led him to his Bigger Destiny.
I’ve seen the Principle of Obliquity work in the lives of almost all the successful people I know.
Right now, you may be in a difficult time in your life. Maybe the job that you wanted wasn’t given to you. Or the man that you wanted to marry walked out of your life. Or your plans to go abroad went up in smoke. Or you failed in a Board Exam. Or your business is losing money.
I’ve got news for you: You’re in a Detour. Gigantic obstacles have appeared between you and your desired destiny. You may feel like your life is getting worse by the day. You may feel farther from your destiny today than you were yesterday.
Why is God allowing this? Because He wants to tell you, “Your dreams are too small. Your goals are too puny. Your ambitions are too tiny. I’ve got a bigger Destiny for you!” God is telling you, “I’ve got a better job for you,” and “I’ve got a better man for your life,” and “I’ve got a better future in store for you that you want right now.”
Here’s an illustration of Joseph’s Journey…
This is what I mean by the Principle of Obliquity.
When he was already governor of Egypt, his brothers came to ask for food and for forgiveness. Joseph told them, You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20)
Perhaps you have enemies today. Believe that what your enemies intended for harm, God will use it to bless you more!
Detours Led To Their Bigger Destiny
Let me give you examples of Detours that happen to three people and how these Detours led them to their bigger Destiny…
1. Steve Jobs
When he was 21 years old, Steve Jobs founded Apple in his garage. After a few years, Apple became a very successful computer company.
But 9 years later, his own Board of Directors booted him out from Apple. Perhaps you’re wondering, “How in the world can the Founder of a company be fired from his own company?” But that was what happened to Steve Jobs. Talk about a gigantic Detour! Suddenly, all his dreams crashed to oblivion.
But while Steve was away from Apple, many things happened in his life that prepared him for his comeback. Twelve years later, Apple hired Steve Jobs again. And he made Apple even bigger and better than ever. (Just to give you an idea, when Steve came back in 1987, Apple Stock was worth $4 per share. Last week, Apple was $610 per share.) Today, Apple, in terms of market capitalization,is the most valuable company in the world.
About his Detour, Steve Jobs said: “I didn’t see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life.
Have you also been fired? Have you been rejected? Has a door closed in front of you? Don’t be discouraged. You’re in a Detour. Believe that God is preparing you for a bigger door!
2. Col. Sanders
Harland David “Colonel” Sanders owned a regular restaurant.
But one day, a literal “Detour” came into his life. The government built a huge highway that made everyone bypass his restaurant. And he was forced to close it down.
This happened when he was 66 years old. Because of closing down his restaurant, he became broke, living from one social security check to another. His monthly check? $104.
If you were 66-years old, and your cherished dream of owning your own restaurant goes up in smoke—what would you do?
The only thing Col. Sanders had in his hands was his chicken recipe. So he went from one restaurant to another, knocking door to door, offering his chicken recipe in exchange for a little royalty for every chicken sold.
Guess what happened? They said “No!” In many places, he was thrown out. How dare he offer his chicken recipe? Their chicken recipe was better.
Do you know how many restaurants rejected his offer? 1009.
If I was Col. Sanders, I don’t think I would have lasted beyond 50. If I received 50 rejections, I would have just given up and retired a retire—living in my small house, collecting my social pension checks every month.
But Col. Sanders didn’t. True enough, one restaurant said “Yes”. And Kentucky Fried Chicken was born. Nine years later, when he was 75 years old, there were 5000+ restaurants that were using his recipe and ordering sauces from him.
Imagine if that Detour didn’t happen. Imagine if that highway wasn’t built that detoured all the customers of Col. Sanders away from his restaurant. Perhaps he’d still be managing one restaurant, perhaps two, perhaps three. But because of that Detour, KFC today has 20,000 branches around the world.
Here’s the truth: Small Dreams will have to die so that Bigger Dreams will come true. If Small Dreams don’t die, you won’t even think of the Bigger Dreams.
Finally…
3. St. Alphonsus Ligouri
Alphonsus Ligouri was a brilliant young lawyer. He was such a good lawyer that for 8 straight years, he won in all his cases.
But one day, when he was 27 years old, he lost one case because of a simple error he made. He misread a document—and he was totally humiliated in court.
But that was the Detour that God used. When he was very depressed at what happened, that was when he heard a call from God. He left his profession and joined the seminary. Three years later, Alphonsus was ordained a priest. Years later, he formed the Redemptorist Congregation and became a Bishop.
Are you going through total humiliation today? Don’t give up. This is a Detour that will lead to a bigger Destiny for your life.
A Detour Can Be The Road To Your Bigger Destiny
If You Do Two Things…
Let me teach you how to make your Detour bring you to your Bigger Destiny. To move from slave to prisoner to governor, Joseph did two powerful things…
1. Remain Faithful
No matter what happened, Joseph remained faithful to God.
No matter how deep the pit or how dark the prison, he just kept doing the right thing.
For example, when Joseph was a slave working in Potiphar’s house, Joseph could have said, “I don’t deserve to be a slave. What a crummy life! This is so unfair!” And he could have just acted in a lousy way. But that’s not what he did. Joseph said, “I’ll be the great slave in the world!” He did such an excellent job as a slave—Potiphar appointed him Mayor Domo—head of all the other household servants.
When Potiphar’s wife wanted him, Joseph could have said, “Oh, what the heck. Life is unfair anyway. I might as well have a little fun…” But he didn’t do that. He said no to sin.
When he was thrown in prison for a crime he did not do, Joseph could have just thrown in the towel and say, “The hell with life! The hell with being good.” But he didn’t do that. He said, “I’ll be the greatest prisoner in the world.” No matter what happened, he just kept doing the right thing. He was such a good prisoner, the Prison Warden appointed him to be the prison’s Mayor too, to manage the other prisoners.
Joseph bloomed wherever he was planted. If you want to be successful, you too need to bloom wherever you are planted.
Wherever you are right now, remain faithful. Always give your best. You may not be in the right job, you may not have the right tools, you may not be in the right place, you may not be with the right people—but do the right thing anyway—and God Himself will give you the right reward.
Think about it. Where did Joseph learn to manage a country? He took up management 101 in a prison. Before he managed the country, he managed fellow-slaves and fellow-prisoners.
That’s why the Bible says, Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. (1 Peter 5:10)
However, Joseph wasn’t passive. Yes, he was being abused, but he kept looking for an opportunity to get out of the abuse.
2. Remain Open
As you walk through a Detour, believe me, there will be wonderful opportunities that will appear before you. Opportunities to leapfrog to your success. The reason why a lot of people don’t see the opportunities is because opportunities come dressed as responsibilities.
Look at Joseph. When Potiphar asked him to take responsibility over his household, he said Yes. When the Prison Warden asked him to take responsibility over the entire prison, he said Yes. When Pharaoh asked him to take responsibility over the entire country, he said Yes.
But some people are allergic to responsibilities. And these same people will complain why they don’t receive more blessings. Here’s the Truth: If you want more blessings, you’ve got to want more responsibilities. Blessings and responsibilities are two sides of the same coin.
Let me give you an example. Why do Managers earn more than Messengers? Because Managers have more responsibilities than Messengers.
No Matter How Long Your Detour Is…
By the way, do you know how long this circuitous Detour was in the life of Joseph? He became a slave when he was 17 years old. He became a Governor of Egypt when he was 30 years old. He was in Detour territory for 13 long years.
Perhaps you too have been waiting for a long time, seeming trapped in your Detour.
Here’s my final word to you: No matter how long, remain faithful and remain open, and one day, you’ll see your bigger Destiny become your reality.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thank you Bro Bo for an awesome and timely article! Detours are truly learning opportunities for us. We just need to be faithful.
Surprisingly, I cried while reading this message. It seemed like God was talking to me personally while I was going through the whole article. I’ve been through a lot of detours in my life that’s why I was able to relate to this very much. I was also named after Joseph, hence, I took the post as something that was really meant to be reflected upon by me. You really hit the nail on the head Brother Bo. Nobody’s work has this effect on me as much as you do. I know the Lord uses you to get through whatever He has on His mind for me… Thank you so much.
I love these inspiring stories. We need to hear these things everyday.
Thanks Bro Bo.
Bro. Bo,
Thanks so much for this message..it makes my spiritual life grow..
My wait for Mondays is all worth it Brother Bo… Your article is just like GOD talking to me… It resonates in me as always…
Thank you brother Bo! May GOD bless you, your family and your loyal team always!
Bro. Bo,
These are really inspiring for the week. Thanks for the inspirational words.
Brother Bo,
I’ve been experiencing lot of pain/difficulties right now ( na ako rin ang may kagagawan) sad to say apektado din ang aking asawa at mga anak pati narin and aking buong pamilya. Napakalaki ng naitutulong ng Blog mo dahil dito ako humuhugot ng lakas ng loob, hope I can bounce back para makatulong din. GOD Bless you and your entire family and continue to inspire/help people.
This really made my day. Thank you Bro. Bo. Thanks for reminding GOD doesnt change his plans nor his character even if I do. Urging me more to be like him.
Bro Bo, this is very inspiring. Now I know that i’m in this stae of detour for almost many years…but I know God is preparing me for bigger plans than what i’ve been praying for. you gave me courage Bro. Bo. Like Steve, I’ll make myself in the creative years of my life. Thank you!
“grow where God has planted you.” detours are necessary to reach our destiny. thanks bro. Bo for another inspiring article.
Thanks for this timely and awesome inspiration, Bro. Bo! Oh yes, I really , love your genius! I wish I can write as humorous and as meaty as you can! For now, I will be the best reader of your best writings.
God bless you more and more!
Dear Bro Bo:
Thank you for the timely and inspiring article … your articles always come on times when I’m feeling sad and confused.
God bless Bro. Bo and hope you’ll include me in your prayers …
God is speaking to me again, through you Brother Bo! Im in a waiting period right now, getting impatient. But I know God has plan for me..Thank you for another inspiring article. Thank you for being my spiritual mentor.
May God continue to bless you and your family!
Thank you Lord answering my prayers through Bro. Bo’s message.
Dear Bro. Bo,
May God bless you more.
Your writings has inspired me to live with faith and with conviction. The stories you share inspire me to choose how to live my life.
I thank God for the blessing he sends me.
Happy morning.
Bro. Bo, I simply don’t know why I get goose bumps & teary-eyed while I was reading your article about the Detours in Life. One thing I know, something so big, so marvelous & awesome is coming my way! And on that special day, I would like to personally meet & thank you for all of your wonderful & inspiring “soulfood” to all weary & burdened people around the world.God bless you & your family!
Hi Bro. Bo, thank you so much for another heart-warming article! God bless
I am currently on a detour right now and sometimes I am being impatient. Thanks for your message Bro. Bo as this reminds me that God has really big plans for me. I just need to do the right thing as Joseph did.
God Bless you more Bro. Bo. Please include me in your prayers.
Thank you very much!
Wonderful article, I thank God for sending your article in perfect timing Bro. Bo.
Warmest regards. .
Thank you Brother Bo for such a wonderful blog and messages.
Thank You Lord for letting Bro. Bo be your instrument to spread Your Word and be a good example to everyone.
I believe that you have more in store for me. And that my past does not define my future.
I will always BELIEVE and HAVE FAITH in You Lord!
I love You Lord!
Salamat Bro Bo, for another inspiring post this monday morning! Thank you for allowing us to be blessed with God’s love and reminders. God bless you and your loved ones!!
Thank you so much… I need this right now.
Yes indeed I’m on a detour right now. After 16 years of being caught in a rat race, I’m now trekking a new path towards an unpaved, bumpy road ahead. But with GOD along the journey, I hope HE could carry me when I tired , down and beaten. LORD guides in our decision and make us a good steward of your financial blessings to come. AMEN.
Bro. Bo thank you for this inspiring post. It is very timely as I am having marital and health problem and this remind me to stay Faithful to God. I hope and pray God will make everything right for me and my family. Bro. Bo I had been diagnosed with breast cancer stage 2 last 2010 and had gone chemotherapy after mastectomy. And I just found out that my husband had an affair. I’m in the stage where I can’t accept what he did while I am still battling with this cancer. Even when I am like this I feel I want to revenge……hence your article come as a great relief and help me re-focus. Please do include in your prayer Bro. Bo for I know you have been favored in eyes of God. Thank you.
Took me more than 1 hour to finish…Taking notes.. and sharing your posts to friends. Really inspiring! Thanks again!
Inspiring talk! A great way to start my week. Keep it up.
Thank you for this message bro. bo, Your post are always on time..just right on time when I feel I needed some message from God..Im also on a life’ s detour and getting tired of where it will lead me, but Im holding on for God’s promise, as you said just do my best for what I have now but still hope, work and pray more that it will be better in God’s time.. thanks bro bo. I will read this message over and over again so I’ll remember it at all times…Godbless to u and ur ministry…
Hi bro Bo.
I am so inspired of your message, iv been working abroad before, i resigned for family reason, its been 7 mos now that i am jobless, i feel so frustrated and my wife is not respecting me, i can sense it, it make me feel useless and desperate. my kids are going to school and i don’t have nothing left. but when i read your article it makes my spirit live again, please pray for me Bro, so i can work again. Thank you
Bro Bo, thank you so much for the very inspiring message,
It really help me a lot especially that i am facing a detour of
my life. God is good all the time. More power to you.
Thank you bro bo for this great article…Praise God for using you to understand detour in life. Please pray for me bro bo..thanks a lot!
Dear Bro. Bo:
I’m very inspired with your article today. Yes, i am following my Detour now. I thought that when I will reached the age of 50, I will have an easy life (less problems, less trials, less stress) but NO! It is as if my problems become more heavier and stressful (may it be family or work). And now that I have read your article, I understand and hopeful that following this Detour, I can see my bigger Destiny become a reality.
Please help me pray! Thank you very much and more power!
Maris
thank you brother, my years of detour sharpened my faith in God, as long as we remain in his love, he will never abandon us, embraced His will, that is what he wants from us, in my nothingness only he can fill me up , God is so good all the time, in his time.
Oh Bro. Bo, ure God’s extension of His powerful and wonderful words…God’s Words are quite subliminal, wide in latitude and in de4pth, yet Bro. Bo juz makes them simple, crystal clear and direct to the point.
Thank you Bro. Bo for further enlightening and giving God’s Words to the masses in words and meaning easily understood by the readers and the public…
You are indeed God’s GIFT to the FILIPINOs and to every reader to your blogs, to your spiritual readings… Very practical and comprehensible!!!!!! Thank you very much….
what a good way to start the day!
Big Tnx for sharing this great blog bro Bo. I learned alot. To take responsibility and do my best in whatever i do. To remain faithful and do the right thing whatever detour i’ll encounter in my life. Keep inspiring bro Bo! GODbless us all.. :d
Thanks God Bless You
Amen Bro Bo!
Detours are there so we become more faithful to God in our journey of faith
Thank you
I’m on my own Detour right now. This is just the reminder I need.
hi, bro bo!
since last week i have come across and read the story of joseph for a couple times and now this…i know there’s a deeper personal reason why im encountering this story again and again and again..im opening myself to it and praying that ill be guided to it.
il always remember the wisdom of this story. thanks, bro.
God bless you and all your readers
have a great week everyone
Thanks Bro. Bo, its really a powerful message for me, a blessed reminder that every one has a detour before we finally found a more fruitful and successful life. God bless you bro.Bo.
Thanks Bro…God bless….
Thank you for this, Bro. Bo. I’m currently stuck in a detour and needed some advice like this!
God bless!
thank you so much bro bo!..:D
Thank you Bro. Bo. This is such a wonderful article. Timely and very much appreciated. I’ve always been inspired by your articles and being touched by your words.God Bless
thank you for this article., GOD really talk to me with this, dapang dapa po ako sa ngayon sa dami ng utang, walang pang tuition sa mga anak ko.. the business is going down, parang nakakulong ako sa sitawasyon na ang hirap labasan. THERES NO WAY OR PERSON TO RUN TO EXCEPT GOD.,BUT THIS ARTICLE INSPIRED ME A LOT.LOOKING FOR A BRIGHTER SIDE.
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you very much for the inspiration. Thank you for making me realize that God has the best plan for me. More power to you! May your tribe increase.
Lot
Hi Bro Bo,
Good afternoon! Your message really hit me, I know that inspite of the sadness that we have encountered because of my father and eldest brother death, we should hold on to our Dear God and continue to praise and worship him, because he always know what is best for his children. I ask God for forgiveness for being weak.
May our Dear Lord continue to use you to inspire more people. God bless
Hi, Bro Bo!
This story is very inspiring!
God’s blessing sometimes cloaked into trials and temptations. What’s important is we remain faithful to Him and He will bless us.
God bless to you and everyone reading this blog.
Brother Bo, thank you for sharing this! My tears flowed non-stop. I had to stop before I proceeded to “Remain Open” because I had to blow my nose. I am going through a lot lately - love, work, family, self - and God has spoken to me through you.
Thank you for inspiring and touching a lot of people’s lives. May God continue to give you blessings as you never fail to share yours.
Thanks Bro. Bo for another inspiring article.
For every door that closes another door and window will be opening for us.
Be a blessing to others.
brother bo,
thanks for being a deeply moving instrument of God in stewarding his people. the holy spirit has put the words in your mind and mouth to rejuvinate and heal the weak souls of people like me.. Praise and honor to him our Lord God for He is certainly living! your such an inspiration bro! God loves and has favored you so much because of your unceasing prayers and humility together with the rest of God’s flock working with you.! To God be the glory!
Thank you Bro.Bo, I/m in a detour too and God will soon lead me to my destiny!
yes bro bo, i am in my detour right now. i failed in two bar exams already. but thank God i got my job back at the law office where i worked as a law student, this time, with bigger responsibilities and tasks short of the actual lawyering. my boss wants me to take the bar next year, and i pray that God will lead me to a greater destiny.
thank you bro bo for your uplifting article. may God be praised!
This was such an inspiring and encuraging article..I cried when I was reading it..because it seems like God is answering me through Bo and his article..True,
I am in detour right now and I started to loose patience and hope..which is btw, not very difficult for me….
I am not in prison like Joseph, that is true, but I feel forgotten by God..I do not know where to turn and what to do…But how Joseph must have felt being a slave and in prison..that must have been much harder..and yet, he NEVER gave up his faith! This article is just what I needed to hear (or read:) right now…
Please pray that I remain faithful and find my destiny when it is the right time…
sir BO,
nice………….
thanks and GOD BLESS US ALL!
raul
thanks alot Bro. Bo..just in time for my down and confusing moments..take care always and may all ur dreams come true too.
thanks bro. bo:) hmm…may all ur dreams come true too:) and yeah, stay kind always:)
I was hit straight from the heart as I read your article bro. Bo as I am presently experiencing a detour with my job and I was thinking negative to quit on my job and just find a better opportunity. God is really so good as I go deeper reading your article the the negative thinking became positive and I really get inspired of it. Thank you Bro. Bo. I was really relieve just like a battery that has been newly charge.
Bro. Bo thanks for this very beautiful message. I am currently in a detour and learning a lot of important lessons from it. God bless.
Bo, Very TRUE for me. detours are test of having great faith in God. thank you very much. God bless.
Thank you very much Bro. Bo for the very inspiring stories of Joseph the dreamer, Steve Jobs, Col. Sanders and St. Alphonsus. You told their stories in a very interesting style that we can always recall to inspire us and stay faithful whenever we find ourselves in that detour moments of our lives.
Salamat po for being the best inspirational storyteller always. God bless.
bo, this detouring of life really inspires me, coz ive been through the pit for the past mos.after ive been fired from my work,.but god just prepared me for a better life and for me to become the best person of faith he wants me to be,.thank you so much Lord Jesus,because of all the trials,.i am to move now to a one of the best company outside the country. and iam also now being used by god to inspire others who’ve been through/being through where ive been through that there is HOPE,.and the hope is that the battle is already won for us by Jesus,.and that we are victorious in him.whatever,wherever,and what kind of pit we are in to.
thanks Bro Bo! we need not go too far in our detours to see yourself inspiring everyone “to bloom wherever we are planted”. And yes, Bro Bo, I love to take into heart the good detour lessons you have pointed out:
1. Remain faithful.
2. Always give your best.
3. God Himself will give you the right reward.
and of course the promise….as the Bible says, Yes, you will suffer for a short time. But after that, God will make everything right. (1 Peter 5:10)
more graces and wisdom Bro Bo to touch more lives with your pen. thank you!!!
Thanks Bro Bo for an inspiring advice, indeed I am in this state like Joseph. I hope to heed your reminders with blessings from God.
Hi Bo, very inspirational i’m in detour too.. i hope i can find my way..thanks
WOW, praise God…. im into lots of detour too, cant wait to see my bigger destiny..
Amen! Very true Bro. Bo, I can relate to your message and article. I’ve been in a Detour as well, and all I did was to remain faithful and open to God. Me and my husband continue to remain faithful as servant leader in our prayer community, esp. at the height of our financial difficulties! Praise God, coz He kept His promise, He’s been our Good Provider, and now, we are starting to exoerinece His rewards. To God be the Glory!
Thank you for this wonderful message. I usually print out your updates and let my family read them on paper. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and for empowering us.
More power!
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Lance
Wow!
Very inspiring Bro. Bo! Thanks a lot for the inspiration!
this article hits me bull’s eye. I’ve been in detours for almost one year now. I feel depressed most of the time. But thank you Bro Bo for this article, I now have reason to smile and be happy again. To God be the glory..
very timely for me, I’m actually in a detour today. As in today bro. Thanks for very inspiring lessons and for your prayers. Hope i can be more faithful and open to God’s will.
Hi Bro Bo,
Thank you once again for this inspiring article..
i know i really need this reminder..
i hope and i pray that i can apply this in my own life..
Thank you again Bro Bo.. God Bless!
so true bro, Bo.. reading it I know God is talking to me thru you.. with the detours in my life, i will always remain faithful to Him..with my God and my family…it will bring me to a bigger destiny…
so inspired…continue to be a blessing to other people..
God bless you
Thanks Bro. Bo!
Some of my tenants in my dormitory just run away and still owes me some rent payment. Earlier today, another one did it. I’m tired of their excuses and I’m very disappointed.
But I guess God wants me to do something about this. Perhaps I could rent out the whole unit, or I could sell the unit in a rent to own payment scheme. It makes me start to think. This could be a detour to a bigger blessing!
God bless you Bo! Thanks again
Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much for this entry! I was surprised that for the first time, I can really relate to it. I’m sure it was one of God’s ways of giving me “the talk.” It means so much to my life right now. I’m truly grateful.
By the way, I like the way you correct the mindset and attitude of your readers through your blogs. For some reason, it reminds me of my mom.
God bless and loves you! You’re truly a blessing to all.
indeed i am on my detour too..thanks for the inspiration bro. Bo..This will help walk through the valley of darkness..until ill finally see that light of victory opening in front of me..Big dream here i come..God will always be my guide..thank you
Very good! Thanks!
thanks for the inspiring stories.
Thank you Bro Bo for this very timely message. I am going through a detour right now and thankyou for enlightening me that detour will turn out into a better outcome. Please continue to inspire people. God bless you!
thanks bro. bo…
‘If you want more blessings, you’ve got to want more responsibilities.”
Thanks Bro. Bo for the inspiring message. God bless you!
Thank you so much Bro.Bo for this inpisiring post. It reminds me to let go of my small dreams and be prepared for God’s better and bigger dreams for me.
God bless you more.
Have you also been fired? Have you been rejected? Has a door closed in front of you? Don’t be discouraged. You’re in a Detour. Believe that God is Preparing you for a bigger door for you… i like this line minsan subra depressed, just pray maging ok din, god bless , sir
very inspiring, thank you so much and God bless!
Bro. Bo, Thank you so much for the inspiring words of wisdom. In doing your mission to the people I wish for your good health and long life. May God bless you more and more so that you may also inspire more people…..
i believe on it. maraming salamat sa ‘yo Kuya Bo!
amazing ika nga… at natouch ako asual. Galing. Tama kayo Kuya Bo, just remain faithful and open to God
To God be the glory!ú
Thanks Bo, as I reflect on on your article, the “detour” is simply the preparation phase of what is to come. The detour brings us to humiliation, mortification and purification so that when exaltation time comes, we remain humble; and when the great responsibility comes, we are already well-equipped and fortified. God be praised for your great wisdom!
Thank you Bo for that inspiring stories. I have to move on with my life inspite of everything happened to me and my family. I know and I believe that God will shower us more graces and blessings in terms of good health and prosperity in life. With deep gratitude and in full faith so be it!!!
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Bro. Bo,
We’re so thankful of my friends that we knew you through IMG…you really help me a lot through your blogs,it helps me to be strong and remain faithful with all the detours in my life…I love sharing your stories to my friends,and they we’re happy to hear it…and now they also love you too..Keep inspiring lot of people and spreading the love of God to all of us.We love you…Thank so much!
thank you Bro Bo. This article is so inspiring, giving us the courage and strength facing “detour” in our lives..Everyday in every way our dreams are getting bigger and bigger, in God’s perfect time it will surely come true, God Bless Us All.
I have not checked in here for a while because I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts are good quality so I guess I will add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it my friend
I thank God for blessing me with your life Kuya Bo ^_^ reading your article is just in time..Really a great help for my recent season. May your dreams come true as well..
You are indeed one of my gifts from God. Keep on inspiring people! God Bless!
I just want tot take this time to Thank you for giving us the daily encouragement and push. You always inspire me and love your radical style on explaining religious perspectives and faith. Nowadays its really hard to go through a work day specially when you are not doing your calling because opportunities are rare and doesnt go your way and just needed the work for survival…. Its been hard for me because of my polio disability and might go post polio because of health deterioration, when you have disability its harder to get that passion going because you always have to be strong all our life and this everyday reminder and insights helps fuel the fire in my faith to God. Thanks for reminding me that I have the strength to go on dreaming , just keep on doing the right things is enough for God , and that we are always loved.
thank you bro bo you are so amazing this is a great topic
Life is really unpredictable and God does things for us to see the light…. to purposely remain faithful.
Proverbs 16:9 “In his Heart, a man plans his course in life, but it’s God who determines his steps.”
May God be praised with all our detours in life.
Brother Bo.. I’ve been teaching all my life and then finally I was able to put my own learning center and handle various staffs of different characters. Then after almost 17 great years, I’m forced to shut down & uproot my learning center to find another location. At the moment, I have decided to give up many of my students, even refunding their tuition fees in full, as the landlord would not let us finish a school year. As of today, I still could not see a place conducive to be a learning center & residence at the same time. The high rental fee is also a concern. But I’m not giving up!
I believe that the right place will appear at the right time but I always find myself asking this question: “Why is this happening to me? ”
Now I know… it’s not a mid-life crisis… it’s a DETOUR :-)) I might as well enjoy this journey as God is guiding me to my BIGGER DESTINY! I’m looking forward to get there soon. All THANKS to you, Brother Bo! God Bless You!!
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Thank you so much Brother Bo for sharing this wonderful article. This give us a good lesson.
Thank you for inspiring people to be a good servant of god.
Ito ang gustong-gusto ko Brother Bo
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. (Genesis 50:20)
Perhaps you have enemies today. Believe that what your enemies intended for harm, God will use it to bless you more!
A Detour can bring you to a Bigger Destiny. - TRUE!
A Detour can bring you to a Bigger Destiny
We can all bring bigger destiny into our life. Thanks Bro Bo
my story of detour
i wrote this note in my FB account 3 years ago:
I got a taste of every pain in my life right now. Every little inch of it, just when I thought everything is going well, it hit me, right in front of my face, unprepared of every punch it hits me… I felt myself in the ground, bloody, wounded, helpless and when I am about to take that last breath, someone suddenly pulled me from the ground, as of making me realize that, its not yet time to take that final breath… for the real fight is just starting…
October 2009, perhaps the month that I will never forget for the rest of my life….
Started my month with a viral disease ( chicken pox ), which literally leaves a mark on my life, took the effectivity date of my resignation at work, mid of the month received a good news regarding my deployment, but that good news not lasted that long, because 5 days before my flight, during the pre departure medical, I was diagnosed to have a cyst on my right ovary, and a myoma, if I may stress out 5 days before my flight, went to my agency and told them my condition, I decided not to pursue my deployment for now and just deal with what is happening, had another confirmatory ultrasound, which shows that even my left ovary have a cyst, which just means that I may lose them both and may not conceived. I am a 25 years old female, with no boyfriend since birth- slogan. No I am not a man hater, if you know me well, you know my story, and my quest to find one, so when my physician ask me if I have a boyfriend, I know what she is trying to say. I never thought that having no boyfriend, really would take toll with my life. I was scheduled for surgery on the same date and time of my supposed to be flight. I was never hospitalized before, so every puncture in my skin doesn’t just leave the pain there, it goes deep inside of me. suddenly, I found myself to be the patient and that is not easy to comprehend, mind you, up to the last minute, I try to decline that thought that I am about to undergo an operation, which I myself witness as a nurse, I know the drill, I know what can happen, I know the scent, I am familiar with the place, I know the instruments that will be use, I just don’t know the feeling of lying on an operating table and be the one being cut open. Let’s have a recap, I had a viral disease, resigned from my work here, have to postpone my work abroad, diagnosed to have a gynecologic condition and undergo an operation, it all happened in one month. A month full of surprise, I almost lose my sanity with what had happened, but the mere fact that I am encoding what had happened, means that I made it through, I am still alive, thankfully still with two ovaries and a bright future ahead of me. I just have with me this post operative scar, that will forever remind me of this month, all the pain and all the people that touch my life.
I know I will be perfectly fine, in the days to come- with everything that I experienced, I was able to know, how my family loves me, who my friends are, that I am loved because many people are there on my sick bed, I saw tears on the eyes of those who felt hurt with what I am going through, how it feels to be to a patient, to lose everything you have, planned and worked for, to live your life to the fullest, to trust your whole life to GOD, because in the end, it is His plan that will materialize, not ours.. no matter how you plan your life- if God doesn’t think it is the best for you- He will make the necessary detour in your life- instead of a flight to the airport- I was send to an operating room- instead of an airplane ride, I ride a gurney, instead of being hopeless and depress with my case, I found myself full of love- Life is mysterious. I may dwell on the misfortunes that happened- but I want to focus more on the beautiful side of my story for that month…
now three years had past… i tried again to apply abroad and in God’s will, i passed the exam,medical… the offer is much better and i get to go home every 6 months…. my recruitment agency is telling me that my tentative date of departure is on oct 6, 2012… ironic isn’t it? same month as of three years ago, hopefully and prayerful that i know, this is God’s will this time…. the detour three years ago, put me where i really should be…. amen to God….
Brother Bo, maraming maraming salamat po sa mga blog niyo. Halos karamihan po ay saktong sakto sa pinagdadaanan ko ngayon. Dahil sa inyo kaya gumagaan ang dinadala ko, salamat sa Diyos. Ipagpatuloy niyo pa po ‘yan. Marami pa po kayong matutulungan. God bless!
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