How To Have A Breakthrough In Your Life
Have you ever been denied a visa?
If not, believe me, you don’t want to experience it.
I’ve been denied a visa. Twice. From the US Embassy no less.
Look into my heart and you’ll find two ugly scars.
I remember my first attempt.
I was still in my teens.
When I woke up, I was already wet with nervous sweat. It didn’t help that when I arrived in the US Embassy, I saw a humongous crowd of hopeful Pinoys outside the gates of American Heaven. They were standing in long lines, all of them begging for a visa. I felt their collective fear. It was nerve-wracking.
Each step closer to the interviewer made my stomach churn. I could actually hear the loud beating of my chest and wondered if everyone else heard it.
Dub-dub. Dub-dub. Dub-dub.
Finally, it was my turn.
I walked up to the glass window and said with a trembling voice, “Good morning…”
Am I Human?
The consul, a thirtyish guy with square spectacles, was all business. He looked at my passport. I bet he already made up his mind right there, but the interview had to go on. He asked, “So why do you want to go to the US?”
I said, “I’m a preacher and a Catholic convention is inviting me to give a talk.”
That was when I realized—My gosh, who in the world would believe me? A pimple-faced, scarecrow-looking teen-ager being invited to speak in a religious convention?
The man abruptly left his cubicle. I imagined he was laughing out loud and rolling on the floor. When he came back, he said matter-of-factly, “I’m sorry Mr. Sanchez, I can’t possibly give you a Visa.”
Again, I imagined him say instead, “I’m sorry Mr. Sanchez, you’re so totally unworthy of stepping on the beautiful shores of America because we only accept human beings.”
Another Rejection
The second time I applied, the interviewer was an American lady.
She was very kind to me. Instead of saying, “I’m sorry, I can’t possibly give you a Visa,” she said, “I’m so very sorry, I can’t possibly give you a Visa.” But it still broke my heart.
By the third time I applied, I thought I was already an expert in the body language of foreign diplomats. I got ready for another denial.
Here were the signs I was looking for:
If the consul has an emotionless zombie look on his face, I’d get denied.
If he shakes his head… Denied.
If he raises an eyebrow… Denied.
If he yawns… Denied.
If he looks at his watch… Denied.
If he inhales oxygen… Denied.
If he exists in front of me… Denied.
I’m A Human Being After All
So I was so shocked when he approved my visa.
Just like that.
Without asking me a question, the guy said, “Have a nice trip.”
“Excuse me?” I asked.
He smiled and repeated himself, “Have a nice trip.”
“Where am I going?” I asked.
But I finally got it.
I almost ran out of the embassy jumping up and down.
Hey, I’m a human being after all!
Life With A Visa
When I still didn’t have a visa, I remember visiting my neighbor who had a potted plant from the US. I put my foot in it and announced, “Hey guys, I’ve finally stepped on US soil!”
When I didn’t have a visa, I couldn’t step on an inch of US territory.
But because I got the visa, I’ve now preached in 34 cities in North America.
Friends, there’s something better than a US visa.
There’s a visa to the land of abundance and love and victory that God wants you to have.
I should know.
I’m experiencing it right now.
It’s Harvest Time For Me
People ask me, “Bo, how can you be so blessed?”
They point to my loving family.
They point to my fantastic job that blesses the world.
They point to my financial blessings from my small businesses.
They point to my incredible circle of friends.
They point to my irresistible good looks. (Note: “They” consist of my mother and my wife.)
Yes, I’m living a dream life.
Sometimes, I have to pinch myself. Is this really happening?
Let me tell you a curious thing that started happening when I hit 40.
In 2006, I was named Ten Outstanding Young Men, awarded by the President in Malacañang Palace no less.
In 2007, I was given the Serviam Award, the highest award of the Catholic Mass Media Awards by none other than Cardinal Rosales himself.
And just last week, another fantastic recognition: The Golden Gavel Award from Toastmasters International—the highest award given to non-Toastmasters for public speaking.
Do you know why I’m so blessed?
Here’s my theory:
There are two seasons in this universe:
· The Planting Season
· The Harvest Season
For 40 years, I was in the Planting Season.
Today, I’m in the Harvest Season of my life.
It’s that simple. For years, I’ve planted and planted…and planted! Crossing the line between planting and harvesting was like receiving a visa to a land of abundance and ease. In other words, I’ve experienced a breakthrough.
Let me describe these two seasons as simply as I can. I cannot think of a clearer explanation as this:
In the Planting Season, I chased after blessings.
In the Harvest Season, blessings are chasing after me.
How to get to Harvest?
There really are only 2 Powerful Steps…
Step #1:
Even If You See No Results,
Keep Planting
Many of you are getting tired of doing good, of doing the right thing.
Why? Because you don’t see the results.
So you want to give up.
Don’t! Or there will be no Harvest.
Perhaps you’ve been applying for a job, but the right job has not been coming. Never mind. Keep applying anyway.
Perhaps you’ve been reaching out to your son, but he’s still distant as ever. Never mind. Keep reaching out to your son anyway.
Perhaps you’ve been working on your finances, but you’re still buried in debt. Never mind. Keep working on your finances anyway.
Perhaps you’ve been working on your marriage but the relationship is still strained. Never mind. Keep working on your marriage anyway.
A wife said to her husband, “I’m so tired of our fighting. I can’t take it anymore. I’m leaving the house!” And the husband said, “Me too! I can’t take it anymore as well. I don’t want to stay in this house too! I’m coming with you.”
That husband wasn’t about to give up!
(Note: I’m not talking about abuse in marriage. These are the exceptions where it may be better for a husband and wife to live apart. In this article, I’m talking about the regular problems that slowly destroy marriages if we don’t work at our relationship.)
Some of us think if we plant, we’ll harvest.
That’s not how this universe works.
You’ll need to plant and plant and plant…and then you’ll harvest.
My friend, don’t give up.
Believe that harvest is coming!
Keep Showing Up!
Friend, if you want to succeed in life, you need to show up.
In the US embassy, I needed to show up for my interview.
And when I got denied, I just applied again.
When life denies you of what you dream for, here’s the key: Show up again.
What if I got so depressed and I never tried again? I would never have been able to preach in 34 cities in North America.
Remember that in the Planting Season, not all your seeds will grow. Many of your seeds won’t reach the Harvest Season. Some of your seeds will die.
I remember one area of my life where I had to plant again and again, almost giving up because it seemed as though nothing was happening…
Planting Seeds Of Love
In My Emotions
For almost 30 years, I was run by my fears.
Each morning, I would wake up with a profound sense of sadness. For many years, I didn’t know why I felt so sickeningly sad. Many years later, I was able to define it: it was shame. I had a shame-based personality, rooted in my molestation as a child and teen years. (I talk about this painful part of my life in my 2 books, Your Past Does Not Define Your Future and 7 Secrets To Real Freedom.) I was totally ashamed for who I was. I was ashamed that I existed in the world.
For years, I tried to please everyone. Because if someone didn’t like me, I would panic. I would die within. I was desperate for people to love me.
But daily, I planted seeds of love in my heart.
I received God’s love. I loved myself aggressively. I allowed others to love me. There were days when I was okay. But there were more days when my old fears would grip me again.
There were days when I wanted to give up.
I felt it was all a waste—that I would never get healed.
And then one day—I just noticed it—my fears were lessening. Its intensity weakening. My shame reared its ugly head less frequently.
I knew a miracle was happening.
I knew love was conquering my soul, edging fear out of my life.
Today, as I write this piece, my life has totally changed.
Harvest has come!
I now profoundly love myself. I’m no longer ashamed of myself. I cannot begin to describe to you the change in my inner life. It’s like night changed to day—and I’m a brand new person inside.
But there’s a second step to Harvest Season…
Step #2:
Plant In The Right Environment
The Law of the Harvest says, what you plant, you harvest.
But hidden in this Law is the need to plant your seeds in the right environmental conditions: Good sunlight and abundant water.
If I plant the right seeds in the wrong environment, there’ll still be no harvest.
What is the right environment? Faith.
You need to plant your seeds with blessing mindset. Faith is the water and sunlight of your seeds.
What is a blessing mindset? That no matter what happens, you expect to be blessed. That you expect good things to happen to you.
I know people who work on their finances—but don’t expect to be truly rich.
I know people who work on their family relationships—but don’t expect that they’ll ever get better.
I know people who work on their health—but don’t expect healing.
If you want to be blessed you have to expect to be blessed.
You have to expect the harvest.
Let me give you an example…
Develop Your Wealth Mindset
In my last Blog, I said that if you want to harvest more money, you have to plant value. Why? Because money is simply a symbol of value.
But why was it that for the first 30 years of my life, I was poor, even when I was planting the right seeds?
When I started serving God at age 13, preaching almost daily and leading non-profit organizations, I was already planting value into my life and enormous value in others—by helping countless of people. I planted what I believe are the 3 seeds of wealth—character (integrity), competence (gifting), and connections (relationships).
So why no harvest?
I didn’t have the right blessing mindset to make the seeds grow. In this case, I lacked a wealth mindset to make the seeds of money grow.
In other words, I didn’t want to become rich. I didn’t expect to be blessed.
It took years to get rid of my scarcity mentality. It came from…
· Wrong beliefs about myself: I identified myself with poverty.
· Wrong beliefs about God: I thought He wanted me to be poor.
· Wrong beliefs about money: I believed it was the tool of the devil.
I remained poor because I didn’t want the harvest.
I was already giving so much value to people, all I had to do was ask and I’d get paid handsomely. But I didn’t want to be paid.
So I remained poor.
When I hit 30 years old, I began to open myself to harvest.
I began to grow a wealth mindset.
And I began to grow my wealth too.
I remember reading all the books I could get on money and searching for all the mentors I could find. Sometimes, it seemed like the more I knew, the more confused I became. But I didn’t stop. I kept learning. Until everything made sense.
I also got into 8 small businesses—and failed in every single one of them. I lost tons of money. (I didn’t have much money then, so “tons” is a relative term.) It was devastating. Depressing! But I never gave up.
And then breakthrough came.
Today, money flows to me like a river. (Compared to my multimillionaire mentors, my river is more like a trickle from a leaking faucet. But it sure looks good to me!) I don’t look for business opportunities; Business opportunities come to me. And the right people, the right resources, and the right wisdom just come to me.
Yes, harvest has come.
And greater harvests are coming because I keep planting.
Even At Harvest, Keep Planting
Some of you are enjoying your Harvest Season in various areas of your life.
Don’t stop planting.
Don’t forget to take some of the seeds that you harvest and plant them.
If you do this, greater Harvest Seasons will come.
Next Week, I share with you the answer to this difficult question:
Is there a right time to quit?
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thanks Bo. The article reminds me not to plant blindly. But to choose the right environment and along with having the right mindset.
amazing article! i can’t wait for next week’s answer to the most difficult question: is there a right time to quit?
i am having a difficult time in my life now, but your weekly blog always cheer me up. i wanted to ask prayers as i make a large breakthrough in my life.
thank you so much bro. bo.
God bless.
Hi Bro. Bo,
thanks for the inspiration.
Everytime I received your blog, I make it a point that I shared it with my officemates. They really love it and they too feel that they are bless with your sharing.
God bless!
I have also experienced being denied a u.s. visa 2 times so I can relate to your experience bo. It was doubly depressing because the info written in my application form were all true but still both consuls did not believe I was coming back. That was a long time ago and I have not tried applying again. I know
someday I will be able to get one. I have not lost hope. For now, I accept God’s plan for me that I stay here in the Philippines.
_tnx bro bo, for such an inspiring article you have given me every monday of the week.. god bless us all and always…
a friend of mine from toastmasters was raving at your wonderful speech last week.
Thank so much again bro BO.God bless us all. THANK U
Truly inspiring article - as always. May God Bless you more each day and give you more strength and wisdom to continue your good deeds..
I hope God would work his way very soon …. sigh!
this is a nice article.. very inspiring…
I was at the Feast yesterday at Valle Verde and when you gave this same talk (heard it twice since I was there 2nd and third session) I felt you were just talking to me answering my questions. I’m ready to give up - with the relationship with my husband, my son and my financial troubles. Pagod na ako and there you are giving the Word - to keep on planting and planting. Had I not been serving that time I would have bawled and cried there and then. There are a lot in my mind and heart I really wish I could apprach you to ask for counsel..maybe one of these days when I am bolder..(or better yet I will write re details of my troubles.) Thanks a million Bro Bo. You have been an angel to me since 2005 when I started attending the Feast regularly. You have save me in commiting the same act as that of the wife of a well known TV personality. God bless you and you family.
thank you again and again, brother bo!
am so much inspired by this very enlightening article. i hope my children would read this and be inspired too. Thanks God for you Bo.
Thank you so much Bro. Bo. Your blog really is a blessing. God bless.
thanks for sharing your life… i learned a lot.. been inspired.. and enlightened.. God bless u and more power..
Thank you so much sir for sending this article. I am so bless. May God richly bless you and use you mightly.
Hi Bo,
This blog of yours is very timing to my emotional desposition right now. It reminds me of my own perspective about infinite abundance of this life that is blessed by God; It reminds me to hold on tighter to the great foundation I have put in my heart; and most of all, it reminds me of God’s love that is already within me..
I finally understand why I have not been receiving the fruits of my labor - it’s because I have not been expecting any. Reading your posts weekly really inspires me to do more out of my life.
Thanks Bro. Bo. Last month,my application of working visa in Canada was refused. But,it’s okay, God knows best! You are my inspiration! God bless you and your family always!
It’s the exact message that I was looking for today… thanks Bro. Bo for giving light to some questions I had from the time I woke up this morning up until now.
It’s funny really, compared to other people my problems are not even a big deal and I personally admit it. But I’m just deeply affected as it is I can’t help but be affected. I won’t dwell on it anymore here, but I really appreciate you sharing this.
Thank you Bo. This and many of your articles have confirmed what I learned through experience all along. I too have planted a lot of goodwill and alrealdy harvested a lot of blessings for me and my famly.
Yet how come that I still have this nagging feeling that my contribution to God and country are not yet commensurate to the special talents and opportunities God has blessed me? What can I do to make this type of breakthrough?
Dear Bo:
Thank you so much. For the past ten years I stopped working. And now Im back. Im Always thinking that that I cannot work anymore to plant more. Your right never stop planting.
Thanks and Godbless.
Alex
Yes, its true. Its really tiring to plant without seeing the fruits of your labor. But then, there is a season for everything. And since God is a faithful God, for sure, the time for harvest is sure to come. HAPPY HARVEST, BROS AND SIS! GOD BLESS US ALL ABUNDANTLY!
Thanks Bro Bo! Your articles really help me a lot..especially today when I am about to give up looking for work…praise God!
I’m impressed and blessed by this article, Bo…thanks for sharing and I’ll always wait for your enlightenment each week…God bless
hi bo tnx for your inspiring article. it gives me hope to face life after my seperation with my husband now im happy with my life with my kids and family. tnx bo ur my hero!!!
I was amazed at how you inspire people. I was in so many heart breaking situations involving family and friends that at times I am about to surrender. But my strong faith in God has kept me going. I learned so much from reading your inspiring stories and this will be my tool in my everyday life.
Five years ago my youngest son who was 19 years old was diagnosed to be infected with leptospirosis. The doctor advised us to pray and we prayed really hard. Then on that Saturday morning at the ICU he was dead for five munutes and was revived. He was strapped to the bed with tubes in his nose and mouth. It was a heart wrenching scene. Eventually he slightly recovered and after a month in the hospital he was dischared. He can’t talk and walk but because of God’s grace his condition improved. There were miracles that happened during his confinement, but that is another story.
We are glad and happy that my son is slowly returning to normaly and ask Brother Bo to also pray for the complete recovery of my son.
Thank you very much.
Thanks Bro.Bo for sharing this article!
It makes me realized to be more patience for my time to harvest..
God Bless you always!
Bro Bo, you’re GREAT! Thank GOD He gave you such WISDOM! It comes at a time when we your readers need it most.
What touched me most today is the part of your article encouraging us to still PLANT even if we don’t see any results.
Thanks again bro BO! You’re a blessing!
Thank you for so much wisdom Bro. Bo. Please pray for me, sometimes I wanted to give up but I think this is my planting period and as you said I should never give up and continuously plant because there is always hope as long as you live.
I am just shy to be part of your community but I think I would need a counselor who would encourage and motivate me at this time.
God bless!
Reading bro bo’s articles inspires me in a lot of ways. Thank you!
Thanks Bro Bo! This blog touched me. I’ve been planting seeds for almost 3 years now but I still don’t get any harvest. Nonetheless, years of failures has made me stronger and wiser. I’ll not stop until I reach that goal. God Bless you!
Salamat sa Diyos.
Indeed, the opposite works. if you plant the wrong seeds, you will harvest bad produce. I am now challenged to plant the right seeds. To exercise daily, eat the right food. More than that, to plant love in my relationships with people. Thanks Bo.
Among your articles, this will be a favorite. It was so timely! Thank you very much for sharing your learnings. You just paved the way for me…you made the journey much clearer and easier. God bless you Bo!
hi Bro. Bo,
I can relate with this so much because I exactly had the same
experience of being denied with a US tourist visa twice,( I realized it happened because my husband and I thought of that I can visit him under this visa while waiting for the proper visa petition’s approval).I’ll have my immigrant visa interview this June 9.Honestly, I am filled with fears of rejection for the third time.It was such a traumatic experience for me, Bro Bo.
Thank you so much for continuing to inspire your avid reader like me.
dear bro bo,
thank you so much..now i’ve realized that i need to plant more..i’m a sinner and i want to be cleaned..i always ask for God’s grace and forgiveness..i need to plant more,plant more,and wait for His response..again, maraming salamat po..
Hi Bro. Bo,
very inspiring articles…hope there will be more Bo Sanchez’s in this world. I thank the Lord for giving you to us.. God bless.
Hi Bro. Bo,
another very inspiring article…I’ve learned that we must plant and plant and plant eventhough we didn’t see results. Time will come and it’s time to harvest!
Thanks
thank you sir bo…
your words are giving us hope always.. God bless you always!
Thanks Bro. Bo…this article came just in the right time that i’m at the lowest point of my life…my job aplication abroad was put on hold due to global recession, my relationship with my husband is unstable, there are many sick members in my family ( one is terminally ill)…really, so heartbreaking! Thanks Bro Bo, you didn’t now how i was truly enlightened by this article. It beams me up! Godbless u as always….
thank you for another inspiring article tito bo…God Bless po…=)
bo,
thanks for blessing me.
how i wish i could meet you in person and personally thank you for all your wonderful,eye opening, inspiring articles. i have been a reader of the didache for years now. it gives me strength, inspiration in life. for the past year my husband and i are in the lowest point in our life. emotionally we are troubled ,financially we are drained but your articles gives us strength. it opens our minds on the right thing to do. thank you thank you thank you thank you! bless you bo and your family.
Hello Bo,
I meet you when you made a presentation at St. John’s The Evangelist in Bergenfield, New Jersey, USA. The Blue Jeans Pastor. My wife and I have bought several of your books and tapes. Up to now we still listen and read your books over and over again.
We find comfort and motivation. The most valuable lesson I learn and heard from you is about your tithing. When you said that you tithe 90% rather the usual 10%. I hope and pray that I can do that. In my little ways, I gave college scholarships to my nephew and nieces, two of them had recently graduated nursing and the other one will be on her 4th year in nursing.
We hope to see you again here in New Jersey. Inspite of the economic downturn, we keep our faith, planting that someday our harvest will come.
God bless you and may the Grace, Peace, Love and Joy of our Risen Lord be with you always.
Hi Bo. Your site is very inspirational. especially now that I’m here in Middle east and in the middle of world financial crisis. but my company isn’t. It’s just that we’re clouded with negative hearsays and news. Your stories are like oasis in the middle of the desert. =). It’s very hot here now, but reading your works, make me look forward to another day. Renewing my hope and spirit. Prayers are just mere words without Faith. Thank you very much for sharing these life’s secret to be successful.
God bless you and your family.
Hi bro. Sanchez,
Thanks for the very inspiring words! I was not denied for a visa, in fact in got it right after my first and only interview with the U.S. embassy, Philippines. I worked in California for 2 years and it was good. However, when I moved here in NC because I married an american man born and raised in this place, I was turned down by the many agencies I applied for a job, bit I will keep on applying! and believe I will get one. thank you again.
carmen bottoms
for many years, i have been planting. but not once was i able to harvest. reading this helped me understand why.
i was planting in the wrong environment. sure i never stopped planting. but i only hoped that i will harvest. i never claimed harvest. it makes sense.
i cant wait to start planting again, but this time, in the richness of faith that i will harvest
thank you for making me see what wrong i was doing.
This is very inspirational. Thanks a lot BO. I believe if I follow this I will continually reap the harvest. It is just a matter of time and my harvest will be plentiful but I still need to continue planting.
I cannot wait to attend your seminar this Saturday, June 6. The whole family will be there. We’re flying to Manila tonight and will be there on June 3 Phil. time.
God bless and continue to be a blessing to others.
Amazing article bro. Bo! It makes me inspired again in this wonderful lesson. God bless!
Dear Bro.Bo,
i am very much interested in the seminar … may i know where the exact location is…i do want to get lost and late for your seminar for i might miss a lot!
thanks and God bless
beth
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thanks for this inspiring thoughts…
I remember when I was also denied for a Visa last year…hehe!
Looking forward for your next article, can’t wait to read it..
Godbless you more(-_^.
-==godspeed==-
Bro. Bo, your article is very timely since nowadays, I am starting too tire of doing what is supposed to be right and am having fears that I can’t understand. Negative self-scripts keep on rewinding in my mind. Your words have calmed me down. I will continue to plant and wait patiently for Harvest time. I will be at the June 6 seminar. Thanks.
Good day to all! I commend you brother Bo for being an inspiration to everybody. Here i am trying to seek strenght and wondering why i’m not seeing fruits of my labor even if i feel that i’m doing the right thing, with my job, my relationships and finances. Maybe there’s something bout me that’s not good enough. But you made me realize that it’s not about doing good to get something back.. You just do it coz you’re a good person and everything will fall back into place in God’s time. Thank you!
Many thanks Bro.Bo!
I can relate to this with all the challenges that have come my way.I win some,lose some but that doesn’t mean we stop trying.We just keep on doing it.Life goes on.With Him of course…And yes it does start at 40.
More power and God Bless!!!
Bro. BO, thank you so much for this very inspiring message. I was denied 3 times but that painful moments I trust God and every moment I thank God. I know that He has plans for each one of us. In HIS time i will be given US visa. God bless you. MAMA MARY loves you..I love you too.
Thank you Bo for sharing your life. More harvest to come.
God bless to all!
Hello:
Hehe…you always make me laugh Bo of your stories and experiences…as always, you are my mentor…;-)
God bless always…
Kuya Bo,
Your messages are heaven sent! Thanks for inspiring our lives…May we keep the fire within us burning!
See you soon!
Thanks Bo! You and your words are truly a blessing to all of us…
Dear Br. Bo.
God Bless your Ministry and all your good deeds. Every morning before I start my work in the office, I always start it by reading your messages. It inspired me and help me grow spiritually. Thank you for sharing your wisdom to us.
More power to you and God Bless you!
Hello Bo,
thank you for ever inspiring me….
I was shocked when I read the first few sentences. I know the feeling Bro. Bo. I have been denied a visa once and I am now in the process of applying again. I have to go to the US to take an important exam. Thanks for the inspiration!
I THANK GOD “SO MUCH” FOR HE IS USING YOU TO SPREAD HIS VERY INSPIRING WORDS THROUGH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES. MAY THIS ARTICLE BE SEEN AND HEARD THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE. I EXTREMELY BELIEVED THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHOA ARE ALWAYS IN PATRONAGE OF UR ARTICLE WILL SURELY BE BLESSED AND HAVE A HOPE NOT TO GIVE UP EASILY IN A DIFFICULT SITUATION..THE TRUTH IS ….MY TEARS FALL DOWN WHEN READING THIS ARTICLE, IT TAUGHT ME NOT JUST TO “SHOW UP”.. IT GIVES ME A LOT OF HOPES AND A NEW BEGINNING TO START A NEW DAY EVERYDAY.. PEOPLE WILL HAVE A NEW HOPE BECAUSE GOD IS WITH YOU EVANGELIZING AND TEACHING US TURNING THE NEGATIVE INTO POSITIVE..
MAY GOD BLESS US ALL.
MORE POWER TO YOU BO.
SO HAPPY TO READ UR ARTICLE!!
I WANT TO HUG YOU BO..
i want to harvest!
amazing articles Bro. Bo, your simply the best you enlighten me everything. I’m so happy and bless to have your articles and thank you so much.
Your really an inspiration to anybody especially to me.
God Bless you Bro. Bo.
HI BRO. BO,
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SENDING ME THESE ARTICLES, IT REALLY GIVES ME LUCK AND MUCH INSPIRATION. I’M RENEWING MY WALK WITH THE LORD RIGHT NOW AND YOU HAVE MADE MY WALK WITH HIM A LOT EASIER. KINDLY SEND ME SOME MORE WRITE UPS LIKE THIS..GOD BLESS US ALL.
hello bro. bo,
thank u very much for another inspiring blog….
GODBLESS U ALWAYS & UR FAMILY…
Hi Bro. Bo,
Hi there! Thanks again for sending this inspiring article. It made me more confident to be hopeful and more convinced to be expecting more blessings…..
Have a Blessed day.
Minnie
you’re a real blessing to many believers of God.
thank God for giving you to all of us.
More power and God bless us all..
hi bo!
after i read your article, i realized that i shouldn’t give up on everything. honestly, i wanna quit with my current job. but i used to think that its even harder if i quit then i dont have any job at all. i believe that the fruit of what i am planting right now will be harvested by me in the future. thank you bo for your inspiring stories! such a blessing!
leona,
Bro. Bo,
You’re really such an inspiration. We must thank God for making you an instrument for us to know Him better. Keep up the good work and Godbless!
Poy
hi, bo!
what you’ve said just confirmed my thoughts, but you know when you have loads of fears and people around you doesn’t think the same way as you do, you get fear of rejection that it might not just work. reading it here, made me see the light that i just have to continue and do things right. i might have done the right thing but most often it’s doing things right, that works best.
thank you.
Bro. Bo, thank you for your timely sharing. It somehow lightens the heaviness i am feeling right now. our business took a drastic nosedive, i am beset with unpaid bills piling up. my wife and i are on the brink of separation. i really don’t know what the Lord plans for us. my wife and i have been members of a catholic community ever since we got married, my whole family are serving our parish in our humble capacities. Truly we cannot fathom God’s plan. Right now all i can do is rely on His promise that everything works for the good of those who love Him. Kindly include me in your prayers..
hi Bo,
i need help, im still trapped in a sinfull body, im 40 yrs old and still enjoying watching adult videos, i am a big lier, i do cheat from my very loving wife (and i am afraid of loosing her), i steal stuffs, i am having a hard time going into confession box (confessed to lots of priest the same sins over and over again), i wanted to change, im trying but everything comes back and i keep on doing everything again, my faith in GOD is shaking, i am a big lier an old pervert……i am weak i am tired (i am still hoping tha GOD wont get tired of me)
Hi Bro. Bo,
It really enlightened me when I heard this during the feast, a very timely talk for I was in a state of confusion last week ( between doing the right thing and not) because it seems that even if I’m performing at my very best and honestly delivering all my deadlines still they ignored that contribution and pushes me to my limit, your talk (this article) gave me an assurance that no matter what happen, I must continue planting good deeds for we are working to please the one who is the source of everything.
Thank God for using you to be a channel of HIS love to all of us! I once again reminded of my purpose.
More power and God bless!
Bro. Bo,
I couldn’t agree more to what Bro. Deric said of your sharing being timely…indeed it is! I have been on the brink of quitting/giving up on life because I feel like my life isn’t going anywhere and that maybe God has forgotten about me altogether…I feel He has abandoned me because in all of my 30+ years, it seems that I haven’t experienced any breakthroughs…’cause I was always on the lookout for things that are considered “major blessings” like happy married life, good fortune/wealth, travels abroad, excellent-paying job, etc….I haven’t experienced any of that (and I’m still single)…so I would often wonder if God really loves me because there still aren’t any major breakthroughs in my life…only setbacks - health concerns, financial problems, relationship problems (especially within the family)…my life is boring and I would often slip into depression… I feel as if I’m a walking zombie…I only look alive but there seems to be no life in me…nothing seems to give me joy…even the things that I usually find enjoyment/fulfillment before don’t give me much interest or any interest at all…I have lost “it”…good thing I have no suicidal tendencies or else I may have well taken my life…please continue “blessing/saving” me through your inspiring messages…Mom and I always tune in Radio Veritas for your “Gabay” sa Radyo every morning…we have read some of your books…Kerygma mag included…there’s only one thing we haven’t done yet - go to the Kerygma Feast….we pray we do very soon in the future…please pray for the eternal repose of my aunt’s soul (Concepcion Barrios) - she died last Friday and was cremated yesterday…also please pray for my mom - she’s yet to be scheduled for 2 operations any time this week or next week - as soon as she feels ready - she has fears because of her age- she’s 74 y.o….her operation includes Cholecystectomy and Oophorectomy/Cystectomy…also kindly pray for my sister Ipel who’s due to give birth any time this week or next week (safe/normal delivery, please)…please likewise pray for our family ’cause we are going through difficult times right now…More power! God bless!
Hey!
This article came when i just needed some inspiration. I do not know anymore how “harvest” could come after two failures in the board exam. but thanks for the affirmation and the hope that if i keep “planting,” harvest will come soon. When you just have so much fear of failing again and so much insecurity about it, it was just so hard to face it again. But after two weeks discernment if id enroll myself again for review, i finally enrolled today. And then i get to read this article. Thanks bo! I just felt i made the right decision.
I know there is promised victory in persistence.
I believe that the God who gave me failures is the same God who will pick me up and walk with me to that glory.
I keep hoping and believing that what He promises is always great and always the best!
Dear Bro Bo,
Thank you so much for this wonderful article. It enlighten me so deeply. My faith with God becomes more stronger because of your inspirational ,messages.
More power and may the Lord continue to give you good health and more blessings!
I was denied a visa last year, it was very depressing. I had to open my eyes and see what God wanted to happen to my plans in life and I realized that there was something better that he wants for me….. praise God for he is kind and a loving God!!!! Amen!
Hai Bro. Bo….Again I felt so blessed because of your untiring love of sharing your thoughts, feeling and wisdom for us….more power and God Bless us all…
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thank you for filling our lives with your stories..Godspeed..=)
Hi Bro. Bo,
God is good. I’ve been meditating lately why I am so happy - good job, very happy family, just enjoyed a great summer getaway in Bohol. I told myself, this is going to end soon as it always does. After reading your article, I heard God speak to me. It is harvest time. All the time spent working on my craft becoming a very good Finance person, all the tears and pains invested in becoming a good wife, mother, daughter, sister - it’s harvest time. THAT’S WHAT IT IS!
Your article is such a blessing! You are a blessing!
Pls. don’t stop being a blessing to others. Praise God for blessings like you.
Jo
Bro. Bo, you’re such a healer! You heal parts of ourselves through your very inspiring stories.
Thank God for a wonderful blessing in your person.
Keep on sharing. God bless you always.
Lily
Bro. Bo, this article is a confirmation of all the things that are happening to my family right now. Like you, I’ve planted for 40 years and in my 40th year I harvested my first crop. I’ve always dream of going abroad but it took me 40 years of waiting. So I call Canada my promise land. I celebrated my 40th birthday in here in Canada. And from then on blessings kept on coming. Especially when we committed ourselves to the Lord. Right now as we hold the Feast here in Edmonton every other Sunday, Arnel and I are planting and I believe that we will have a good harvest, we are looking forward to the day when we will fill up the St. Andrew church but for now we will keep on planting like what you’ve said. You inspire us and thank you for your talks. God bless you and your family.
I thank God for the wonderful persons I met. When I started reading your books I realized how blessed I am. I know now how to face problems that come along my way. I want more blessings so I can help others. I really need to try and try planting so God will bless my family and ultimately our community.
Thank You Bro Bo.
hi bo!
salamat sa inpirasyon..
Hi Bro Bo,
My heart is always so much filled with hope everytime you share your teachings and experiences. I am very inspired with the encouragement you’re bringing to me.. to many of our friends. When questions and thoughts bother me, God is also providing me the answers through you. I thank God for having a friend in you.
I felt the same way with the sharing you had on our last Feast especially the one which I quoted here:
“There were days when I was okay. But there were more days when my old fears would grip me again.
There were days when I wanted to give up.
I felt it was all a waste—that I would never get healed.”
As I heard it , I was almost about to cry. I’ve been going through like this because of my problem, and
there are times that it feels like I’m tired struggling… But I keep holding on with God. I still and forever believe that God is making His own way to completely heal me. Please also pray for me, Bro Bo. Thank you very much and more blessings to you. =)
Bro Bo maraming salamat. Sarap ng message mo.
Dear Bo,
You are truly an inspiration… I pray that God will continue to send more angels like you to help people like me…
May you blessed with good health so that you can continue to minister not only to those who are near you but also to those who only know you through your shows and books and email.
Thank you and God bless always.
Dear Bro Bo,
You are truly one of GOD’s instrument who shades light to those who are weary….financially, emotionally and spiritually. May HE blesses you more with his knowledge and wisdom so that you can continue to inspire other especially to those who doesn’t know GOD anymore because of life’s adversities and difficulties…
GOD Bless you and your family always.
Ohh my!! This article was, perfect for my situation right now. I was about to end my relationship to my bf 2 days ago. . . Your right! maybe I\’m not praying harder for him to be better, maybe God really wanted me to try harder so he led me into reading this article inspite of my busy afternoon. haaay. Thanks bro. really. [submit
Hi Bro. Bo!
Many Thanks again for the reminder. Perhaps, changing the state of intellect (with wrong beliefs) and believing not ‘jz our own understanding are the keys to get a breakthrough. Ah, so many things to learn in this life and it takes to know/ understand if not through the Supreme Being. We may be enlightened always through you. Thanks to you Bro. Bo!
dear bro.,i’ve been always touched by the Holy Spirit everytime i am reading any msgs coming from you.God really gave you His talent to touch, bless, inspire and give hope to evry individual like me searching for His words and signs.what i have read really gave me hope and feel so blessed even financially hardup and with so much financial obligations now adays,but even with the same, i am trying to share what is left of me not only to my extended family but to others who are also in need.i am praying that God will make me rich so i can enrich others too.(i am a member of ur New Breed of Millionaires, i am owning several of ur books, the latest is d “8 secrets of the truly rich”) Thank u sooo much.God Bless you more so that u will remain a blessing to others.thanks bro.
Bro.Bo
Thanks a lot another inspiring article again.God bless you and your family..
Please include me in your prayer,that this is my harvest season .Even separation for my husband and daughter is at stake.I am looking forward to get a
working visa to Canada.
Again,thank you.
Bro. Bo
Thank you for the very inspiring blog, reading your article always keeps me stronger, my faith and trust to the LORD keeps me planting and planting. Hoping it would have a good harvest for my two kids, my husband and my family circle.
hi bo,
Very inspiring message that i received today. Yes, its true that if you plant you can harvest. Thats what i did it before. So many trials that i encountered in my life but im very strong to stand up again. Now, waiting for so long, im here right now in alberta, Canada working at the hotel. And im earning now a dollar unlike before that i have no money in my pocket. Since then, everyday im thankful to God for all the blessings that i receive. Thank you for all the inspiring message again and more power and God Bless you and family.
Hi Bro. Bo,
Grabe…ang ganda po..nakakainspire po ang message nyo..
GOD bless you and more power..
bro bo:
timely your article teaches me to keep on planting even during harvest season. it’s so inspiring and practical for life’s application.
please keep on inspiring me together with my husband and friends.
million thanks bo!
Hi Bo
This is so inspiring and I even read it almost everyday
you’re such a blessing …
God Bless you always
Bro. Bo,
In my mind I’m holding your hand letting your blessings flow through me making me blessed like you.
What a wonderful feeling it is! I am blessed. Thanks so much.
By the way, thank you for the effort in emailing me again your ebook. Only that for the nth time the file could not be downloaded in our computer. I don’t know why. Our local server says the connection is okay. They could not find anything wrong with it.
I’ll just continue to pray that someday I’ll be able to read it.
More power Bro. Bo
Hello Bro Bo, It seems that a lot of people, like me, have problems. I once thought when I was younger (around 8-9 yrs. old), everything will pass once I get older and graduate from college. God really works in mysterious ways. He guides those who needs it. And at so young an age He noticed me. I am older now, I did graduate from college, married with 2 kids. Still, trials has lashed me and made me stronger. The trials now may be of different nature but still my spirit never gives up. I am so glad \’coz I also heard you speak at the Araneta Coliseum almost 2 years ago at DIWA\’s Tribute to Teachers. I learned about this site when you mentioned it during your speech. I continually print the daily Kerygma posts for my aunt. She wishes to one day watch and hear you speak in person. She is a teacher in Ilocos. Last week her biopsy result arrived and she learned she\’s got colloidal goiter with cystic degeneration. She must have it taken out and she\’s preparing for it now. I would like Bro Bo to ask for a prayer for her that she may soon have that colloidal goiter taken out of her throat \’coz her doctor says it may progress into something worse. And for her to recover nicely after it is taken out. Thank you so much! May the Lord bless us all.
Congrats Bro Bo for the Award!!!
To Readers:
Do you know the talks that Bro.Bo gives at “The Feast” are the ones he posts on this website of his?(Have you noticed? I for One Do)
God Bless
Hi Bro. Bo,
So I’ll just keep on planting!!!
Until I’ll find my ONE TRUE LOVE…
Corny.
I’m just trying to be sweet and cute.
Thanks for this article.
God bless you and your family.
Whew! what a nice blog! i felt truly blessed…. Thank you so much, you’re really a person that inspires me a lot when i feel down, im an avid fan of yours… i have plenty of your talks in my mp3, reading kerygma, and purchased your books…. and happily supporting Anawim….
Thank you all for that….
God bless!
hi bro. bo! I first met you in Jollibee Seminar in Ortigas 2
years ago and until now you’ve been a great inspiration not
only for me but millions Filipinos reading your article watching
you in internet etc. Your article today is my ADVANCE
BIRTHDAY from you this coming JUNE 19, thank you so much
you did’nt know how much I appreciate your efforts!!!
thanks so much bo! This article reminded me that I should change. I’m too impatient and it just makes me depressed. I thought God would be the one to adjust with my impatience but well, this article woke me up that it works the other way. =)
“Past is Experience…! Present is Experiments…! Future is Expectations…! Use your Experience in your Experiments to achieve your Expectations…!!!”
Great Article Bro Bo! You;re right bro Bo. I am very much excited for your next articleIs. “there a right time to quit?”
Thanks and More power
God bless!
Hi, Bro. Bo!
Thanks for another inspiring blog!
I felt so sad. But anyway, I eventually accepted it. It’s just that “It isn’t my time to have one..” For now, I plan to re-apply after 28 days & I would hope that I’ll be GRANTED by God’s grace!
I just got my UK visa application result yesterday and unfortunately I was REFUSED!
Thank you so much, your blog really eases the pain I felt inside. Please include me in your prayers and petitions. To God be the glory! God bless you and your family always, Bro Bro.
daghang salamat igsoon!
Thanks for inspiring me
elo Bo,
Another very enlightening & encouraging piece which has surely blessed people and will continue to inspire many more. May God sustain you! God bless you bro!
Maraming salamat po kuya Bo! ^_^
I’ve learned a lot!
I will be rich!
God bless us!
Salut Bro!
I’ve been out-of-the -country and have missed three Sundays of the FEAST but reading your blogs brings me sooo much blessings as if I were there present physically! Thank you for not stopping and not giving up in proclaiming the GOODNESS of the LORD! Am beginning to be MORE and MORE at EASE with the BLESSING MINDSET… =)
GOD IS SUCH AN AWESOME GOD!!!
Que Dieu te benisse!!
Maraming salamat sa walang sawa mong pagbabahagi sa amin ng mga makabuluhang aral ng buhay. Isa kang inspirasyon.
Mabuhay ka!
Thanks for the enlightenment>
God bless you always!
Bro,
Thank you so much for being a miracle instrument to many people like me. You’ve touched my life and heart so much today. You enlightened me from an almost a month of insanity.
I was totally depressed because of my cheating husband. I found it out after a weeks of our marriage.
To make the story short, I was put to a killing situation everyday. The hard part of it, I have no one to share it with even in my closest friend and family because I am so ashamed of what happened.
Though my husband keeps on sending me emails and texts for him to be forgiven. The crazy part of it, I will forgive him now but tomorrow i hate him so much, all the pain keeps haunting me like crazy.
Since then, I almost lost my contact with the ONE up there. I am living like a headless chicken everyday. Hough no one knows about it, ” nahihiya ako pa rin ako sa lahat” If you could see me ako lang ang bagong kasal na madilim ang mukha, a week after you will see the eyebags on me. Very gloomy face. Totally nag transformed ang mukha ko. Nawala ang glow nawala ang saya. All i have in my heart is pain.
But i keep on praying that one day I will be healed from pain and i will be enlightened. I even asked my husband to pray for my recovery so we can both move on and start a new life.
I keep on praying to the church every Sunday also.
Until I read your articles which suddenly taught me to missed my husband so much. After weeks of unforgiving. I love him again now. I hope that i won’t go back to that thought of craziness again.
Keeps sending inspiring words to everyone Bro!
I salute you and praying also to bless you always by the ONE up there and continously heal sick people from their agony.
Ikaw ang older version ni Santino sa buhay namin!
Hi Bro Bo! I watched this episode of the Feast yesterday and felt so inspired to keep on planting until harvest season comes!
Bro, ganda ng video about Nick, kaso lang I wasn’t able to get his last name para maisearch sana sa youtube. I’d like to share this with my bestfriend, she’s a teacher and ishare ko sana sa kanya para maishare din sa students niya. Could you please post here the name of the man in the video or the link to that video?
Thank you for continually inspiring us. God bless!
Thank you very much for using your “gift” to inspire us.
I can so totally relate as well. It makes me appreciate once again that though we’re all different and live separate lives, we are also the same. We all want to go through both seasons in our lives.
Again, thank you for very much!
Reading this article totally shift my mindset about money..wow,what a liberation.Thank you bro bo for yet another mind opening story.I sure felt the world is blessed for having you as a preacher. Continue shining your light to others. You’re a great influence to all of us. May God continue to bless you.
thank you for continually inspiring us. May God shower you more wisdom and knowledge.God bless you always and all the people behind your ministry.
Bo, I believe nothing happens accidentally. I believe that God has brought me to your website and blogs. I have been touched by your article, because my situation now more or less like your situation in the past, when you was run out by your fears. But I believe I will be healed, as I expected to be really healthy emotionally. I have been almost give up to work on my relation with my boyfriend because of my emotional problem. You have enlightened me not to give up, keep planting. I thank HIM for you and lots of your article. Keep shining and be blessing for others. God bless you abundantly.