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"In the 1920's, the president of Bethlehem Steel, told time management pioneer, Ivy Lee, ""Show me a way to get more things done with my time and I'll pay you anything within reason."" Lee instructed him to take a moment before going to bed to write down, in order of priority, the six most important things he needed to do the next day. The following day, he was to work on number one until it was done, then move on to number two, and so on down the list. Lee advised him the main objective was not to finish the list, but to make sure he was spending time on the most important thing. If he didn't finish the list using this method, he wouldn't have finished it using any other method either, but at least he got the most important things done. Lee soon received a check for $25,000 because he shared the Biblical principle of doing first things first as a method of redeeming the time. "

"One of my favorite writers is A. W. Tozer. He was one of greatest Christian thinkers of the last century. I like to read his work because it’s not the shallow, feel good, cotton candy we so often consume today. Rather, Tozer asked deep and probing questions that cut to the heart of what it meant to be a true disciple of Christ. One example is the four questions he used to identify our true priorities: 1. What do you value most? 2. What would you most hate to lose? 3. What do your thoughts turn to most frequently when you are free to think of what you will? 4. What affords you the greatest pleasure? If you are a Christian, your values should be reflected by your answers to those questions. And, those answers should be the basis for determining how you spend your time. So remember, asking what you value most, would most hate to lose, naturally think on, and gives you greatest pleasure, will show you how to redeem the time. "

"""You had better try before you die."" I came across that simple challenge recently and was prompted to ask, ""What is it that I need to try before I die?"" Or ""What haven't I done that I really would like to see happen before I die?"" Ask 100 people this question you'll get 100 different responses. Some may want to experience a luxury vacation in another part of the world. Others may want to meet a famous person or write a best seller. But what should the Christian's focus be when told ""You had better try before you die?"" God has a plan for your life. There is something He wants you to accomplish for Him with your remaining time on this planet. It involves more than just satisfying your own desire for accomplishment or fulfillment of curiosity. God wants you to focus on something that will matter in eternity. Maybe you have a notion already of what that something is. You had better try before you die, if you want to redeem the time. "