Tap into Your Goldfish Naming Abilities (Could Mean $250!)
I’m excited to see my dear friend and mentor Lisa Hendey gearing up for the release of her new book, The Grace of Yes. It’s a book I was blessed to read about a month ago and which ranks as one of the best books I’ve read this year (and probably in a longer timeframe than that).
This week, Lisa’s holding a “Name the Goldfish” contest. Yesterday, she shared the story about the goldfish on the cover of her book. It’s a story I absolutely love (as I absolutely love this book), so I’m sharing it here.
The Grace of Yes is all about giving our full, beautiful and worthy “YES!” to God with our lives. Living generously seems to me to be a tangible sign of this “Yes, Lord!” When we realize that we are loved beyond measure by a God who created us to share that love with the world around us, we can’t help but want to share the Good News. But talking isn’t enough… Loving God with all of our being enables us to live up to all that God has created us to be. With God, all things are possible. In God’s love, the limits of our lives know no bounds.
You may think this sounds like exaggeration. I’m here to tell you that I believe it is true, because I have witnessed the bounty of God’s generous love in my own life and in our family. God’s limitless love showered upon us doesn’t mean that we will never know trials or hardship. But the older I become, the more I experience in this life, the more I firmly believe in God’s capacity to work wonders in our world, with and through us.
So if we are little goldfish, and we believe in the true power (and GRACE) of our “Yes”, no vessel can contain our deep desire to share God’s love and mercy bountifully with the world around us. We must leap beyond our limits, ready to take on the world around us and love it as God does. With God’s love, with his endless generosity towards us, our own love can also be shared limitlessly with those most in need — whether they are half a world away or sitting on the couch next to us.
That’s it. That’s the story of my goldfish. And that’s why a name for this boundlessly beautiful creature is needed.
So go to the form and enter a name for the fish. You have until midnight TOMORROW (October 22, 2014) to get your entry in. You’ll get a 20% coupon off the book for participating AND your favorite charity could get $250 if your name’s selected.
Win-win-WIN.
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