The Adams

   I really enjoyed class this week because we learned about management from the Adams,(Adam Donyes and Adam Martin) two of the Link Year directors. I love hearing from the Link Year staff because they believe in heart transformation not behavior modification. This patient attitude helps them to show grace and mercy in a busy, self-centered world that craves instant gratification. They brought to light the importance of managing different areas in our life so that we can maximize our moments in life.

   C.S.Lewis said “the future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of 60 minutes an hour, whatever they do, whoever they are.” Everyone has the same amount of time in a day, but we each choose to spend that time differently. We have to make the choice to maximize our time each day; we will never get back time.  As Christians, we are called to maximize our time, the Bible considers those who poorly manage their time to be fools! It’s so easy to get caught up in the things of this world but it’s essential to make the most of the time we have because everything we do in life has significance. We will ALWAYS make time for the things that are most important to us, Adam Donyes has been telling us this since day one and it’s so true. If it is truly important to us then we WILL make time.

   Learning how to manage our money at a young age is important. The spending habits we learn now will shape our future spending habits. Learning how to be smart with our money now really sets us up for our future and our retirement. Adam showed us a website called mint.com. This is a website helps us manage our money by looking at where all of our money is going to.

   Managing myself seems to be the most difficult for me because it requires a lot of discipline. As a believer being in the God’s word daily is a necessity because 1 Peter 5:8 tells us that the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.  Romans 12:2 says “do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by   the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. “ It is impossible for us to renew our minds without the discipline of study. We have to remind ourselves daily to submit ourselves to God, so that we are living for Him and not conforming to the things of this world. Managing ourselves takes a lot patience.  1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 says “rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”  It’s so easy to get caught up in what WE want, but we are here to serve God not ourselves. Our society craves instant gratification so when things don’t go our way we begin to stray away from God and allow the enemy into our lives, but we are called to rejoice, pray, and to give thanks in every situation, something that is hard to do if we do not discipline ourselves to stay in God’s word.

    This week of management was a great reminder of how easy it is to get caught up in the world and lose sight of why I am here at Link Year. Managing is important and I am excited to take what I have been taught this week and use it to maximize my moments.