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Your Past Does Not Define Your Future
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First published January 1, 2004
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Bo Sánchez
90 books649 followersBo Sanchez is a preacher, leader and entrepreneur. He is the auhor of 30 bestselling books and publisher of eight periodicals. Bo also has a weekly TV show, adaily radio program and a daily Internet TV show. He travels extensively around the world as a powerful speaker. So far, he has addressed audiences in 14 countries, including 36 cities in North America.
He found many organizations, such as Anawim, a special home for the abandoned elderly, and Shepherd's Voice, a media group that publishes the widest read inspirational literature in the country. He is also the founder of the Light of Jesus Family, a spiritual community.
He found many organizations, such as Anawim, a special home for the abandoned elderly, and Shepherd's Voice, a media group that publishes the widest read inspirational literature in the country. He is also the founder of the Light of Jesus Family, a spiritual community.
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August 13, 2010Yup.. we do have our own stories to tell. And to write down what we tried to forget is like slashing your own wrists and "writing your story in blood".
April 4, 2015
"your past was not perfect but it was perfect for your purpose."
March 16, 2025
finished part 1 since thats the story part only, however writing style is mid and sometimes preachy but i admire the examination of how childhood sexual abuse/ abuses in general affect grown-ups and how important the recognition of such for us to heal and move forward. there is bravery in admitting all this esp considering that the author is a well-known figure in the christian world.
June 10, 2012
1st few books ive read from bo. a great shift from traditional teachings of the priests w/o violating the catholic doctrines. his love to Jesus is infectious.
June 4, 2025
By someone who no longer runs fast — and no longer needs to.
Let us begin with a small mercy: not all of our weaknesses matter. This is no small comfort in a world that constantly reminds us of them. At sixty-two, I can no longer sprint like I did at twenty — so what? Running is no longer on the agenda. Most of our frailties are harmless, quaint even. But then there are those other weaknesses — the ones that crouch in the shadows of our intentions, obstructing our path to self-chosen goals: to provide for a family, to create, to belong, to grow.
Some will object here and say: Providing for one’s family is not a goal; it is a societal obligation. I beg to differ. One can always defect. There is always a price, yes, but also a choice. This choice, however, demands a reckoning. And in that moment of reckoning, we often retreat to the warm, self-excusing cave of our past: I cannot move forward, because once, long ago, something held me back.
This is where Bo Sanchez enters, not with thunder and grandeur, but with quiet insistence. He confesses his scars — not to glorify them, but to show that even wounds can become seeds. He does not try to edit the past; he recognizes its immutability. But he insists that our future remains undrafted, open, beckoning — even to those who once crawled through pain and self-doubt.
If “Kim”, the protagonist in our novel “Fort Knox: The Greatest Heist of All Time”, had read this book — had digested its spiritual vitamin, its gentle but firm counsel — she (or he, for we never quite say) might have reconsidered the revenge plan. Might have traded vengeance, that sterile twin of justice, for something riskier and infinitely more redemptive: love.
This is the quiet revolution Bo Sanchez proposes. A revolution not of politics, but of inwardness. Not of systems, but of souls.
And because of that, “Your Past Does Not Define Your Future” deserves a place not just on bedside tables, but in curricula, prisons, and yes — even in the hearts of fictional fugitives.
John Edaurd Areglo
Let us begin with a small mercy: not all of our weaknesses matter. This is no small comfort in a world that constantly reminds us of them. At sixty-two, I can no longer sprint like I did at twenty — so what? Running is no longer on the agenda. Most of our frailties are harmless, quaint even. But then there are those other weaknesses — the ones that crouch in the shadows of our intentions, obstructing our path to self-chosen goals: to provide for a family, to create, to belong, to grow.
Some will object here and say: Providing for one’s family is not a goal; it is a societal obligation. I beg to differ. One can always defect. There is always a price, yes, but also a choice. This choice, however, demands a reckoning. And in that moment of reckoning, we often retreat to the warm, self-excusing cave of our past: I cannot move forward, because once, long ago, something held me back.
This is where Bo Sanchez enters, not with thunder and grandeur, but with quiet insistence. He confesses his scars — not to glorify them, but to show that even wounds can become seeds. He does not try to edit the past; he recognizes its immutability. But he insists that our future remains undrafted, open, beckoning — even to those who once crawled through pain and self-doubt.
If “Kim”, the protagonist in our novel “Fort Knox: The Greatest Heist of All Time”, had read this book — had digested its spiritual vitamin, its gentle but firm counsel — she (or he, for we never quite say) might have reconsidered the revenge plan. Might have traded vengeance, that sterile twin of justice, for something riskier and infinitely more redemptive: love.
This is the quiet revolution Bo Sanchez proposes. A revolution not of politics, but of inwardness. Not of systems, but of souls.
And because of that, “Your Past Does Not Define Your Future” deserves a place not just on bedside tables, but in curricula, prisons, and yes — even in the hearts of fictional fugitives.
John Edaurd Areglo
July 3, 2025
Going into this review as subjective and critical as possible; if you're looking for uplifting words and sympathy this is a great book for you. After reading this, your eyes will become open to many shortcomings that you have. You may think you have none, but if you truly read the book with your full mind and soul, you'll find where you're lacking and come out a new person.
HOWEVER, it is very preachy. Bo Sanchez is a preacher, and an amazing writer. The lord is good and as a christian, I found myself becoming closer to god after reading this. BUT If you'd like to abstain from religious texts or if you have a different religion entirely, this book may not be for you.
OTHERWISE, this is a good read, and I commend the author, for sharing his story.
HOWEVER, it is very preachy. Bo Sanchez is a preacher, and an amazing writer. The lord is good and as a christian, I found myself becoming closer to god after reading this. BUT If you'd like to abstain from religious texts or if you have a different religion entirely, this book may not be for you.
OTHERWISE, this is a good read, and I commend the author, for sharing his story.
July 1, 2011
Inspiring. A book I can relate to.
December 17, 2012
1st book I've read. Thank's Bo. :) hope to meet ad see you, in God's time.
November 29, 2013
Enlightening! <3
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May 15, 2014a nice story
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