Focus on God

I have a question for you.

Are you drowning in your problems? Or are you walking over them with peace, and victory, and joy in your heart?

My dear friend, if you focus on your problems, you are going to drown. You are going to sink and it will all be over. If this happens, you won’t be able to see the goodness of God.

I invite you today: Focus on Jesus.

How did Peter walk on water? He focused on Jesus. He looked only at Jesus. In spite of the strong winds and big waves, he only heard Jesus, when He said, “Come.”

How can you overcome your struggles? Focus on God’s faithfulness in your life.

Maybe at this moment you’re filled with financial problems, and you are too focused on those.

Maybe somebody died in your life — a loved one. Maybe a very special person passed away.
Maybe you prayed for healing but the healing did not happen. And you’re drowning right now in misery and sadness.

When Peter lost his focus, he fell into the water and almost drowned.

This is what happens when we look at our problems, and not on God.

I’m asking you now: Focus on God.

Focus on His commitment to bless and change your life.

Focus on His promise of raising you up from whatever unfortunate circumstances that keep on pushing you down.

The Bible says, “Walk, not by sight. Walk by faith.” I encourage you now to walk, and carry with you God’s commitment that He will walk with you wherever you go.

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

Are You Waiting For Your Miracle? Don’t Stop

Life is like chess.  You can only move half the time.  The other half, you have to wait for the other person to make his move.

Half the time, God is waiting for you to move.  But half the time, you wait for God to make His move.  And that’s very difficult if you’re impatient.

Perhaps you’re single, and you’re waiting to meet God’s Best.  It’s frustrating.  When is he going to walk into your life?

Perhaps you’re praying for a job, or applying for a working visa, or working on your business, or you’re waiting for your first baby, and so far, no matter what you do, your prayer hasn’t been answered.  Yet.  And you’re waiting for the first day.  And the second day.  And the third day…

Don’t stop waiting.

Respond in the Right Way

You can summarize the operating system of the world as follows:

If you’re in control, work.

If you’re not in control, wait.

Let me say this:  Work passionately, wait patiently.

I know.  It’s easier said than done.  Nice in theory.  But difficult to apply.  Because a lot of people confuse these two worlds.  Yes, we do the very opposite: We wait when we’re in control and work when we’re not in control.  For both, it’s disastrous.

What should you do? 

Work passionately, wait patiently.

Work Passionately!

I’ve met people who wait and wait and wait even if they can do something about their situation.

For example, I’ve met students who complain to God, “Lord, why did you make me fail in my exams?” even if for many weeks before the exam, all they did was play Pokemon Go.

I’ve met people who complain to God, “Lord, why do I lack money?” even if they don’t save, don’t invest, and don’t develop themselves.

One of the major weaknesses of religious people?  They lack the hustle.  They don’t work with passion.

I’m not only a spiritual preacher, I’m also a financial teacher.  So I’m one of the few preachers who will encourage you to work like crazy.  You need to keep learning, attending seminars, reading books, and finding mentors.  And you need to keep making better mistakes every day.  Fail quickly.  And start again.

Hustle!

Wait Patiently

At the same time, after doing all you can, stop.

I’ve met some people who work and work and work even if they’ve entered into an area where they’re no longer in control.  These are perpetual worriers. 

Here’s my definition of Worry: Worry is controlling what you can never control.  Like what?  Your kids.  Your spouse.  Your relatives.  Your friends.  Stop trying to control them.  Inspire them, yes.  Instruct them, yes.  Influence them, yes.  But after doing all that, let go and let God.

If you don’t, worry will kill you.  You’ll end up with a lot of stress, hypertension, ulcers, and heart disease.

Remember, the Babel People were impatient, so they fell. The Pentecost people waited for nine days, they received the Holy Spirit, and from there, stood firm and walked on to spread the Gospel of Jesus.

Work passionately, but at a certain point, wait patiently.

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

We’re Shaped By Our Environments

You need to pick your friends well.  Grandmothers used to tell us, “Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.”

Because we can’t help it.  We‘re shaped by our environments.

Even our physical environment.

Why do Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans have narrow eyes?  The theory is that their ancestors lived in Central Asia—that’s Mongolia to Siberia, they experienced two extreme environmentals: During summer, it was very dusty and windy.  And during winter, the glare of sun on the snow was blinding.  To protect their eyes from these two extreme environments, through the years, their facial features began to adapt.

Why do Africans have darker skin?  The theory is that 1.2 million years ago, when people started migrating to Africa, their body had to adapt to protect their skin from the heat of the sun, adding more pigmentation—making their skin darker.

In the same way that the physical environment shapes our body, our social environment shapes our soul—our mind, our habits, our values, and our character.

That’s why the Bible says, Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces.  (Proverbs 13:20 MSG)

Change your friends and you change your life.

Here are my “4 H Questions” for you…

            1. Do you want to be happy?  Hang out with happy people.

            2. Do you want to be healthy?  Hang out with healthy people.

            3. Do you want to be holy?  Hang out with holy people.

4. Do you want to be more handsome?  Hang out with me. 

(Side-effect: You’ll also become hallucinatory.)

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez