The Newsletter of the www.TrulyRichClub.

com • Issue Number 203 • September 2015

From Bo’s Brain:

Are You Lucky?

When I talk to financially struggling people, I discern a
foolish idea about wealth.
It hit me again when a guy asked me, “Bo, how did
you do it?”
“How did I do what?” I asked.
He said, “Become rich?”
“It’s a long story,” I said.
“Oh, you’re so lucky….”
That’s when I laughed.
Luck.
Hah.
We hear it all the time.
That’s what some people think wealth is all about.
Except, of course, the people who worked for it.
Becky Aranaz, founder of one of the most successful fashion exporters in the country, who has made bags for top
global brands like Rafe, Nine West, Adrienne Vittadini, Esprit, Franchi, Cynthia Rowley (and many, many more) was our
special guest in one of our meetings with our Platinum Members. Becky shared how she started 35 years ago: She bravely
sent one bag design after another to the New York agency, only to have all of them rejected. Every single one of them
thrown out.
How many of her designs were rejected?
Answer: 500+. All of them receiving a big, fat, “No!”
But she kept sending designs until that fateful day
when one of them got accepted. And as they say, the rest
is history.
Tell me, is that luck?
In another Platinum Members meeting, Mary Grace
Dimalanta of Mary Grace Cafes was our special guest, and
she told us how she started selling ensaymadas in bazaars.
The first time she did it, not a single one was sold. So
she gave them away. In another bazaar sale, she sold so
poorly, she still had lots and lots of boxes of ensaymadas.
So she went to the parking lot of a church (without asking
permission) and tried selling these perishable items. Guess
what happened? It rained. But did that stop her? No. She
just pulled out her umbrella and kept selling.
Fast forward to today. That same unstoppable spirit has created 25+ successful Mary Grace Cafes in the country.
Question: Is that luck? Was she just lucky?

Contents: 1 From Bo’s Brain • 3 Love the Leap: From Employee to Entrepreneur by Tina Santiago Rodriguez • 5 What It Takes to Become a Medical Doctor in the U.S.: An Interview with Francis Balucan, MD Page 1
by Sha Nacino 7 A TRC Story of an OFW in Milan by Sha Nacino • 8 Coming Events • 9 TrulyRichClub Ladder of Abundance • 10 The Power of Acceptance by Bo Sanchez
 Whenever I speak to successful people, I hear the same story over and over again.
Yes, it’s luck. But it’s a very different kind of luck.
For these successfully people, luck is created.
They manufacture it by sheer drive. They build it. They make it happen.
If you ask both Becky and Mary Grace, they will tell you how God has blessed them. (Both are very prayerful women.)
But they just didn’t receive God’s blessings; they’ve graduated to manufacturing His blessings so that others are blessed
as well.
Friend, do you want to be lucky too?
Create it.

May your dreams come true,

Bo Sanchez

P.S. Fulfill your dream of becoming a Bestselling Author. If you do it right, you inspire many people and also earn money
while you sleep. To know how to do it right, grab my Authors Bootcamp Video Seminar PLUS the One-Day Authors Crash
Course on November 14. For details, visit www.TrulyRichClub.com/authorsvideoseminar

“
Whenever I speak to
successful people,
I hear the same story
over and over again.
Yes, it’s luck. But it’s a very
different kind of luck.
For these successful people,
luck is created.
They manufacture it
by sheer drive.
They build it.
They make it happen.”

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 Love the Leap: From Employee to
Entrepreneur
By Tina Santiago Rodriguez

Lori Greiner

There is a quote by American inventor, investor, entrepreneur, author, and television personality Lori Greiner that
goes like this: “Entrepreneurship is the way we take control of our lives in a tough economy.”
I’m sure most entrepreneurs would agree with Greiner. Setting up one’s own business can indeed become a stepping
stone to one’s financial success — if you do it right, of course. You would also need to consider several factors before you
start your own business, to make sure that you are on the correct path.
If you are currently employed though, you might be thinking, “But starting a business is too risky! I have greater security
at my job now,” or other similar thoughts. If you’re one of those people who are afraid of exploring entrepreneurship,
here’s what Rich Dad, Poor Dad author and financial literacy activist Robert Kiyosaki has to say about it: “Successful people
take big risks knowing that they might fall hard. But, they might succeed more than they ever dreamed, too.”
Kiyosaki would most likely encourage you to get tips from people who have taken the leap from employee to
entrepreneur too, i.e. to “listen to the advice from the one who’s already achieved your goal” (he actually posted this on
his Facebook page in August 2012).
So where does one begin then? How does one begin the journey from employee to entrepreneur?
To help you get started, here are some inspiring tips from employee-turned-entrepreneur Ginger Arboleda, CEO of
Manila Workshops. Arboleda considers herself a “serial entrepreneur and blogger,” and was a product manager at one of
the Universal Banks in the Philippines before she became a fulltime entrepreneur.

1. Set your goals. “Have a specific goal in mind on why you want to start your business,” Arboleda advises. Ask
yourself questions like, “Will the business be to raise funds for travelling? Will it be for the tuition fee of your
child?”
“Like any other investment vehicle, a business should be able to fulfill that goal in the long run,” she adds.

2. Make a plan. Arboleda says every wannabe entrepreneur should have a “concrete business plan.” “Business
plans need not be long,” she expounds. “A one-page document will do. What is important is that you can review
all of your plans by reverting back to this documentation.”

3. Seek the help of others. Like other aspects of life, Arboleda encourages everyone who wants to start a business
— especially those who are fulltime employees — to get other people’s support and help.
“Accept that you will not be able to do it on your own,” she explains. “As early as now, try to get the buy-in
or the support of your spouse, family, etc.”
Arboleda elaborates, “People who love you will always be willing to support the things that you are
passionate about. If they have doubts about the business that you want to get into, hear them out as well. I’m
sure people who genuinely love you will not want you to fail. Get feedback and adjust your plans for the business
if need be.”

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 4. Build your “parachute fund.” “A parachute fund is a pool of funds that you can get from while you are still setting
up your business,” explains Arboleda. Every time she coaches aspiring entrepreneurs during her “Love the Leap”
entrepreneurship programs, she usually recommends that they have at least six months’ to one year’s worth of
funds for personal expenses and expenses for the business.
“By knowing that you have that fund to turn to, you won’t stress yourself too much and worry about the
business,” Arboleda says.

For those who wish to learn more about what is needed to start a business, Arboleda has a “Love the Leap Checklist”
readily available for viewing, via her “GTV” channel on YouTube channel.
Making the transition from employee to entrepreneur — whether part-time while keeping your job, or fulltime like
Arboleda did — is certainly not easy. However, with the right mindset, plus wise advice and guidance from those who’ve
taken the leap themselves, the journey will be so much easier.

References:
Miller, J. (2015, February 16). 5 Inspiring Entrepreneurship Quotes on the Benefits of Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from http://
www.betternetworker.com/blogs/view/jamesmillerlive/5-inspiring-entrepreneurship-quotes-benefits-entrepreneurship

“Successful people take big risks knowing that

they might fall hard. But, they might succeed more
than they ever dreamed, too.” (Robert Kiyosaki)

Tina Santiago Rodriguez is a Catholic wife and home educating mom by vocation, and a writer and editor by profession. Drawing
from over a decade’s worth of experience serving as a fulltime mission worker, Tina also gives talks on topics  like parenting,
homeschooling, and family life, and is currently working on her first book about being a “truly rich mom.” She is also the host of “The
Truly Rich Mom Show,” an online TV show that airs on Bukal.TV and YouTube. Connect with Tina through her blog (TrulyRichMom.
com) or on Facebook (fb.com/trulyrichmomofficial), Twitter (@tinasrodriguez) and Instagram (@tinasrodriguez).

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 What It Takes to Become
a Medical Doctor in the U.S.:
An Interview with Francis Balucan, MD
by Sha Nacino

What does it take to become a Medical Doctor in the U.S.? It’s common to hear stories of Pinoy medical doctors who
become nurses abroad. Recently, I met a young man who is very successful in his profession as a medical doctor in the U.S.
He is only in his early 30’s and he is already making waves in a foreign territory.
I asked him if he can share his insights with us and he was kind enough to accommodate an interview. Let’s meet Dr.
Francis Balucan.

SHA: Hi Francis! What does it take to become a doctor in the

U.S.?
DR. FRANCIS: The system is pretty organized in the United
States. The physician has to take the US Medical Licensure exams.
There are three exams, two of which can be taken in the Philippines,
and one has to be taken in the United States. The exams cover a
range of topics in the medical sciences. Afterwards, he has to apply
to the different hospitals, which is done online. There are thousands
of physicians applying from all over the US, so this becomes very
competitive. A lot of people do ways to make their credentials more
competitive, getting research, etc., and most importantly—the best
grades as much as possible. 

SHA: What were the major challenges you encountered as a

medical doctor in the U.S. during your early days? How did you rise
above them?
DR. FRANCIS: The culture is different in the US, and I had to
learn it within the first few weeks after I started working here. I had
to hit the ground running, and I had to learn the nuances of dealing
with physician-colleagues, mentors, nurses, other staff members
here within the first few days. I had to learn how to use the electronic
medical record very quickly.
I went to a program in New York City. It allowed me to deal and
learn with a diverse population. Every nationality that I dealt with deals with disease in a different way, and as a physician
you have to learn how to handle that. There is a higher accountability for physicians here, with their malpractice laws, and
I had to learn them quickly. 
I never “rose against the challenges” completely, rather I reached a state that I was able to perform well at work, and
develop a way to get new learnings on a day-to-day basis. Assuming perfection will lead to burnout. I functioned better
when I realized I cannot always be perfect, and will always make mistakes. I was in an environment that was not punitive
– It accepted that, and allowed me to grow. I “rose against the challenge,” when I accepted that learning is a lifestyle. We
learn, we change, we adapt every single day. 
 
SHA: You are also an Assistant Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine. How do you juggle your time as
a doctor and a professor? What is your typical schedule like?
DR. FRANCIS: It’s different here in the academic medical centers in the United States. The title assistant professor is
a title, not necessarily a function. I do clinical teaching occasionally at work, but it’s not like I have a course load to teach
medical students on a regular basis. I deal with medical students, and residents who rotate at our hospital. 

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 My health institution is a very big tertiary – even a quarternary hospital that deals with complex diseases. I work in
a very narrow niche, in inpatient internal medicine and Critical Care Cardiology. I do not do any outpatient work, and that
being said allows flexibility in my schedule. I have to set early on my schedule for the month, and this allows me flexibility
to arrange certain other activities around my schedule. I do my MBA classes around my work, so I have to make sure they
don’t overlap. 
 
SHA: What makes you excited to go to work each day? 
DR. FRANCIS: At my core, medicine combines two things I really love:
problem-solving and human interaction. I really love taking care of people. I
love hearing people’s stories. Learning new things every day from patients,
from new advances in medicine, from my colleagues makes me excited. Putting
what I know, and what I am continuously learning into something productive is
something that excites me every day. 
I do a lot of things outside of work, so when I go back to work I’m fully
energized when I’m back. 
 
SHA:  How do you envision yourself five years and 10 years from now?
DR. FRANCIS: Five years from now, I see myself getting better at medicine,
and involving myself in other fields within medicine, like population health.
Additionally, hopefully I’d be able to organize a business by that time that can
allow me to put all my energy into. Ten years from now, hopefully I’ll be happily
settled already. 
 
SHA:  What advice can you give those who want to work abroad either
as a medical doctor or whatever profession they want to pursue there?
DR. FRANCIS: Every country has its own nuances and rules on how
things are done. The quicker you learn these rules the easier it will be. That is a
disadvantage of an immigrant; you have to learn it on your own, no parents, no
uncles, no cousins to help you out. Thankfully, the internet is there. And reddit.
 
SHA: Can you share with us three success principles that you live by?
DR. FRANCIS: Enjoy the journey – don’t get too burn out trying to reach
the future, and forget the present.
Continuous Improvement – Things change every day. Take the opportunity
to learn something.
Take control of your life – Know what you want, and work hard for what you want. Don’t allow traditions, family,
friends control what you want to go or where to go. 

I liked that one of Dr. Francis’ guiding principles is for us to take control of our lives. Whether we want to become an
entrepreneur or we want to pursue our profession in a foreign country, or we want to make our passion our profession, we
need to work hard and smart towards the fulfilment of our goals.  
I wish you success and happiness!

Sha Nacino is an inspirational speaker and an author of eight books. Sha believes that everyone has a story to share. She is passionate
about helping aspiring authors make their dream of writing a book come true. You may connect with Sha through authorsha@
gmail.com. You may also  download her FREE eBook How to Earn while on Vacation  with a Foreword by Bo Sanchez  at www.
seminarphilippines.com/free-ebook.

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 TrulyRichClub STORY

Blessed to be a Blessing:
Elienor Llanes-Castillo, a TRC Story of
an OFW in Milan
by Sha Nacino

Elienor Llanes-Castillo, an OFW based in Italy, has been blessing her fellow OFWs through the foundation she founded
called MAIA, which stands for Migrants’ Advocacy for Integration Association.
“I am a positive and a learner person. I love new ideas and at the same
time, I am futuristic. I see the good in every situation and if there are good news, I
automatically have the urge to share it to other people so that they feel better too...
I don’t know why but I always believe that we all have a brighter future ahead, of
course, if we take our part. I believe we are all connected and whatever we do may
affect the other people around us. That is why I founded MAIA.”
She also shared that she was inspired by her first daughter, Mia Asia, who was
born with mosaic down syndrome (to which she suffered depression for almost a
year). God healed her child and founding MAIA was her simple way of thanking God
for “healing” her child and her way of sharing the blessings God has showered her. 
Elly shared that MAIA aims to give wisdom to our fellow OFWs so they can
integrate well in society. They also have a beneficiary in the Philippines, the SPED
School in Batangas.  

How Elly Met the TrulyRichClub

Asked how she met the TrulyRichClub, Elly said that she was looking for a mentor who could nourish her and their
organisation. She watched different motivational videos and read inspirational books.
One day, she saw one of Bo Sanchez’s Power Talks and she felt goosebumps as she told herself, “This is exactly what
people has to know. He (Bo Sanchez) is the mentor we are looking for!”
She joined TrulyRichClub last February 2014. One of the greatest lessons she learned so far was that God wants us
to prosper and that He wants us to be rich so we can help other people. 
Asked what she liked best about the TrulyRichClub, Elly said,  “Its teachings are like science meeting religion... It
is open for all. It makes you realize how loving really God is... TRC gives a lot of hope to people, it opens the door of
abundance.”
To date, Elly has been sharing TrulyRichClub among her fellow OFWs.
By the way, Elly, a mother of two girls and a wife to a business-minded man, is only 32 years old. 
We are never too young or too old to make a difference in the lives of the people around us. Like Elly, two of the key
factors would be our passion to help coupled with a guide of a great mentor. Elly is happy that Bo Sanchez, through the
TrulyRichClub, serves as her mentor. 
What is your TRC story? Email me at authorsha@gmail.com.
I wish you success and happiness!

Sha Nacino is an inspirational speaker and an author of eight books. Sha believes that everyone has a story to share. She is passionate
about helping aspiring authors make their dream of writing a book come true. You may connect with Sha through authorsha@
gmail.com. You may also  download her FREE eBook How to Earn while on Vacation  with a Foreword by Bo Sanchez  at www.
seminarphilippines.com/free-ebook.

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 Coming Events
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yet! There will be many wise mentors in the room who
have already built their wealth and who can teach you how
to do the same. They will be there with you, in the same
room, to consult, pick their brains, and be infected by their
energy. There’s also a Pre-Conference on October 20 with
our Mentors in a more intimate meeting. You don’t want
to miss this powerful boost for your personal and business
growth. Visit www.TrulyRichClub.com/SuperConference.
How to Make Millions in the Stock Market
November 7: This is one of our “banner” seminars that
gives the most essential steps needed to start investing in
the stock market—and create millions over time. If you
want to know how it’s done step-by-step, join Bo Sanchez,
Mike Vinas, with a special participation by COLFinancial’s
Chairman Edward Lee. For more information, visit www.
TrulyRichClub.com/StockMarketSeminar or email Meann at
beaconlightevents+seminar@gmail.com
Kerygma Conference 2015: Coming Home
November 21-24: Join our biggest inspirational event of the
year. Listen to 50+ Speakers, including our very TrulyRichClub
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February 9 to 19: You can walk where Jesus walked. We’ll
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 Last WORD
The Power of Acceptance
Life Strategies from Life Tragedies
THE Bible says, Accept whatever befalls you, and in
times of humiliation be patient. (Sirach 2:4)
One day, a young woman—let’s call her Crusilda—was
in her bedroom, moaning and groaning about the many
problems in her life. She said, “Lord, why are my problems
like iced tea? They’re bottomless. There’s no end to them…”
That night, Crusilda lay down on her bed and cried
herself to sleep. That was when she had a dream. She saw
herself walking on an uphill road, carrying a heavy cross.
When she reached a huge building, she knocked and St.
Peter opened the door.
Crusilda said, “St. Peter, I don’t like my cross. I hate it.
It’s too heavy. May I have it exchanged?”
“Sure,” St. Peter said. “Come in…”
When she went through the door, she saw a cavernous
bodega filled with thousands of crosses of various shapes,
sizes, colors, textures. Plain, neon, shocking pink, polka-
dotted, striped. Scented or non-scented. Organic, non-
GMO, Hypo-allergenic. And she walked around, looking,
searching, touching, trying out this and that cross. Since
she’s a woman who loved shopping, her cross shopping
took several hours.
But even after trying out hundreds of crosses, she
could not find one that fit her.
When she was about to give up, she saw a cross
resting on the wall and liked the way it looked. She touched
it and liked the way it felt. She tried it on and liked the way
it fit her shoulder. She was so happy. She said, “St. Peter, I
found the cross that’s just right for me!”
St. Peter nodded, “Yes, I knew this one was right for
you.”
“Why?” Crusilda asked.
“Because that was your old cross—the same cross you
brought here.”
Here’s God’s message to you today: Most of your
pains don’t come from your cross but from denying your
cross. Fighting your cross. Rejecting your cross. Avoiding
your cross.
Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not talking about
fatalism.
But there are some things in life that you cannot
control. The earlier you accept it as reality, the better…
A family member dies.
You have a physical handicap.
A relationship breaks apart.
Your company goes under and you lose your job.
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There are some things in life that you have no control
over. Accept reality and move on.
I was talking to a girl whose boyfriend left her almost
three years ago. To this day, she is still crying, praying,
hoping, that he’ll come back to her arms. Every day, she’s
in pain. Every day, she’s in this cloud of darkness. She told
me she can’t ride the MRT because that was what both of
them rode every day to work. She can’t eat donuts because
that was his favorite food. She can’t even listen to the
radio—because if their theme song is played, she will just
cry buckets of tears.
I told her, “Once, I was stuck on EDSA traffic for four
hours. But you’re not stuck on EDSA. You can move on...”
If you’re at rock bottom right now, you need to do
three things…
1. Accept Reality
I repeat: I’m not preaching fatalism.
There are two types of crosses. Crosses that come by
chance and crosses that come by choice. If they come by
chance, accept. If they come by choice, act.
If Crosses Come By Chance, Accept
Let me give you another obvious example: Aging.
One day, a little girl was on the lap on her grandfather.
While looking at his face and touching his skin, she said,
“Lolo, did God make your face?”
“Yes, God made my face,” the old man smiled.
She held her face, touched her smooth skin, and said,
“Did God make my face, Lolo?”
“Yes, God made your face too,” he said.
She smiled. “I think God is getting better in making
faces, Lolo!”
Once upon a time, your face was smooth. Today, your
face has the road map of the Philippine Islands.
And what is the one common thing among whales,
rhinocerous, tigers, the dodo bird, and your hair? They’re
all endangered species. They will soon be extinct. My friend
who has a receding hairline said, “I always look at the bright
side. I don’t have less hair. I have more face.”
For many, aging is one of the most difficult crosses
a human being must carry. But you accept your age either
gracefully or grudgingly.
One of the most beautiful sights in the world is
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someone growing old gracefully. These people are happier
than they’ve ever been before. They laugh more. They
worry less. They forgive more. They love more. And they are
free from the opinion of others because they have nothing
else to prove.
But there are crosses you don’t just accept…
If Crosses Come from Choice, Act
I met a woman who married a monster.
Almost every week, her husband would beat her
up. Not just punching her or slapping her or pushing her.
That’s Kindergarten. This monster was so cruel, he would
get a hammer, push her hand on the wall, and hammer her
fingers.
Yet she stayed with this monster for 18 years.
Why? She didn’t accept reality. She still called him
husband when she should have called him monster. When
friends advised her to leave him, she said, “But after he
beats me up, he asks for forgiveness.”
She was living in some fantasyland where she believed
if she loved him enough, her husband would change. (When
someone is abusing you, you need to love him from a
distance.)
If you’re being abused in anyway, run away. Hide. Get
out. Honor yourself. If you don’t honor yourself, you cannot
honor anyone—not even God.
Second step…
2. Accept Responsibility
Are you sick right now? Don’t just accept reality.
Accept responsibility too. Don’t just say, “Boohoo is me, I’m
sick. I’m going to die now.”
Ask yourself, “What can I do to reverse this disease?”
For the longest time, doctors said that heart disease
is irreversible. A blocked artery is irreversible and can only
be cured by a bypass operation. Enter Dr. Dean Ornish
who invited heart patients who were already scheduled
for surgery to join a 30-day retreat where he taught them
how to change their lifestyle. And those guys left his retreat
cured. They no longer needed the surgery. For the past
30 years, he’s been curing people with heart disease by
advising them to change their diet, exercise moderately,
practice yoga and meditation, and build relationships.
Feel What You Feel, Act What You Know
I always tell people, “Feel what you feel.” If you’re
angry, feel your anger. If you’re sad, feel your sadness. If
you’re worried, feel your worry. Never deny what you feel.
Why? What you feel, you can heal. The reason many persons
are stuck-up is because they deny their feelings.
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But feeling what you feel does not mean acting what
you feel. Accepting your feelings means accepting your
responsibility over those feelings. Feel what you feel, yes,
but act what you know.
I remember this mother who was waking up her son,
“Felipe, wake up. It’s Sunday morning. It’s time to go to
church now.”
Felipe said, “Mommy, I am so sleepy. I’m so tired. I
don’t want to get out of bed. Give me three reasons I should
get out of bed.”
The mother said, “Felipe, first reason, because Sunday
is God’s Day. Second reason, because God has to be first in
your life. And third reason, you’re the parish priest…”
Two Sundays ago, from Dubai, I landed at the Manila
airport at 1 a.m. I slept at 3 a.m. and woke up at 6 a.m.
Of course, I didn’t want to get out of bed. After preaching
for 11 days straight in Israel, Abu Dhabi, and Dubai, I was
bone tired. But I had to accept my responsibility as the
shepherd of Light of Jesus. So I got up and went to The
Feast. Backstage, I was still tired and sleepy. So I had to jump
up and down like a hyperactive rabbit—just to shake off the
exhaustion in my body—because the attendees deserved a
preacher that’s alive.
Let me give you another story….
You Are Your Choices
A woman asked me to pray over her. She confessed
that she had seven boyfriends—some single, some
already married. And all of her relationships were sexual
relationships. She felt like a used, dirty rag.
When I prayed over her, I was inspired to tell her, “God
says you’re very beautiful.”
Instantly, she broke down, crying non-stop. I allowed
her to cry because I felt they were healing tears that were
washing her soul.
Later, she told me that when she was a child, her
father told her, “You’re ugly.”
So all her life, she felt ugly. And she knew that she
jumped from guy to guy because she was hungry for a
father’s love.
But she was tired of what was happening in her life.
In our prayer together, she realized she couldn’t just blame
her father for what was happening to her. Yes, her father
hurt her, but she was hurting herself more. She decided to
accept responsibility.
Remember: Life is not what happens to you. Life is
what you do to what happens to you.
After our prayer, after I embraced her (in public—with
hundreds of people around us), she was like a new person.
Years later, I met her again. She was still single and happy.
She realized she didn’t need any man in her life to make her
happy.
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 And finally, the third step…
3. Accept Rescue
Don’t lose hope.
When you hit rock bottom, God will be there to rescue
you.
Open yourself up for God’s miracle.
But many times, His miracle comes in the way you
don’t expect.
I Didn’t See God’s Answer
Because I Didn’t Like His Answer
Four years ago, our Feast was still in Valle Verde
Country Club. We had three sessions, and all sessions were
jampacked. We could no longer fit the 3,000 attending
there.
So we prayed. Someone already told me that we
should look into PICC as our next venue. My problem was
that it was too expensive. At that time, we paid Valle Verde
P70,000 per week. PICC was charging us P250,000 a week.
That was three times the amount!
So we kept looking for another venue. But after
months of searching, we couldn’t find one. In the meantime,
Valle Verde was bursting at its seams.
Finally, we had no choice. With fear and trembling,
we made the jump to PICC. That was four years ago. And
we’ve never looked back. Fast forward today—from 3,000
members, we’ve grown to 16,000. And because we occupy
PICC the entire day, we now have to pay P1 million every
week. But God has provided.
Here’s my realization: God already answered my
prayer when we thought of PICC, but I didn’t want His
answer.
Perhaps you’re praying for something. And God
has already given you the answer, but because you were
expecting something else, you couldn’t see the answer that
is right in front of you.
Thank God I Failed in Business
Many years ago, I wanted to earn more money. I was
very desperate. I was getting married soon and I had no
money. (Thus, my potluck reception.)
And in my desperation, I put up all sorts of
businesses—I sold hotdog, engine oil, squid balls, ice cream,
herbal juice, even memorial plans. I remember even trying
out the concert business. We invited foreign artists and big
name artists. Believe me, I have never lost more money in
my life. Every single one of those businesses failed. During
that time, I felt so betrayed by God. I had to ask Him, “Lord,
aren’t we friends? Why did you allow me to fail?”
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But today, 10 years later, I thank God He allowed me
to fail. Because today, my current businesses are 10 times
bigger than all those small businesses combined.
If my earlier businesses didn’t fail, I would still be stuck
in those small businesses, selling hotdog (that I didn’t eat
because I’m semi-vegetarian), engine oil (that I didn’t know
a single thing about), and memorial plans. (By the way, did
you notice? When you sell memorial plans, you can’t tell
the customer, “Free-Trial for 30 Days”?)
Friend, if you’re at rock bottom now, don’t lose hope.
The Bible says, “No testing has overtaken you that is
not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not
let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing
he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to
endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Are you experiencing “rock bottom”?
Are you going through a rocky marriage?
Are you buried in debt?
Is your job making you so miserable, you want out?
Are you plagued by addictions?
I pray that you accept your reality, accept your
responsibility, and accept God’s rescue.
May you embrace your cross the way Christ embraced
His, until you climb out of “rock bottom.”
May your dreams come true,
BO SANCHEZ
P.S. Join me to the Holy Land this February. You can walk
where Jesus walked.  We’ll go to Calvary where Jesus was
crucified, Bethlehem, where Jesus was born, and Galilee,
where Jesus preached—and so many other incredible
places. It’s always a joy to see the actual places that you read
in the Bible. It’s like the Bible coming alive—in technicolor—
before you. We’ll have lots of fun. For more information,
email Meann at beaconlightevents+pilgrimage@gmail.com
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