What Are Ancestral Blessings?
The past few weeks, I’ve been talking about the Seasons of our lives. Today, I’ll share about Winter to you.
For me, Winter represents ages 61 and onwards.
You might be saying, “Shucks Bo, that’s not for me. I’m far from that age.”
Believe me, this is for you. Because you need to prepare for Winter. Because the battle is not won in the battle itself. The battle is won before the battle begins. Here’s the truth: Victory is all about preparation.
I repeat: Prepare for Winter.
No doubt about it. As sure as the sun will rise tomorrow, Winter will come in your life. No matter what you do. No matter how many face lifts and tummy tucks and botox treatments and breast augmentation you get, you won’t stop aging.
In Spring, you plant. In Summer, you care for what you planted. In Autumn, you harvest what you planted. And in Winter, you let the soil renew itself for the next planting.
In other words, Winter is about giving to the next generation.
Giving what? Giving the “Ancestral Blessings” that we receive from our parents and our grandparents—and the “Ancestral Blessings” we give to our children and grandchildren.
Nice Benefits Of Being 60 Being sixty has cool advantages. Here they are. o Kidnappers are not very interested in you. o In a hostage situation, terrorists and bank robbers are likely to release you first. o People call at 9:00pm and ask, “I’m sorry, did I wake you up?” o You have a party at home and the neighbors won’t even know you’re having a party. Because it is so quiet. o Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can’t remember them. o And finally, you enjoy 20% discounts in restaurants, drugstores, and if you live in certain cities, free movies at certain days of the week. (I met an elderly couple who have watched every single movie shown. Even Chainsaw Gang Massacre III.) But the biggest benefit for being in Winter? God gives them the time and space to ask a very BIG QUESTION… When You Realize You Won’t Live ForeverWhen people are in their sixties, they come face to face with their mortality.
Let me describe Winter for you.
When they look at the mirror, they see their once-upon-a-time thick, jet-black hair disappearing before their eyes. (You should think positive. Don’t think your hair is lessening. Think your forehead is increasing.)
When they see their once-upon-a-time flawless, smooth skin now has wrinkle lines and age spots. (A little girl touched her grandfather’s face and asked him, “Lolo, did God make you?” “Yes, He did,” he smiled. The girl touched her own face and said, “Did God make me, Lolo?” “Yes, He did,” he nodded. The girl said, “I think God is getting better in making faces.”)
What they used to do effortlessly, they cannot do anymore. They used to run up the stairs. Now they can’t even climb up without sitting down after a few steps. After taking a rest midway, some even forget whether they were going up or going down.
Their vocabulary is now filled with medical terms, words they’ve never spoken before. Words such as “Cholesterol” and “Arthritis” and “Hypertension” and “Prostate” and “Osteoporosis”.
They’re stunned that their own parents died in their seventies or eighties—and that is only ten or twenty years away! At the Winter of life, they realize that death is just around the corner. And that’s a good thing, because they begin to ask this very big question…
The Wise Know What Questions To Ask
The Bible says, So teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (Psalm 90:12)
A man who knows he’s dying one day becomes wise.
How do you know if you’re wise? Someone said a wise man doesn’t necessarily know the right answers, but he knows the right questions. And a person who’s facing his mortality is forced to ask the BIG QUESTION of winter.
Please know that people can ask this question at any season in their lives. Teenagers ask this question. Twenty-somethings ask this question. People in their thirties and forties ask this question. But when you’re in your sixties, you ask this question with greater urgency and ferocity.
The Big Question Of WinterHere’s the big question of Winter: Does my life have meaning?
This question is asked in various ways:
“Is my life all worth it?”
“Am I leaving a mark in the world?”
“What legacy am I leaving behind?”
“What gift am I giving to the next generation?”
“Am I leaving this world a better place than when I first entered it?”
All of a sudden, you realize that life isn’t about you.
Life Is About Giving
Julie (not her real name) is a 60+ year old woman who was told that she has cancer and she has three months to live.
Thankfully, Julie was a woman who had a deep relationship with God. She didn’t have fear in her heart.
Julie called up all her friends for a special dinner at home. After the meal, she invited them to gather in the living room. Julie then brought out all her possessions. Her jewelry. Her clothes. Her antiques.
Her friends were wondering what she was doing.
That was when Julie said, “As you know, my doctor said I have 3 months to live. Whether or not this is true, I do not know. But I feel this is a special gift from God to me. At least, I can prepare. One of the things I realized is that when you know you’re dying, you suddenly lose the desire to get. You now want to give. When one is dying, one looses the need for all these material things. So I want you to bring home one thing as a token of our friendship, something to remember me by.”
There was a lot of hugging and crying that night.
But Julie was right. Winter’s most important lesson? Life isn’t about getting. Life is about giving.
But you don’t give only material things…
The Bible says, A good man leaves an inheritance for his children’s children… (Proverbs 13:22)
Primarily, I believe it’s a spiritual inheritance.
(Note: Even if you don’t have biological kids, you have spiritual kids. Right now, there are young people that look up to you. What spiritual inheritance do you give to them?)
Your Greatest Legacy
When I was a young boy, my father picked me up from school. I had a burning question in my mind. I swallowed hard and blurted out the question, “Dad, what will I inherit from you?”
“Why do you ask?” my father asked me.
“This morning, my classmates and I were talking about inheritance. One of my classmates said he’d be inheriting their huge tracks of land. Another boy said he’d be inheriting their hardware store. When it was my turn to speak, I realized I had nothing to say. You don’t own a farm or a store.”
My father chuckled and said, “Son, you’ll inherit my values. My honesty. My work ethic. My sense of responsibility. My faith. My love. That’s what you’ll inherit from me.”
I nodded. “Thanks Dad.”
After a few minutes, I asked, “Uh, are you sure you don’t own land? Or a hardware store?” And we both laughed.
Dad’s 3 Gifts To Me
Dad passed away when he was 88 years old.
But he did leave behind a legacy.
He gave me many gifts, too many to count, but he gave 3 important ones. Dad’s legacy consisted of 3 virtues:
Spirituality
Why do I love God today?
Because all his life, Dad loved God. Dad made God first.
For him, it was the only way to live.
Dad and Mom started going to Mass daily when they got married. Dad was 25 and Mom was 19. And they never stopped. Dad went to Mass daily for 60 years, until God took him home. And Mom? To this day, at the age of 86, Mom still does it. She’s been going to Mass daily for 67 years.
The most important gift my parents gave me is my faith in God.
People are shocked why I started serving God at such a young age. How could I not serve God? Dad showed me that it was the only way to live as well.
Dad was serving in the Parish ever since I could remember. He was Lector, Commentator, Reader, Lay Minister, Altar Boy, Bell Ringer, and Offering Collector. In fact, people called him Assistant Parish Priest. Because the parish would collapse without Dad.
Humility
Light of Jesus Family started 31 years ago.
I was 14 years old—and I was already its over-all leader.
My father was a humble man. He never took the over-all leadership because he believed I had the gift and he didn’t. So he just supported me, always working behind the scenes.
He knew his place. He knew he was not a good preacher. But he knew he was a good accountant. So he focused on his core gift. He managed the finances of Light of Jesus Family.
Because of him, I realized that humble people are secure people. It’s the insecure people who like to grab the limelight, who scramble for positions, who’re enamored with titles—because they need the crowd’s applause.
Dad was different. He didn’t need anyone’s applause. He was a silent worker who did what he felt God wanted him to do.
In his company, Dad was Assistant Vice President. But in the ministry, he’d arrange the chairs of our prayer meeting—week after week after week…
Integrity
Why did people trust a 14-year old kid to lead them?
Partly because my parents were trustworthy people. They were people of integrity.
I always preach that we harvest what we plant. But here’s the other truth: Part of what we harvest doesn’t come from what we planted. Part of what we harvest comes from what our parents planted.
Today, I’m enjoying the fruits of my parents’ planting.
This includes the trust and the respect that people gave me when I was starting out in ministry.
Dad was one of the most honest men I knew. So honest, everywhere he went, they always elected him as their Treasurer. He was Treasurer in the parish. He was Treasurer in the Homeowners Association. He was Treasurer for the Parent-Teachers Association. He was Treasurer for his Alumni Association. I bet if he joined the Nora Aunor’s Fans Club, they’d make him Treasurer too. (But I think he was Vilmanian.)
I’m wondering now if God called him to Heaven because they needed a treasurer there too.
This is what I call “Ancestral Blessings”.
Two Ancestral Blessings To Pass On
The Bible says, The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him. (Proverbs 20:7) I’m blessed today because of the godly life of my parents.
If your parents and grandparents followed God, you too will receive Ancestral Blessings from them. If they did what was right, if they stayed faithful to God, if they loved God, then no doubt about it, you’re now receiving Ancestral Blessings.
There’s no such thing as a self-made man. We’re partly made by the village that raised us.
I repeat: Part of our harvest, we planted. But a part of our harvest, we didn’t plant. It was planted by those that have gone before us.
We inherited spiritual wealth from our ancestors.
And we also pass this spiritual wealth to our descendents.
There are two Ancestral Blessings you want to pass on.
The first is spiritual values.
The second is a spiritual vision.
1. Pass On Spiritual Values
Today, I want you to give Ancestral Blessings to your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren. Biological or otherwise. Through the example of your life, bring them closer to God.
If you do, the Bible says that you’ll be like stars that shine forever. Daniel 12:3 says those who lead many to righteousness, will shine like the stars forever and ever. One of the most beautiful legacies you can leave behind this world are people who follow God because of you.
This made me think about how hard people work to give a financial inheritance to their kids.
According to news reports, Egypt’s President Mubarak, before he was ousted, had $80 Billion stashed away in Swiss Banks. Today, he can’t get any of it, because it’s put on hold.
President Mubarak is 82 years old. What will he do with $80 Billion? Give it to his children?
I repeat: A lot of people work hard to earn money to give a big financial inheritance to their children. But be very careful, because a big financial inheritance can be a curse, not a blessing—if they don’t have a spiritual foundation.
Instead of giving a financial inheritance, work very hard to give a spiritual inheritance to your children.
That’s the best gift you can give your children and grand children. Bring them closer to God!
Ancestral Curses
But if there are Ancestral Blessings, there are also Ancestral Curses. If we live a life of unrighteousness, we pass on Ancestral Curses to the next generation. The Bible says the punishment of the fathers shall be brought down to the third and fourth generation. (Exodus 20:5).
What does that mean?
Simple. If the kids are exposed to the wrong living of their parents, they may imitate them. (It’s still their choice.)
I was talking to a married man who made a decision to cut his adulterous relationships. As we were talking and praying together, he told me something that blew my mind. He said that adultery runs in the family. His father had three wives. His uncles all had extra-marital affairs. His late grandfather also had four wives.
How come? Even if it wasn’t openly discussed, the kids grew up “sensing” the immorality of their father. This exposure made them more vulnerable to temptation in the later years of their life.
Let me emphasize. We don’t inherit sin. Sin is always a personal choice. But we can inherit the tendency to sin.
The only solution? Get re-parented by spiritual parents. Grow in your spirit. Grow in your character. (That’s what a spiritual community offers. Go look for one.)
And here’s the second part of the Ancestral Blessings that you want to pass on to your kids…
2. Spiritual Vision
Aside from spiritual values, you also want to pass on a spiritual vision to your children. Not as an imposition, but as an invitation.
There are two kinds of dreams: small dreams and big dreams. Don’t pass on your small dreams—only your big dreams. That’s the spiritual vision they need to guide them in life.
Let me go off tangent for awhile—and talk about small dreams.
I’ve been studying about menopause lately. All of us know that women go through menopause. But do you know that men go through their own menopause too?
For women, it’s physical. For men, it’s mental.
A woman’s menopause is caused by the lack of estrogen flowing through her veins. A man’s menopause is caused by the lack of dreams fulfilled in his life.
A man looks at the mirror and realizes he’s running out of time. He’s facing the fact that some of his most small dreams won’t be fulfilled.
Let me give you an example.
Like most guys I know, Dad liked cars.
And he had a life-long dream of owning a Mercedes Benz. It didn’t have to be new. Even if it was an old clunker. As long as it was a Benz. At a certain point, he was very close to fulfilling that dream. His friend was selling his 20-year-old Benz to Dad.
But at that time, Dad was so busy serving God in the ministry. Because he knew the old Benz would cost a lot of time and money to maintain it, he gave it up. Owning the Benz was his small dream. Serving God was his big dream. So he gave up his small dream for the sake of his big dream. That’s why it didn’t bother him that he never owned a Benz in his life. (In Heaven, I bet he’s driving a Rolls Royce now.)
All of us have small dreams. Go for them. They’re good for your self-esteem. And they’re absolutely fun. Fulfill them up if you can.
But sometimes, when there’s a conflict between your small dreams and big dreams, give up your small dreams for the sake of your big dreams.
I repeat: Don’t pass on your small dreams to your children. Small dreams are about preferences, personalities, and potentialities. Let them create their own small dreams.
It’s the big dreams that you want to pass on to them, a spiritual vision for their future.
I repeat: Not as an imposition but as an invitation. I tell my kids, “I want you to serve the Lord. In whatever call He gives you. You figure out how He wants you to serve Him. You could be a Chef or a Chemist or a Businessman or a Preacher. But whatever you do, I just want you to serve the Lord with all your heart.”
Let Go And Let God
Here’s the truth: Some of your big dreams won’t happen in your lifetime. That’s why you need to pass them on.
But that’s okay. Because if it’s a really big dream, the dream is more important than the dreamer. The dreamer can die but the dream won’t die. If the dream is more important than the dreamer, then you’re willing to pass the dream to the next generation. Let go and let God.
Moses dreamt of leading the Israelites into the Promised Land. But he was never able to do it. He died before they actually stepped into the land. He had to pass his dream to Joshua, the leader that he chose to succeed him.
King David dreamt of building the Temple. But he couldn’t because he was a warrior, not a builder. So it was his son King Solomon who built the Temple.
When it comes to your dreams, don’t be distracted about timing.
For example, I’m dreaming of building 1000 Feasts (our weekly gatherings in Light of Jesus, my spiritual family). Will this happen in my lifetime? I believe it will.
But even if it won’t, it won’t bother me. We’re raising up a new generation of young leaders whom God will use to make that dream come true. I repeat: Because the dream is more important than the dreamer. The dreamer can die but the dream won’t die.
Let me end with one last story.
Surprise!
One day, an elderly carpenter was about to retire.
When he told the owner of the company that he was finally leaving, the man said, “I hate to let go such a great carpenter. Before you retire, can I ask a favor? Can you make one last house for me?”
The carpenter agreed, but he did so with a heavy heart. So when he was building the house, the passion was no longer there. It was shoddy workmanship. The people around him noticed, and they were sad to see him end such a sterling career in this way.
When the carpenter finished building the house, his Boss came over to inspect it. The man then faced the carpenter, took his hand, and placed the key of the house in his palm. “This house is yours,” the man said. “It’s our parting gift to you for all the years of service you gave the company.”
The carpenter was shocked. And then his heart was filled with painful regret. Oh, if he only knew he was building his own house, he would have done a better job!
Attention: You’re building your house now. Your construction materials are your thoughts, your words, and your deeds. By the way you live everyday, you’re building your house. By the way you talk, by the way you treat others, by the way you make your decisions everyday, you’re actually constructing your house—a house for your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Will it be a house of love or indifference?
Will it be a house of fidelity or infidelity?
Will it be a house of generosity or selfishness?
Will it be a house of forgiveness or conflict?
You choose. Because you’re the carpenter.
My suggestion? Build well.
Because you want to give the best Ancestral Blessings to your descendents.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Thanks Kuya Bo
Thanks for helping me know God more each day.
Bro Bo, Thank you for reminding us always to live a descent and faithful life… Because its my house I’m building…. Investing small amounts in the stock market through your guidance, will provide for my needs in the winter of my life..
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I realize that i need this kind of blessing. Your PRACTICAL SOULFOOD blog give me strength and enhance me to leave life for dreams, dreams, dreams…giving me strength day by day to face life for brighter. I feel emptiness for problems throwing those things that keep me tired when i read your mails, blogs. That’s why I thank you Bo for this I am keeping my faith to God that brings me fulfillment to life and challeging me to face day to day experience and learning of life. Through you Bo my life has meaning….
It’s always been my dream to own and administer Kids learning center in fact I enrolled myself twice in the college of education and finished my certificate of Special Education and Professional Education. I believe that if I equipped myself professionally I will be able to prepare myself to fulfill my biggest dream. But lately when I received the management decision to end my contract, I felt little by little I lost my drive to fulfill my dream. I felt that I am one of those insignificant people of the company that despite my hard work and dedication to my work they still want me to let go….Maybe I expect too much but I am hoping that soon they will be able to discover my worth without me telling or showing them. On the other hand, I am fearful that I might lose my savings if I will start my dream for I know it entails big amount of money and work. Now, I am in the midst of quandary on how to make things work according to the will of GOD. I want to fulfill my dream but I also need a work to finance my dream and the needs of my family. There is one company that I am eyeing but what hardened my heart is the fact that this is manage with the same people that I worked before whom I felt that professional growth is far reached to reality…But I know that I have to let Go and LET GOD . Thank you Bo for opening my mind and heart to the goodness of GOD and I know in his beautiful time, I will be able to reap the fruits of success if I will let Go of my earthly needs and let GOD take care of me even beyond my heart desires.
dear bro.Bo,
this made me cry…coz this is what i am dreaming of..ang i know God will help me on this big dreams of mine….
Praise God for having you in our spiritual lives…God bless you more…
dear bro.Bo,
this made me cry…coz this is what i am dreaming of..and i know God will help me on this big dreams of mine….
Praise God for having you in our spiritual lives…God bless you more…
Thank you Bro Bo for this article.
I’ll always remember that I’m building my own house (life).. I’ll use all the tools, my thoughts, my deeds, and my words to build my legacy.
thanks Bro Bo!
May God always use you to bless others!
Praise be to God, the King of all Kings!
The Creator of heaven and earth!
Hi Bo,
I’ve always been amazed at how you put life in such a reflective perspective. I appreciate that always because I learn each time I read your articles.
I try to live the right way and how God wants me to.
Thank you.
great article! I learned a lot. Thank you very much Bo!
Bro. Bo
The gift of God pour to you through this king of excellent communication. I am always pray that you are always in God’s grace even though you will walk in the aisle of different walks of life.
God bless to this sharing of seasons.
Anyway Christ is the reason for all seasons.
hi Bo,
I thank God for all your inspiring articles! Your teachings keep me growing and moving forward no matter how hard it is…
You are God’s instrument that made me pick up all my dreams again and believe with all my heart that i could fulfill them with God’s grace!
Thank you.
Your inspiring articles have been very helpful to me. I had a bad temper but because of constant prayers, I have been able to control it.
Thank you very much and May God continue to bless you so you can inspire more.
Hello Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much for the story of the carpenter. Your articles never fail to inspire me especially “God Whispers.” God speaks to me through your articles. Every time I open my email, what is written is always the answer to my need for the day.
I, too want to build a big house for me and my family, my children and great great grandchildren….
May God bless you more Bro Bo and may the people you minister to be your crowning glory in heaven…
A very good one, Brother Bo.. God bless you..
I will go to Manila on June 26th. I hope I can meet you in PICC. =)
the dream is more impt than the dreamer!
bro. bo, thank you for another powerful and inspiring article today..
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Thank you Bro. Bo , for this article it inspired me so much especially in having a big dreams, I hope that I will attain my big dreams that is Spirituality to my love ones and also to our brothers and sisters who are less fortunate or to the marginalized.
Thank you also for teaching us to be truly rich…..I want to build a big house before I leave…. May God bless you more
so that you can inspire more……..
thank you so much bro. Bo for sharing such stories. it uplifts me and i wanted to share the this to my husband & children. i,ve learned so much from all your articles…more power to you bro. Bo & God bless you always!
I thank God, He created you brother Bo. Your gift of wisdom translate thru your writings. For the past months, I’m confused to the direction or path I’m going to, it’s like I’m on a crossroad and really don’t know where I’m heading to. But this blog made me realize to look for the core and what really matters in life. This is definitely a guide for me. Thank you and may all our dreams come true
Thanks Bo, for this. This is very important reminder for me. More power and God bless…
Thank you Bro. Bo…your messages are blessings to us, that we may know how to live our lives according to God’s will…God bless you in your ministry!
love&prayers,
Hutch
Thank you Bro. Bo…your messages are blessings to us, that we may know how to live our lives according to God’s will…God bless you always in your ministry!
love&prayers,
Hutch
Thanks Bro Bo for another inspiring article. May you’ll be blessed more!!
WoW!!!
This should make a lot of difference to the people who read and will be shared by this article starting with ME.
Thank you Bro. Bo.
Let us all join hands in building each others house and preparing the best of ancestral blessings to the next generation.
Amen.
Bo, you’re such a blessing to everyone and an instrument created by GOD to reach people. More power to you and your family!
Bro. Bo you enlighten my mind.
Thanks Bro for such wonderful and another inspiring Soulfood Messages.
Hi Bro Bo, You always make me feel blessed. Thank you.
i am always uplifted whenever i read your articles.. Thank God for you Bro. Bo.
Thank you for the very inspiring article. Very, very beautiful indeed!
Hi Bo. Bo,
Amazing!!! this is one of the best article i received…i learned a lot!!!
God bless you & family! Hope my dreams come true!!!!!
Thanks Bro. Bo. God bless you more and more..
Thanks, Bro Bo!!! This is very inspiring. I’ve been going thru a lot of thinking these days and this is real good timing. I can’t thank you enough for putting into words what I feel and giving me the insights on how to improve in many aspects. It’s always inspiring to read your articles. You’re such a blessing and I thank God for you!
Thank you. This is truly very inspiring… I will make my dreams come true and I will teach my children to pray. Thank you.
Thank you Bro. Bo… This is very inspiring… I will try to leave a very good legacy to my children once I have them in the future and as well as my family and friends. God Bless you always… and please continue to be a blessing to everyone!
thanks Bo for making me assess my dreams, ..and making me holding on. you are God’s gift to us thats your legacy. God bless you more.
elsie
thank you kuya Bo! this article is great! as i read it I just found out that you gave your best treasure and that is knowing God more and being more close to God.
love! laugh! peace!
God bless us!!!
thanks bro you’re really an instrument of God to deliver His messages to the people. May we realize our Big dreams.
Put GOD first above everything…
Thank you so much Bo ..we really love your blog..very inspirational
HI Bo,
YOu have inspired me for years now. Thank you for being there and raise me up on days like today. I know in my big dream to help others , its hard at times when i also need it for the family. With your guide i find doing them little by little.
Thank you Bo. Your such a great blessing, may God continue to use you for His glory. Hope someday you can teach also people on how to be obedient and be the disciples of Christ. Amen.
wonderful and very inspiring!
I will never stop indulging my service to God and sacrifices for my children, for its only through the way I raise my children, to be good and spiritually centered, will I content my dreams in my winter life soon. Thank you Bo!
Bro. Bo, thank you very much for the powerful thoughts and words you regularly share all over the world. We are truly blessed because of your presence. We thank your parents for giving us a great preacher like you! May God bless you continuously with lots of grace and divine wisdom.
Maraming salamat po!
“One of the things I realized is that when you know you’re dying, you suddenly lose the desire to get. You now want to give. When one is dying, one looses the need for all these material things. So I want you to bring home one thing as a token of our friendship, something to remember me by.”
These phrase struck me most. Thanks Bro. Bo for another inspiring article. God bless you more.
Thank you Bro. Bo once again for such an inspiring blog. I’m more wise to invest for my winter so I can leave the bigger ancestral blessings for the next generation.
Bro Bo, Thank you, you are true man of God and your blessings are real. I can always say but thank you. Now, I know what to pass on and to let go. God bless.
This deeply touched me! I’m 80+, and happy and joyful about it! That means I’ve gone through 20 years of winter already! But it didn’t seem winter at all…. just like spring or summer… as I served as Mama Mary’s “Marian worker” and God Our Father’s “gentle warrior” … ever striving to help attain, through work and prayer, Jesus’ VISION and Mama Mary’s MISSION : TO SAVE ALL SOULS. And now…. as a “Lay Apostle” of Jesus Christ, the Returning King!
Bo, you write so well! You’re a tremendous help to Jesus as He forms His ” Tidal Wave ” oF good Christians to cleanse the earth! May there be more like you! God bless!!!
Hello kuya Bo..thank you so much..
This is very inspiring. I am in a crossroad right now and faced with many options and alternatives. But now, I am reminded of seeing God’s purpose in my life first, above all. Thank you Bro. Bo. God bless!
Thank you so much Mr. Bo for the very inspiring thoughts you shared. It’s so very clear that what we need to share is a vision of spirituality, integrity, kindness, honesty and love for these blessings will be handed down to familial generation. I am now in my winter season and hope that the legacy I will leave is worth the life God gave to me. Many thanks and God bless.
I am a regular reader of your usual inspiring blogs and many many thanks to you.
Thank you so much for your continued guidance by way of sharing and showing us the greatness of God! I was inspired and trying to fulfill all the things that you did mentioned like the ancestral blessings.
Presently, I am harvesting some of the fruits that I have planted 33 years ago and you know what, I will not stop planting the seeds that cannot be stolen. In my moments of difficulties, I just think all the blessings that I have received from HIM.
Sometimes I commit mistakes but this did not stopped me to change for the better. May you always continue to be our guiding light. Bro. Bo you are such a great blessing to all of us.
Always take care and God Bless always..:) thank you.
sobrang na touch po ako…i hope i could pass all the good traits that my grandparents and parents gave to us for the next generation. thank u so much kuya Bo!!! more blessings to come for u!!! =)
Your such a big blessings to everyone else in this world kuya Bo, God had given you such a wonderful and tremendous talent in life. To touch peoples heart and letting them know that God never sleeps. He is just around the corner waiting for somebody to call Him and say Lord please guide me for an eternal life!
Reading your letters makes me feel i still have the big chance to help those people who are in need. I just just need a good resources and right people to deal with. More blessings to come with you and your family kuya Bo!
This is great to note. I’m just 18 years old and a long way to go but I’m preparing. Thanks Bro. Bo!
thank u very much Bro. Bo for you inspiring soul food news letters… It has always helped me…I look forward to reading more of your inspiring messages….
I want to thank you for giving such inspiration to your readers. God Bless!
Maraming Salamat, Bo, for this wisdom and enlightnment! Thanks & Praise the Lord! May God gives you more wisdom and continue doing the things He wanted you to do. Amen! God bless you more for what you’re doing and in your family.
Thanks Bro. Bo for lifting up my spirit again,
God bless and more power.
Brod Bo. Thank you for such an inspiring article. You are heaven-sent. Your wisdom motivates me to become a better person everyday.
Thanx Bro Bo for your timely and inspiring article, my mom n law is has lung cancer and all of us in the household are involve in keeping her alive, my wife and i hope that when get old and b4 we die we have given our all in serving god and bringing people back to god bcoz that is our primary mission dba tcre and godbless
Thanks again Bro Bo..everytime i received your message, i always have the excitement to read it because i know it will guide and enlighten us (my husband and I)..it will bring us more closer to GOD..GOd bless you and your family always!!
It’s right, we have to let go of our small dreams to give way to our BIG dreams!!
We must live well for we are building our own houses above!!
=)
Hi Bro Bo,
Thank you for another wonderful and inspiring article.
May you continue to bless and inspire others.
God Bless and more power!
thet
Thanks Bo! Truly inspiring. It made me reflect on a lot of things happening in our family life . . .as my hubby would say ” it’s never too late to think of how we can keep and pass on the ‘ancestral blessings’ instead of using it all up for earthly gains!”
I often listen to your CD talks while in the car to bring my daughter to her regular gym practices. One day, my 10-yr. old daughter asked me to play “Tito Bo’s CD ” and unconsciously I didn’t know that she was also listening and have been inspired as well. I really thank God for using you to inspire my daughter as well . . .
Cecil
Cecil
thank you bro.bo, you’re a great mentor of mine! it’s a good reminder for me like a carpenter to build my house well. i learned a lot from your blog..Keep it up bro.bo, you are transforming.May God continue to use you and empower you. God bless..
thank you bro. bo for this inspiring article. in my journey to be closer to God may i pass on spiritual values and spiritual vision to my children and my children’s children.
thanks Bro. Bo! This article renews my desire to give rather than get. God bless u all the time!
thanks bro. Bo!
this really made me cry so hard! i have been struggling to show my family how important it is to have a relationship with the Lord. i talk to them about healing of our family tree but it seemed that they don’t get it at all.
maybe this article is the answer to my prayers. i’ll definitely share this to them! thank you for touching and inspiring my life! God bless you more!
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it’s not yet winter. it’s autumn but at least i’ve got this chance to prepare for winter.
i was not able to plant a good seed during spring but God is good, He provided me an autumn to prepare for winter.
thank u Bo for this inspiring message. it gives me a lot of thinking and re-directing my life to a fruitful one that God wants me to do.
Bro. Bo
Thank you so much po, for the inspirational message and books you write. It is a big help and influence in changing my path. It really inspires and help me. May God continue bless you, financially, physically, spiritually and intellectually.
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Thanks Bro Bo!
It’s truly an inspring article for me,though alone as mother to nine children,I believe God never leaves me.I’m fulfilled to pass on to them the gift of ”ancestral blessings” handed to me by my parents….loving,caring and forgiving…regardless of what their father have done..I must go on to serve God,my family,my children..to fulfill my dreams..You’re a gift from God!…Bro….
thank you for your thoughts. it always gives a smile on my face and calms my mind. the past few days were really hard. thank goodness i ended up going here. =) will pass by more often =)
THANK YOU VERY MUCH !
PRAISE AND GLORY TO GOD ALWAYS AND FOREVER
kuya bo,
your message is so rich…. 2 things i have to to pass on to my 3 kids: spiritual values and spiritual vision. you’re right, it’s not the financial inheritance that counts but the 2 things mentioned above, though it’s not that easy but i know God is with me… I CAN DO IT FOR THE LORD
i just have to rely on HIS POWER!
tnhanks a lot kuya…
thank u so much Bo, u are an inpiration to us, may God continue to bless u…
THANK YOU, Blessed be GOD forever!!!
Brother Bo,
I am thanking God that he gave us a person like you,
Who will spread the Goodness of him & inspiring us for our daily lives
I love this article. It is so timely and appropriate as I meditate on my Father’s death anniversary today. I feel God is talking to me. You are God’s messenger.
Dear Bo,
God bless you more for being a blessing to other with your inspirational words and reflections. this article is so timely… i felt so bad when a boastful neighbor who happened to be a 2nd degree relative cuss my Papa and my Mama… anger could bring me pinning him down but i paused and prayed. for i know, in no time he’ll aged and God will make him realize that aging is a blessing.
thank you and God bless you more.
Dear Bro. Bo,
Everytine I open my mail, I open first yours, I love every details of your stories, It really inspires me and I know a lot of people too.
I gained spiritual guidance with your words of wisdom.
More power and God bless po…
dear Bro bo
You lift up my life .. i inspired all the books and cd , dvd that you send every month to me .. i have a lot of things taht i learn ,, im more patients to all the obtacles in my life , i am giving by god the light to live again .. for the past 3 years after i lost a million of business , but now i start to build again dahil sa lahat na natutunan ko s aiyo , tahnks for being there , to the people na wala ng pag asa but sa oras na mapakingan ko ang mga sinssabi mo nabubuhay ult ako . ..
more power and god bless you
thank you Bro. Bo, may God bless you & your family more, as well as the LOJ family. Attending the sunday feast is always a shower of blessing to us. And I can’t help myself but cry, with everything you say and share with us, whenever I hear you preach, I begin to realize a lot of things, and I know, something is changing within me. I am beginning to become a better person. More power to you, and to the rest of the worship leaders. It truly is the happiest place on earth.
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