Don’t Be A Zombie
One day, a female doctor was working late in the hospital.
She was on the elevator with another woman.
When the elevator doors opened, the doctor saw a girl running towards the elevator. She gasped. She pressed the button and closed the doors.
The other woman asked her, “Doctora, why did you close the doors? I think that girl was coming in…”
With cold terror in her voice, the doctor said, “I know that girl. She was my patient. She died yesterday.”
“Died?” the other woman said. “How could she be dead? She was running. You must have been mistaken.”
The doctor shook her head. “Did you notice the red tag on her wrist? When a patient dies, the nurses attach a red tag on their wrists.”
The other woman said, raising her arm, “Like this one?”
Are You A Zombie?
You have two choices in life.
You can live deliberately or you can live passively.
There are many people alive now, walking, talking, eating… but inwardly, they’re dead. Especially when it comes to their decisions in life. They’re zombies.
Why?
They live passively.
They just accept what’s happening.
· Tempted to do the wrong thing? “I’m weak,” he’ll say.
· Can’t get a job? “Tough luck,” he’ll say.
· Family life is shallow? “I was raised this way,” he’ll say.
· Health is deteriorating? “My genes,” he’ll say.
· Poor and in debt? “My lot in life,” he’ll say.
But not to choose is already a choice!
Friend, God doesn’t want you to be a Zombie.
God wants you to live deliberately.
God wants you to choose wisely and pass the tests that life brings to us.
Let me share a beautiful story written by S.I. Kishor about a man who passed the test.
Will You Pass The Test Of Life?
John Blanchard was a soldier.
One day, in a library, he found an old book with a lot of writing in the margins. He read her handwritten notes in the book and admired their deep insights. At the front cover, he saw that the book was previously owned by a certain Hollis Maynell.
With much effort, he located her address. He wrote to her and told her about her old book and how he liked her written notes.
And she responded, thanking him for his kind words.
But that day, he was shipped overseas to fight in a war.
Still, they kept writing to each other. During the difficult times at the battlefield, her words inspired him and gave him hope.
Little by little, John was falling in love with her.
He requested for a photo, but she replied that if he really cared for her, it won’t matter how she looked.
Finally, he was going home.
They decided to meet at the Grand Central Station at 7pm.
He said he’d be in his soldier’s uniform bringing her old book.
And she said, “You’ll know me by the red rose I’ll wear on my lapel.”
When the train arrived at 7pm, John was there, wearing his neatly pressed military uniform, with her old book in his hand.
The first woman to step off the train was a beautiful woman in a green suit. But there was no red rose on her blouse.
John was disappointed. But she was so lovely, he kept looking at her. She walked in front of him, glanced at him with a smile, and asked, “Are you following me, soldier?”
A part of him wanted to follow.
But no, he had to wait for Hollis Maynell.
The next woman who stepped off the train had a red rose on her lapel. She was perhaps 45 years old. She had graying hair beneath her hat. And she was very overweight. Meantime, the beautiful woman in the green suit was walking away.
John was torn.
Yet he looked again at the woman who was wearing the red rose. He remembered her letters and what a fascinating a person she was. He remembered how wonderful her words made him feel. He told himself, “This may not be love. But this may be more than love. This will be a beautiful friendship with a lovely person.”
He walked up to her, straightened himself, handed the book to her and said, “My name is Lieutenant John Blanchard. You must be Ms. Hollis Maynell. I’m so glad you could meet me. May I have dinner with you tonight?”
The woman smiled. “I don’t know what this is about, son,” she answered, “but the young lady in the green suit asked me to wear this red rose on my coat. She also said that if you asked me out for dinner, she said she’d be waiting for you in the big restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!”
Your Choices Shape Your Destiny
Imagine the end of this story: John and Hollis getting married, having kids, and growing old together.
Because he lived deliberately.
Because he made the right choice.
Because he passed the test.
Friend, life is a series of tests.
And your choices—your answers to the test—
will shape your destiny!
Sometimes, it’s a choice between love or lust.
Sometimes, it’s a choice between selfishness or selflessness.
Sometimes, it’s between what your heart wants and what your flesh wants.
Sometimes, it’s between what will bless you forever and what will give you pleasure this moment only.
Your life is really all up to you.
You’re the chef of your meal.
You’re the architect of your house.
You’re the scriptwriter of your movie.
You’re the composer of your song.
You’re the painter of your masterpiece.
At the end of the day, you decide how happy, fulfilled, and blessed you want to become.
For A Bowl Of Soup
One day, Jacob was cooking some bean soup.
And his elder brother Esau walked in very hungry. Esau was so hungry, he could eat a horse (with the jockey included). He said to Jacob, “I’m starving; Give me some of that red stuff.”
That was when his younger brother offered the most preposterous deal of the century. He said, “I’ll give it to you if you give me your rights as a firstborn son.”
Do you know how absurd this is?
It was like Jacob said, “I’ll give it to you if you give me your kidneys,” or “I’ll give it to you if you give me your eyeballs.”
We don’t see how insane it is because we don’t know what “firstborn” means.
As firstborn son, Esau enjoyed the highest honor.
As firstborn son, Esau represented his father in society.
As firstborn son, Esau had first choice in the family’s inheritance.
If you placed a monetary value to that, it would be worth millions. And Jacob was asking for all that for a single bowl of red soup!
But here’s what’s more preposterous: Esau agreed!
He threw all of that for a bowl of soup.
Absolutely nuts.
Don’t Be Like Esau;
Live Deliberately!
Don’t live passively.
Don’t live life sleeping on the wheel.
Don’t live by simply going through the motions.
Don’t live your life simply accepting what happens.
Don’t exchange your sonship for material things.
Don’t exchange God’s wealth for man’s wealth.
There will be many Jacobs along your path, who will try to steal your greatest treasures. There will be many Jacobs who will offer momentary pleasure in exchange for your sonship, for your dignity, for your peace-of-mind, for your long-term happiness.
When I think of Esau, I think of a man who had an affair with his secretary.
For a few moments of pleasure, he lost the trust of his wife, the unity of his family, the blessings for his children.
I too had an affair with my secretary. This affair lasted for 12 years. Of course, before I had an affair with her, we got married first. Because I live deliberately. (When I was still single, I was the boss and Marowe was my secretary. Now that we’re married, she’s my boss and I’m her secretary. Hay, buhay.)
Is The Driver Asleep?
Here’s another analogy: You’re the driver of your car!
I’ve heard people say, “God is now the driver of my life.”
That’s impossible.
God will never take the steering wheel of your life.
Because He asked you to drive.
You hold the steering wheel.
You call the shots.
You make the decisions.
You choose where to go.
But I’ve met a lot of people who fall asleep in the wheel.
They doze off.
They don’t take the right turns.
Worse, they take the wrong turns.
And disaster happens.
Even If You Fall,
Rise Up Again!
I repeat: Life gives you tests.
Sometimes, you fail those tests.
You make the wrong choices.
You fall.
You stumble.
You sin.
But failing in one test doesn’t mean you’ll fail in life.
I should know.
I’ve failed in many of my tests. (Many, many, many tests!)
But I’ve never given up.
I’ve got a word for you: God is the God of Second Chances.
Some people condemn themselves for making wrong decisions in their lives.
They are their own cruel judges.
· “I married the wrong person. I’ll never be happy.”
· “I got pregnant out of wedlock. I’m a single mom now. I blew my chance. I’ll never have a complete family.”
· “I had an affair. It destroyed my marriage. I lost my family. I will always be miserable.”
But don’t lose hope.
We all make mistakes. All of us do!
But God says, “I don’t look at your mistakes. Stop condemning yourself. Move on. Stand up again. I can still make your life beautiful. I can still fulfill your dreams. I’ll be here to supply all that you need to create a new life.”
Let me tell you my last story of how I failed a test…
How I Fell
I was twenty years old.
And still single.
I was attending a meeting in a province.
I asked one of the members of my organization, a young woman, to join me and help me in the meeting. (I never realized how dangerous this was. I never did this again. Since then, I’ve always went with another guy.)
We rode the long 9-hour bus trip together.
And we talked everything under the sun.
She had an attractive smile. And a demure, quiet disposition.
But something else was going on.
Sitting beside a young and lovely woman stirred up sexual feelings within me. My arm touching her arm. My leg touching her leg.
The long trip made us both sleepy.
Or I pretended to be sleepy. (Sorry, Lord.)
And I rested my head on her shoulder. (“Style mo bulok!”) Soon, I locked my arms around her waist—like she was my pillow. And she didn’t resist.
Why? As her religious leader, she trusted me so much.
Thankfully, nothing more happened.
When we got off the bus, I felt ashamed for what I did, because I exploited her trust. What I did was wrong. I abused my authority. I exploited our friendship.
We parted ways as though nothing happened.
That event happened more than twenty years ago.
It Could Have Destroyed Me
I was reminded of that experience recently.
Because one day, someone called me up.
She said she belonged to another prayer group. And she asked for advice. She said her prayer group leader was caught having sexual affairs with his female members. It was shocking. The news is now breaking the prayer group apart.
I sighed and prayed for her group.
After I put the phone down, I realized there was really no difference between that prayer group leader and me.
We both were guys.
We both fell.
We both were weak.
We both were surrounded by a lot of women who trusted us.
The only difference is that I stood up after I fell.
I exploited my female friend in the bus with an inappropriate hug. And I can remember falling at other times in my life.
But it never became a habit. (Jim Rohn says, “Failure is not an act. Failure is a habit.”)
I rose up from my failure.
I didn’t wallow in my sin.
God says in Isaiah 43:18-19, Forget about what has happened before, do not think about the past, instead look at the new thing I am going to do.
I repeat: When God looks at you, He doesn’t look at your failures. God doesn’t look at your mistakes. He looks at your beauty, your goodness, your holiness buried deep inside. He believes in you. He trusts that you’ll rise from your fall.
I’ve not lived perfectly.
But I’ve tried to live deliberately.
When confronted with choices, I try to be awake.
Not a zombie.
Not asleep in the wheel.
I invite you to do the same.
Live deliberately.
Pass the test.
Choose the best.
Your great future awaits.
May your dreams come true,
Bo Sanchez
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Another inspiring article.
Thank you Bro Bo for reminding us that we have the steering wheel of our lives.
More power!
God bless!
elvin
Thanks Bo for being God’s messenger for me… in the tough situation I am in now, I couldn’t help but be teary eyed both in sadness and in hopeful expectation of His miracle working in me! God talked to me through you… words will be never be enough to thank. All praise and glory be to our God who never fails in loving us!
Hi Bo! i hope that you are ver fine and well. hey i read you book that i got it a few weeks ago and is very cool keep up the good work Bo, and may God bless you!
Menard
Hi Bro. Bo,
I don’t know how…actually, I shouldn’t be so surprised…
maybe deep down, I was kinda waiting for this…
Thank you…
this is so nice!
Bless the Lord. Bless all the zombies (myself included) to bring us back to life again.
this is really inspiring and timingly we’re experiencing this test ,and my husband just called himself a zombie because of what’s happening to us.you are a miracle for me today .thank you for this.God is really good.Take care and God bless.
very inspiring article. it made my day. thanks Bo
Thanks Bo! I really needed this reminder.
Thank you for another inspiring article. As usual, I was touched by your stories.
More power!
God bless.
Dear Bro. Bo,
thanks for always sharing inspiring articles like this. There’s been a confluence of events. When I registered with Kerygma, that was also the time I decided to believe and trust in the Lord. It’s been up and down, but I never wavered because I always pray and I get a daily dose of your soulfood. It keeps me going and it keeps me up.
May God bless you always so you will continue to be a blessing to others.
I am now inspired to also maintain a journal of the beautiful things that happen because of Him. I am not used to blogging, maybe one of these days, I will try.
Thank Bo for the inspiring message in living deliberately
and making good choices every moment in life.
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thanks for reminding us not to be asleep in the wheel =)
And now, I have to focus on the long-term happiness instead.
May the good Lord continue to bless us all.
Belated Happy Father’s Day Bro Bo.
another inspiring article. thanks a lot brother bo!!!!
Hi Bo,
We met last June 16 at the Oakroom in Oakwood. My business partner celebrated her birthday there then. I came up to you just to say hi, but if it wasnt for the occassion I could have talked to you longer.
I would appreciate if I can have a personal meet with you. I really need some directions now. I told you about my husband who, six months ago, decided to leave me went back to his first wife (their marriage was annulled already though) and he said he wanted to make his family “whole” again.
I am torn between forgiveness and justice.
I just really need someone who can help me with this. I can’t seem to hear the Lord nowadays.
i hope the article wasn’t followed immediately by that real estate seminar ads. it felt yucky after that article by mr. sanchez.
thanks for the very inspiring words, though.
Hi Bro. Bo
Thank you so much for this article..
i was very inspired..
May our Lord God bless us more…
I shared the article link via my facebook account, so that my friends can read them too..
Thank you so much!
Thank you for this post. You may have heard this a hundred times but this is really inspiring.
nice article, very inspiring and very timely for my situation..
again thank you
Hi Bo!
Thanks for the very inspiring post. I have read about “the test” involving Lieutenant Blanchard somewhere and it’s great to be reminded again about the inspiring message it invokes.
But even more inspiring is your message that God is the God of second chances, someone who doesn’t look at our failures, rather on our effort to stand up after each fall.
I need this message today, here, now
P.S. Thanks also for cleaning up the mess brought by my old domain name. Sorry for the inconvenience
Wow! I love that story of the Soldier kuya Bo!!
Thanks very much for sharing that!
Hi Bo!
This is really inspiring! The Zombie inside me is now awake, alive and kicking! I will not be a Zombie anymore.
Thanks so much Bo.
Another great post Bo ! Cheers
alleluiah!
God is really really great!
hi bro bo!
i never thought that i am a zombie [though i love the song hehehe] and this article of yours really got to my senses.
now that i am aware about this zombie thing, i will pray harder to overcome and be triumphant.
thanks bro bo for sharing this wonderful stories!
This is really inspiring Bo. I felt guilty . . .as I read along the lines . . .living but Zombie is wihin . . . you awaken me . . . Thanks.
Your great Bo! Thanks.
WOW!!
it struck me from head to toe..i say BULLS EYE!!. while reading this post..i following my breath with gasps of jubilation and hope that GOD is my GOD who LOVED me even i ALWAYS fall..and asking for HIS mercy and forgiveness..this work!! I love u LORD.. coz u show me how LOVE WORKS and u loved me UNCONDITIONALLY… so moving bro. bo.. it make me sooo INSPIRED again to follow HIS teachings and RISE from my fall!!…LOVE YOU LORD! : )
Dear Bro. Bo,
Keep inspiring us, people who at times tend to be zombies, you’re doing a great job.
Everytime I read your articles, I am reminded of God’s love which is actually everywhere, I just fail to see and appreciate. How sweet it is to be loved by God!!!
God Bless us!!!
-Sang : )
Got scared on the first part, I thought I was watching 6th Sense all over again but it is so true. It awakens me again to take control. Thanks Bo!
Bro. Bo,
Thank yeu for this wonderful and inspiring words. I always thought that your a man who always passes any test in lifr. thank you for sharing it how you failed and HOW YOU TRIED TO PASS THE TEST. But most of all HOW GOD ALWYAS GIVE US SECOND CHANCES. again thank you for making realize never to give up. I’ve lost my faith in religion but not in my God. I pray that God will give me the opportunity to atted to the Feast next month.
this words really opened my eyes and give more courage to fullfil my dreams. thanks Bo
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you for the post.
Pls Pray for me and my family.
Thank you Bo!
I’ve been quite a repeater in some areas of my life. Because I did not learn the lessons well, thus I failed the test.
But now I am a happy soul and individual because my Lord did not gave up on me and I choose to be obedient to Him.
I hope, I pray and I believe that this time I’ll do good.
I found the best and I just hope in God’s time we will be blessed together.
Anyway, after I read your article , I also forward it to him so he can read it.
have a nice day! =)
Hi Big Bro. Bo,
You are God’s instrument in clearing out my negative thoughts. The message sink into my being especially this time that I’m in one of my downiest moments.
Continue to be a blessing to many people Bo!
Thanks
“God is the God of Second Chances.”
I totally agree!
Good day Bro. Bo.
Thank you for this another great article!
May God give you more additional time to inspire and bless others. Good day!
Thank you very much. You have reminded me of the things that I really need to do in my life right now. The stories are truly inspiring!
I ask for your prayers for zombies like me.. thank you for the inspiration
this really is an inspiring article. i was heart struck. thanks so much for reminding that i need not to shy away from HIM.
More power
Bro. Bo,
thank you for this beautiful articles..you make me laugh about the story of you & your wife “when your single you are the boss & your wife is your secretary, but when you got married she’s now the boss & you are the secretary” ang buhay nga naman hehehehee…
Gob bless us all…
thanks a lot for another inspiring words… it’s enlighten my day. God Bless!
i love your articles bo…. it made me awake evrytime. thank you
Thank you very much for lifting my spirit up..im so down now. Everything is not ok but i really believe that these are all trials. May you continously inspire us and i’m hoping that you will include me in your prayers.
thanks a lot, sir bo. you’ll never know how much you have taught me, helped me, and inspired me in the last 12 months of my life..
Tumayo po ang balahibo ko sa Intro ninyo =D That was one scary one… something that woke up all of my senses and finish reading your very inspiring and informative blog post! My Spirits are always full with wisdom from reading your works! Thank you again and more Power!
thanks for sharing all these stories…i can relate to one of your stories…surely it will help me to live deliberately! thanks a lot and God Bless!
thanks, Bro. Bo for this article…..it was just in time….
sir,
thank you for inspiring me to live life deliberately….
thanks for enlightening me..
GODBLESS!!!!!!
Thank you, bro Bo, for sharing that story…
Thank you so much for sharing all your inspiring anecdotes!
you did that bro? how very sad. but it is true that ALL of us go through tests… and even you do fail. i honor you for owning your mistake and for restoring the mistake… God bless kapatid
God bless You Bro Bo!!! now its clear to me that God is really giving me a second chance in life. please pray that i be able to forgive myself and to never look back at my past…and just rejoice in what God has in store for me everyday. i thank our MIGHTY LORD for You!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thank you for sharing this inspiring article again.
God bless.
James Parmis
http://www.JamesParmis.com
perfect timing…felt better…praise the Lord!
Bo, thank you for the inspiring stories… I felt better now… God bless…
hi bro bo,
i like it when you say that not making a choice is still a choice.. and that leads one to become a zombie…thanks for another inspiring article…
Good evening brother bo,
yesterday po nandiyan ako sa Feast with my loving fiancee. first time po namin diyan kc lagi ka lang namin sa t.v. nakikita. natupad na yung isa kong dream na makita at makinig sayo live! sana everysunday makpunta kami diyan, from bulacan pa kc kami. today nakatanggap ako ng blessing na pinagpray ko sa Feast kahapon.
God bless us more!
This article is very creative. Mr. Sanchez managed to use a supposedly scary urban legend as a part of a very positive article.
Isaiah 43:18-19, Forget about what has happened before, do not think about the past, instead look at the new thing I am going to do.
I love this passage Bro. Bo thanks for reminding me. Your blogs are like love letters from God, it feels like God is speaking to me direct to the heart everytime I read your inspiring blogs. Hope to see you in flesh next year. I want to meet a wonderful and very inspiring person here on earth. God bless you more as well as your family so you’ll continue to be a blessing to all of us!
“But not to choose is already a choice! Friend, God doesn’t want you to be a Zombie. God wants you to live deliberately.”
—> This is easier said than done, though. Sometimes, people end up in sucky situations due to reasons beyond their control. Let’s not judge them right away.
Truly God is a God of second chances and i thank God he gave me one…Thanks a million….
You have inspired me again:)
thank you for this! it deeply touched me, i feel the same way. i live passively and let circumstances dictate my choices.. thank you so much bo for your enlightening messages. you heloed me shape my future on the right path.
God bless you always!
A must read article from top to bottom… a complete & satisfying food for a hungry soul… thank you Mr. Bo Sanchez for this beautiful article… God bless you always…
Hi Mr. Bo
I have been following all your inspiring articles for quite a long time now.
I really admire you’re way of spreading the word of God.
I’m one of you’re facebook fan. And I usually post lines or quotes from your articles and tag you in it so my friends may also know you. I hope it’s fine you po. Thanks
this is always what i pray that God dont give me this kind of test because i will surely fail and that is why i always keep my distance from them
Have a nice day Bro.Bo,
Thank you for another inspiring soulfood.
I lived like a zombie,
I’m here in Canada working as a caregiver,sabi nila may good future daw dito,thats why I decided to leave my good job as a nurse,my only daughter and my playboy husband.hes also one of the reason why I run,I want to move on,but I still love him inspite of the fact that hes been unfaitful in our marriage.
I struggled with my stay here,I joined christian life program to enlightened my mind and boost my morale.it helps me a lot,but not enough.I had been with diferrent emlpoyers,but the experience turn out not a fruitful experciece.No peace of mind..I pray and pray…then finally …I GIVE UP..so i I have no choice but to go back to where my family is and accept that it is GOD’S WILL.
oohh buhay,I can’t live without my family,esp.my daughter I knew she needs me.
I hope this is the right path and my decision will make me happy and have a peace of mind.
Please include me always in your prayer with no condemnation of my choice.
God bless,
thank you Bo for another great article. reading your blog has been my monday habit right after work. you are really God’s voice in our deepest hearts. thanks! and of course, happy father’s day!
Bo, Thank you for this inspiring article. I think I also live like a zombie sometimes and I just dont realize it. Wake up in the morning, go to work, go home, eat then sleep, same thing the next day. I think its time to make some changes and live! Life is beautiful, I just need to appreciate it more.
More power to your articles.
Thanks Bo for a truly inspiring article…Thank you for being an instrument of God’s message for me. Just last night I had a heart to heart talk with Him. I poured out all the emotions that I kept buried in my heart. I had trouble sleeping because my mind & heart are full of worries & fears. Now as I prepare to have a good night’s sleep, God has directed me to check my emails & I come across your article. Truly, His way of assuring me that He never left me in times that I doubt myself. He is truly an awesome God.
Thanks a lot Bro. Bo for this article.. You’re always an answer to our prayers and always on time…
God bless you more..
Bro. Bo, I thank the Lord for using you to remind me that there is beauty within me. I must not hide behind the shadows of loneliness. Life is too wonderful. Tomorrow is always a new hope. By the way, thanks for the rock last Sunday at the feast. I’ll continue to be a father to my daughter even without my wife. (its so hard to be a single dad ^_^) thanks again
Hi Brother Bo, this is so uncanny! I am writing part 2 of my article about passive income and one key point I want to get across was that we don’t need to live passively as it robs us of our right to live life to the fullest, and the only time being passive is good is when it is about income, passive income that comes in passively to be exact.
Honestly, I was having a hard time thinking of a way to explain this. Now I don’t have to, I will just link my article to this wonderful article of yours. Thanks again Bro. Bo!
Thank you for always brighten up my day!!!
Hi Bro. Bo,
thanks again for this inspiring blog! you never fail.
This blog is for me. I know.
To live deliberately or to live passively.
Thanks Bro. Bo.
God bless you more and more.
hi bro.Bo,
related po ako ng sobra about the story, It was me who always failed, and finally just been move on…
Thank u so much for the inspiring messages. It’s so timely happen.
God bless and more power
i have fallen lots of times..and right now, i think i keep falling and falling. i hate myself sometimes when I feel like I never learn.
thank you for this message. it gave more hope. I constantly remind myself that God is a forgiving God. But of course, I do not want to take that fact for granted. I just hope that everything will be okay now, nothing which I cannot handle.
But God says, “I don’t look at your mistakes. Stop condemning yourself. Move on. Stand up again. I can still make your life beautiful. I can still fulfill your dreams. I’ll be here to supply all that you need to create a new life.”
Truly this article humbles me…for a second chance God has save me! This new life i have is like a plant being nourished everyday with Gods love and hope. I am constantly in struggle of my decisions and He helped me find my path. I am where I should be now. I thank you Bo for sharing this and leading our lives to goodness and prosperity! I will forever hold this dearly in my heart. More power Bo and continue to fight the good fight of faith!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thanks again for an inspiring stories, Helps to think about our self, our choices. Especially how God loves us.God bless us always.
its amazing h0w G0d c0ntinues t0 use u as His p0werful instrument t0 spread His g0od news..
n0t only in w0rds but by living as an example..
i again m0ved by y0ur st0ries..
keep awakening 0ur s0ul with y0ur inspiring s0ulful emails…
thanks and G0dbless u m0re.. ^^
God is soo good indeed at all times,
It is enlightening and inspiring to have u as God’s instrument in sharing stories enriching our soul. May his radiance shine more brightly as you continue serving this ministry.
Looking forward for more of this kind!
God bless u even more . . .
hi bro bo, tnx again for that wonderful article. its just like talking to a friend. tnx for sharing your wonderful messages. God bless u always!
Hi Bo!
Thank you for the story and I believe I am on the zombie side. I’m beginning to take stock of my life and listing the things that I need and want to do, and will act on them.
By the way, is the story of John Blanchard true? Thanks again.
the article is so inspiring..
i always read GOD’s messages everyday before i start my work and it never fails to make me realize that really we are truly blessed by our Lord God..
thanks bro. bo and more power..
may GOD bless us more always!
Hello Bro. Bo, thank you for sharing this to me…Indeed, this is God’s message to me to enlighten me and to get up from my feet and to try to live and to love again. Thanks Bo
Hi, Brod Bo!
Your Article “Will You Pass the Test of Life” struck me. I’ll remember it always in my daily struggles.
Thank you so much! May God bless you more!
Good Morning Bro.Bo,
Awesome! Shall I say it is not a coincidence it’s God’s will to read and reflect this message at this very moment..coz I’m a Zombie and I want to shape my destiny..I want to rise after the fall. I am really touched with..”God says in Isaiah 43:18-19, Forget about what has happened before, do not think about the past, instead look at the new thing I am going to do.”
Thanks a lot..All the stories really a message for me…
THANK YOU SO MUCH BRO. BO! YOU INSPIRED ME AND MY FAMILY EVERY SINGLE DAY… GOD BLESS YOU!!! AND THANK GOD FOR GIVING YOU SUCH TALENT!!! YOU’VE OVERCOME A LOT OF CHALLENGES AND FAILURES TILL NOW, YOU ARE SO STRONG AND CONFIDENT TO TAKE A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITIES, AS A FATHER YOU REALLY INSPIRED ME, YOU’RE NOT JUST SPREADING HIS WORDS, BUT TOUCHING THE LIVES OF BILLIONS OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. NOT TO MENTION YOU ANAWIM AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.. I KNOW GOD IS IN YOU!!! KEEP IT UP BRO BO!!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND MORE POWER!!!
i love your articles …. thanks a lot share some more…..
aha! :d
big thanks for sharing the more powerful and positive
energies … PEACE and ONE LOVE brother Bo
may we all be safe in the all - powerful ONE’s love and
embrace
luvlots :-*
Hi Bro. Bo.
Thank you for giving and sharing this passage….
You are really my angel…i was deeply touched with
this message…
i’m also watching your Sunday Feast celeb.
Again thank you and God Bless you & your family.
But God says, “I don’t look at your mistakes. Stop condemning yourself. Move on. Stand up again. I can still make your life beautiful. I can still fulfill your dreams. I’ll be here to supply all that you need to create a new life.”
My husband and I had been absentee parents, who got to see only our two kids on weekends and holidays and left them at the care of my mother , because of our respective job. While our daughter has successfully achieved her dream of becoming a medical doctor without depending on our mentorship, we didn’t know that our son needed parental mentoring, especially on the choice of what course to take after high school, until only lately, after 4 years of hopping from one course to another from which he never found happiness, he finally told us all he really wanted was to be a musician and a teacher in music. I kept blaming myself and my husband for not knowing earlier that our son is different from his sister ….. that he needed closer parental mentoring to guide him in making choices in life. Now, we are catching up to give him all the support, love, understanding and parental presence and mentoring that he longed for, in his effort to move on and stand up again to create a new life, with that strong faith and hope that God will fulfill his dream of becoming a musician and make his life beautiful.
Thank you Bro Bo for your inspiring soul foods.
Thank you ,Bro.Bo,You are one of my inspiration,you’r writing are inspiring and uplifting,..God really is a God of second chances,we have an awesome and amazing God..God bless you and your family..
How I wish my family could read this so that would be lighten in their mind setting… But I know in time, everything will be okay. GOD BLESS US ALWAYS!
Hello Mr. Bo Sanchez! You are a very interesting person and I’m sure you know that. I have one question for you and I expect an honest answer as you have answered in the email below:
Being a leader of a religious organization as you are now, will you be willing or capable to submit yourself to another religious group in case you find the true Church that is in the Bible, the one wherein this verse applies to the leader:
Luke 21:13-15 (KJV)
13And it shall turn to you for a testimony.
14Settle it therefore in your hearts, not to meditate before what ye shall answer:
15For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.
If you have found this leader to be existing, bearing the testimony that the Lord had given which is mouth and wisdom beyond human intelligence such that no enemies of Christ including false prophets claiming to be of God themselves could resist, do you think you will be willing to become a member of this Church?
Thanks very much and my prayers are for kind people like you!
Hi Bro. Bo,
Thank you for sharing this beautiful message….
More power & God bless!
Helo Bro. Bo, thanks a lot for this awakening reminder and i am really blest to recieve always your article. more power!
i’ve heard that ghost story before… hehe. not sure though if its true
Thanks bro bo for reminding me to becoming an excellent person…
Dear Bro. Bo,
You’re really great! Thank you so much for sharing and you always touched our hearts with your wonderful stories.
God Bless you and your family as well!
Thanks Bo for the very inspiring message.
My life is a little bit awkward. I had blown many chances to improve my status since I had not made the right decisions.
I had thought I had lost the opportunities due to selfishness and being self centered and weak in making decisiona, but God had given me so many 2nd chances in order for ma to stand up and continue.
This time, I was been given another chance. And this time, I would not be making the same mistakes I had on my previous careers.
Your message add fire in my heart. It makes my desire much stronger.
Thanks and more power to you…
Very timely….I’ll share it to someone very dear to me…who’s also a zombie
Thank you Bro. Bo, you always inspire me with your stories and messages.
God Be with you always.
thanks Bro. Bo for sharing this inspiring article…i was touched and inspired…kagabi down na down talaga ako….crying out to God bakit I always get failure sa lovelife ko…now i was enlighted by ur blog…EVEN IF YOU FALL, RISE UP AGAIN, God says “I don’t look at your mistakes. Stop condemning yourself. Move on. Stand up again. I can still make your life beautiful. I can still fulfill your dreams. I’ll be here to supply all that you need to create a new life.”
thanks again..keep on inspiring us thru ur blogs……May God bless u more and more….
thank you very much for giving me hope. I needed it.
it’s nice to hear from a ‘holy’ person like you Bo, a preacher who is very much respected to share cracks of your past with boldness and honesty because we can relate well with you. It just shows that, if you have the same weakness, we ought not to be desperate about our own. Thank you for showing your wounds because they help us in the opening and healing of our own wounds as well.
thank God, this is really wonderful, and im going to share this to my husband, hoping he will listen…God Bless….
how inspiring… thanks for the doze of enlightening stories… more power to you bo ….
Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much Bro. for reminding us not to be a Zombie, but use the power & wisdom given to us by God to choose what is good & what will give glory to God.
GOD BLESS!
jonah
One of the best article i’ve read… Bo’s article always very timely for me. It inspires me a lot… Praise God for bringing Bo here on earth.
Dear Bro. Bo,
Thank you so much for this very inspiring article, more power and God Bless..
Just another inspiring article. Life is really full of tests. May we all pass it with flying colors. By appreciating what God has gifted us, by using them, we could solve all our problems and our dreams come true. May we not become zombies as Bo had said.
Thanks for this bro. bo! im truly inspired! lalo sa habit ng pambabae. maraming salamat at nalilinawan ako lalo. i’m not a past person. i should focus more on my great future.
Thanks & god bless us more!
one of the best articles in the whole wide world!!!
Thank you mr. Bo!
every article you wrote are all inspiring!
more power to you!
God bless! =)
Hi Bo,
Very inspiring article. It’s really enlighten my day.
Have a blessed day!
God bless you more!
Hi bro Bo,
Thank you so much for all the inspiring articles you send me!!! More power and may God bless you!
bro bo..
mkhng gnyn ang nangyyri s kin ngaun.. pra purong work n lng.. kya lagi akong hapo.. thanks for the inspirational msg!!!
bout s seminar sa real estate, pm po b xa or am? s site kc mismo am pero my pm then.. thanks po…
Hi Bo
I just hope and pray that you will come to Dumaguete city one of these days. I always watch your feast in channel 5 but sad to say, I transferred to a new house without any cable TV where I could again watch you preach.
I am from Dumaguete city and my family loves your style of preaching. We hope you could have a feast here someday.
Glenn
thank you
i think God is speaking thru you, sometimes when a person is undergoing trials there is a tendency to forget…
thank you for helping me remember of HIS great, unselfish LOVE
Thanks Bro. Bo for this inspiring message. Just this morning I did something I thought would brighten up someone’s day.. I presented a 3-inch round black forest cake with a sparky candle to my husband at 5:30 am, who’s just about to rise from bed and prepare for work. It’s our 1st wedding anniversary today. =) He said, “Oh, my God, today is June22? Kasal na naman?” It was ouch for me… Sa lahat naman ng pwedeng i-comment…whoah.. I tried to hide the pain.At least he thanked me but he left me thinking maybe he really meant what he said. I searched for someone who can console me..Thank God I found your blog. It made me feel a lot better today.. and tried to find other reasons why he had to say that kahit joke lang.. Thanks. I’ll choose to make my day a brighter one…may oras pa.. Please pray for us. God bless you more!
Salamat, Bo.
This term dapat last term ko na in college. Pero mukhang mag-eextend pa ako dahil sa thesis. Nalulungkot ako, natatakot sa reaction ng parents kasi nga ineexpect nila na last gastos ko na to since mahal tuition ko and panganay pa ko na dapat eh magtrabaho na.
Ewan ko. Di ko pa nasasabi sa kanila na may problema sa thesis ko. Nakakahiya na nakakatakot na ewan. Hayyy.
Sana malampasan ko ‘to. Sana may magandang plano si God kung bakit to nangyayari sa akin.
Hi Bro.Bo,
This past weeks I’m like a dried up leaf tossed around by the wind.My mind is floating all the time.I feel lost.I know God is preparing something big for me but there are just moments that I am hanging by a thread.Please pray for me.Your blog is inspiring and I want to live life deliberately,not just a shadow of the world.Include me in your prayers that I might find the way to where I should be.Thank You.
Thank you Bo for this another inspiring article. Just last night Single’s Workshop on our church here in QICM (Qatar International Christian Ministry) Doha, Qatar was finished and I remembered that the same verse on your article was emphasized: Isaiah 43:18-19. Thank you for reminding me that I must not holdback to my past and instead move forward to my life. God is a healing god and as you said He is a God of second chances. Thank you.God bless us.
hi bo!
thank you and your team for inspiring us and reminding us always of how Good our GOD is..you did an excellent job.no wonder GOD blessed u with good things and plenty.i hope and pray you wont get tired of inspiring us and encouraging us bout GOD..
GOD bless y’all!
Bro Bo,
Thank you so much! Thank you for reminding us that we must be responsible christians in words and in deeds. God Bless you and your family!