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title: 8 Ways I'm Saying YES to God
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# 8 Ways I'm Saying YES to God

Nov 18, 2014 8:00:22 AM  |  by [Erika Marie](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/erika-marie)

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Have you read Lisa Hendey's new book - ***[The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159471472X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=159471472X&linkCode=as2&tag=simplemama-20&linkId=6LQQ7MLCABIIFV2J)![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ir-165.gif?width=1&height=1&name=ir-165.gif)***? If you haven't, don't wait any longer!  If you haven't had a chance to get your hands on a copy of Lisa's book, I'm hosting a special **[Give-Away on my Simplemama blog ](http://onesimplemama.com)*[today!](http://onesimplemama.com/2014/11/graceofyes/)*** for a very special **[Grace of Yes Day](https://www.avemariapress.com/graceofyesday/)** book give away!

After reading *[The Grace of Yes](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159471472X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=159471472X&linkCode=as2&tag=simplemama-20&linkId=6LQQ7MLCABIIFV2J)*, I wondered -

***What is God asking me to say Yes to? ***

Generally speaking, He is asking me to love Him, and those around me, and myself. But *how*? How can I say Yes to this?

In her book, Lisa offers us [Eight Virtues for Generous Living](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159471472X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=159471472X&linkCode=as2&tag=simplemama-20&linkId=6LQQ7MLCABIIFV2J) to help us say ***YES*** more to God in our lives. Using these as my guide, here are the ways I hope to say YES more to God.

## **1. The Grace of Belief** – TRUST God, in *everything. *

When something is bothering me or I’m feeling anxious, I will step away and pray. I will get down on my knees, close my eyes for a moment, and really earnestly hand it over to Him. *Jesus, I trust in you, Jesus, I trust in you, Jesus I trust in YOU.*

## **2. The Grace of Generativity** – Live generously for others, especially in a way that will bear fruit for many generations to come – even if I will never be recognized or thanked for it.

I will look for ways I can serve others with a genuine and generous heart. I will perform secret and random acts of love for my husband, my children, my family, friends, neighbors, parishioners, and those I do not even know. They’ll never know it was me, and I’ll never need to tell them or look for praise or recognition for it.

## **3. The Grace of Creativity** – BE NOT AFRAID to serve God with the talents He has given me.

I will write more – freely and whole heartedly – without worrying about if it’s “good enough”. I’ll pour my heart out and declare my love and adoration for my beloved and His unfathomable love. I will give time to drawing, painting, crafting and other creative work I daydream about but always put off because I’m afraid I will fail or that I'll get interrupted. Yes, I might fail, and yes, I will probably get interrupted a million times. But, like I tell my children, I can never fail at trying.

## **4. The Grace of Integrity** – Be who I am with myself and with others.

I will stop comparing or idolizing others. I’ll put my envious and judgmental heart away and look at myself in the mirror and be the woman looking back at me. I will be the woman, the wife, the mother, the daughter, the sister, the friend, the neighbor, the person God asks me to be.

## **5. The Grace of Humility** – Think about myself less – not less *of* myself – and think about others more. Humbly acknowledge God *does *have a purpose for me and submit myself to Him with courage.

I’ll stop thinking all about how *I *feel or what *I  *want in life. I’ll accept that I am *not *perfect – nor do I need to be. God is calling me – plain and simple me – to say Yes to Him. All I have to do is accept and let Him lead the way. He wants me to get out of myself and see the other souls around me – they are *yearning *and *searching *for His Love. I will say Yes to bringing His love to them. *I will pray more for others, and less for myself.*

## **6. The Grace of Vulnerability** – Be willing to give and to love – even if it makes me uncomfortable.

I will reach out of my comfort zone and give and love, even if I’m not comfortable. I will look beyond my comfortable home, beyond what is familiar and safe, beyond who I know…to the stranger, the one who has no one, the forgotten and abandoned one.

## **7. The Grace of No** – *Do* less - pray, give, and love more.

I will simplify my life, cut down the to-do list, activities, and commitments. I'll organize my home and daily life so I can live less harried, more peacefully. I'll try to feel less overwhelmed, more available for my family, for myself, for God. I will learn to pause, reflect, and *pray *before saying Yes to anything new. I will ask for help. I will say no to false guilt. I will say no so I can say yes more.

## **8. The Grace of Rebirth** – Allow God to transform me, to continually draw me closer to Him, to learn from my past and *move on. *

I will give Him my failings. My mistakes. My sins. And I will allow Him to forgive me, I will ask those I’ve hurt or offended for forgiveness. I will forgive myself. And then, I will let it go, and continue. I will start again and let God transform me. [*Metanoia.*](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metanoia)

**How about you? How is God asking you to say YES to Him?**

Today is a very exciting day - **[the Grace of Yes day](https://www.avemariapress.com/graceofyesday/)**! Pray and ask God what He is asking of you. And then join Lisa Hendey, the CatholicMom.com community and maybe even the whole world in saying YES to God.

Enjoy [Lisa's awesome video](http://youtu.be/VykvhEDjIZw) and then check out the [Bloggers Resources](https://www.avemariapress.com/graceofyesday/bloggers/) for the **[The Grace of Yes Day](https://www.avemariapress.com/graceofyesday/)**. Print out Your Signs, snap a picture and share it with all your social media friends! Let's make **[The Grace of Yes Day](https://www.avemariapress.com/graceofyesday/)** take over the internet!

And, like I mentioned, if you haven't had a chance to get your hands on a copy of Lisa's book, I teamed up with Lisa and her publishing team, Ave Maria Press, to host a special Give-Away of ***[The Grace of Yes: Eight Virtues for Generous Living](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/159471472X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=159471472X&linkCode=as2&tag=simplemama-20&linkId=6LQQ7MLCABIIFV2J)![](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/ir-165.gif?width=1&height=1&name=ir-165.gif)***! So head on over to **[my Simplemama blog](http://onesimplemama.com) [today for a very special Grace of Yes Day give away!](http://onesimplemama.com/2014/11/graceofyes/)**

 

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Erika Marie is a simple Catholic, Wife, and Mama. She relishes snuggles and free time with her family and enjoys reading, writing, blogging, and has a slightly obsessive addiction to creating Canva graphics. Enjoy more reflections by Erika at her personal [simplemama](http://onesimplemama.com/) blog.

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