The older we get, the more stress seems to come with it. When you first start out, everything is exciting. Most young people cannot wait to get out of the house. But, then comes reality when bills come pouring in. They get married and have kids. Both life-changing and wonderful events! The trick is being able to balance the act of maintaining jobs, the house, and kids. But, that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Peter Lord touches on the other challenges that come into our lives. The topics include making decisions, temptations, relationships, conflicts, hurts, attitudes, money, trials, authorities, and finally death. When we start our adult life, we do not realize all of the trials that we will face. Peter Lord gives us secrets to each of these challenges and uses biblical examples of how to apply it to our everyday lives. The real secret is being able to deal with each of these trials that we all will face in a healthy manner. We all have challenges and how we deal with them will determine our future.
Money speaks. It says bye-bye (unknown). This is taken from the managing money chapter. In my own personal experience, it seems like the more money I have, the more money I spend. Believe it or not, we do have the power to tell our money what to do. In this chapter, Peter Lord discusses the two purposes of money, how to get out to debt, how to save, and much more! He emphasizes that the more you owe, the more you are owned! I believe this to be true. If you want to be truly free, become debt-free. Do not buy on impulse. If you don’t have the money for that new electronic toy, do not buy it. Easier said that done. But the more you do it, the easier it becomes.
Ever had someone hurt you? If not, you probably haven’t lived on this earth for very long! In his chapter, ‘Healing Your Hurts’ Peter Lord tackles the subject. Some people can let things roll off their back. However, the closer you are to the person who created the hurt, the more deeply the wound they can inflict.
I recommend this to book to everyone including teenagers embarking into adulthood. I wish I had read a book like this many years ago. I’m sure I would have handled many situations differently. But, like many of you, I did the best with the information that I had at the time.
I recommend this to book to everyone including teenagers embarking into adulthood. I wish I had read a book like this many years ago. I’m sure I would have handled many situations differently. But, like many of you, I did the best with the information that I had at the time.
I was given this book free from the publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
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