What Is God’s Call For Your Life?
Last month, I was invited to speak to a special Kids for Christ gathering.
But I couldn’t make it. So the unbelievable happened. The organizers invited my 9-year old son, Bene, to speak instead. Ha!
I wasn’t there. But my wife was there. My mother was there. My mother-in-law was there. My sisters were there. My nephews and nieces were there. Goodness, everyone else in my planet was there—giving their full support to him. After all, it was his first time to ever give a talk.
According to witnesses (biased, I’m afraid), he spoke like a pro. They said he spoke like me. But there must be a grain of truth to these biased observations because right after his speech, he received invitations to speak all over the country—and even as far as Singapore!
I now believe in the improvement of the race. I started preaching at age 13. My son starts preaching at 9. I was invited to speak internationally when I was 20. He gets invited internationally at 9 too.
Funny, but all these years, I’ve never told my son, “Bene, I want you to be a preacher like me.” In fact, I told him, “Bene, I want you to be anything God wants you to be. He’ll fill your heart with a passion for what He wants you to be. You can be a chef, an artist, a businessman… Anything!”
But even before his first talk, he already told his mother weeks ago, “Mommy, I think my core gift is to speak to large audiences.”
My wife was shocked. How did he know? When he said this, he never even tried speaking to a large audience. It was eerie.
And then he gave the talk—which proved his statement true.
At this point, I still don’t know what my son will be when he grows up. He’s still discerning his call. He may still become a chef (he likes cooking his own breakfast) or be a businessman (he started his first business selling bangus at age 5). I’d be happy whatever his call is.
Here’s a simple message I’d like to share with you. I believe discerning God’s call for your life isn’t complicated. I think it’s downright simple. Just ask yourself, What’s my wealth? That’s what He wants you to give to Him. And that’s His special call for your life.
In Luke 18:22, Jesus called the rich young man to sell all he had and follow Him. God gave him material wealth so that he can give it away and bless others.
My wealth is to communicate through preaching and writing. That is what I have in abundance. And so for the past 30 years, I’ve been giving it away and blessing the world with my “wealth”.
My wife’s wealth is her being a wonderful mother. And this too is her call from God, at least for this stage of her life. She cares for our two boys fulltime and even teaches them herself. Yes, we’re crazy. We homeschool them. (For more information on homeschooling, log on at www.CatholicFilipinoAcademy.com)
What do you have in abundance?
What is your core gift?
What is your wealth?
Go ahead. Share it to the world.
This is God’s call for your life.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
PS. By the way, I’ll be the first one to say that homeschooling isn’t for everyone. It’s a special call too. But if it’s for you, I think you should at least take a look at it. For more information, log on at www.CatholicFilipinoAcademy.com
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That’s really great! Your family is simply amazing, Bro. Bo. It’s really inspiring to hear personal stories about your family.
Since my husband and I got married, we vowed to prioritize our family. And we have. Like you, we also want to be an inspiration to other people. Through our sites, we try to help in our own little way.
Our wealth is our family, our faith, our love, our journey in this life together. Nothing is more important than feeling fulfilled in the present moment.
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Your indeed blessed bro. bo.
i believe my core gift is speaking too, sharing God’s love, spreading kind acts everday, making others feel that they are loved and cared for, in todays world where everbody seems not to care anymore, i believe we are created to nurture, love and care for each other.
who knows? maybe to a stranger whom you shared your kindness and gentleness, maybe you are the only “heaven’” he ever encountered.
God bless everyone and lets not stop spreading LOVE, because God is LOVE.
You and your family are really blessed bro. Bo. Its also really overwhelming how God uses you and your family for His plans.
I pray that you’ll continue showing God’s greatness. Also praying that we may continue letting our neighbors feel God’s love.
God bless.
tnx BRo. Bo…
I am so blessed and glorify God for His spirit moving in your family. I am looking forward to hear Bene sharing God’s word in one of our Feast.
To Him all glory and Honor. I am praying for your family to be steadfast and will not get tired of reaching others through the gospel of Jesus.
thanks Bo for all the inspiring articles ur sharing to us. my friends dont want to subscribe. they want it to come from me. so i cut & paste it & email it to them. dont worry, i always include ur name on it. hhehehehe…i’ve subscribe them to GodsWhispers club too. thanks for all. these serves as a reminder to us and an inspiration since we’ll not w/ our families….thank you so much. God bless & More Power!
this is amazing..knowing how I am trying to discern what GOd really wants me to do until now..Im almost mid-twen..I think Im afraid to let go of the things I feel comfortable in..
Hey Bo
great article!
Quick Question:
why does it always seem as if women’s core gift are restricted to the domestic/private sphere. For example: the gift of being wonderful parents should be applied to both parents. It just seems that at times, not everything is gender neutral.
Hi there,
Congrats to you and your son! Would it be possible to see the contents of his speech?
Ron
you’re quite an inspiration, Bro. Bo. I know God gave me many gifts but am just too confused to know which one He wants me to really use for His glory. God bless.
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I thank God for using you brother Bo as his moutpiece. I am inspired by this message…Just to ask permission to share this message to my friends and families…
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