"25 years ago, 2 3M Company employees in St. Paul, MN discovered a unique adhesive that stuck lightly to surfaces and could be repositioned. They applied the adhesive to small squares of paper and changed the way offices would operate for the next quarter century. They had invented the Post-It note.
From a time management perspective, I’m not sure if those two men were heroes or villains. I suppose Post-Its are like anything else, it matters how you use them. Post-Its are a great improvement over the old cubes of paper notes that used blow away as soon as you created them. But on the other hand they can become very addictive. When overused, Post-Its clutter instead of capture information.
The key to making Post-Its work is keeping them temporary. Use them to make a quick note, or as a scratch pad, but then transfer the information to an organizer, computer or file.
Also sticking Post-Its around the house for Scripture memory definitely redeems the time.
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"A man said to his wife, ""Honey, you're just like an angel."" ""Why thank you dear."" The surprised wife replied. ""Yea,"" said the husband, ""You're always up in the air harping on something.""
I hope you would never say that to your spouse, but I do hope you are thinking about how you will spend your time in Heaven, because that can give us a good idea for how we should be spending time on earth.
What will be our main activity in heaven? As best I can tell it is praising the Lord Jesus. The book of Revelation gives us a glimpse of Heaven when it speaks of falling down and giving glory, honor, and praise to the Lamb of God.
Going to Heaven is a big event. And any big event requires planning and preparation. If you're going to Heaven to worship your creator for all of eternity, why not spend some time today getting into practice.
Praising God every chance we get is a great way to redeem the time.
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"I once heard a boastful political candidate claim he was going to help his opponent ""spend more time with his family.""
Obviously he was referring to the line found in nearly every political concession speech that the candidate is not really so disappointed after all that he lost because what he really wanted all along was to spend more time with his family.
Most of us can see right through those disingenuous remarks. But how sincere are we when we claim to wish we could spend more time with our family?
The truth is you are ultimately the one who decides how you spend your time. If you really do want to spend more time with your family, you have to be the one who says no to something of lesser importance so you can say yes to your spouse and children, as well as to God. But saying that ""yes"" is a big part of redeeming the time.
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"I read recently of a family of six who took a trip to Hawaii. As you can imagine, it was a big event for everyone. However, some of the family members prepared differently than others for the big event.
The two youngest children checked out a book on Hawaii, gathered brochures, studied maps and made mental and physical lists of everything they wanted to see and do on their once in a lifetime vacation. The parents and the two older children took a, “We’ll just go and see what happens,” approach.
When the big event finally came, the parents and older children grew cranky, bored and even complained after the second day until they eventually gave in and followed the lead of the younger members, who showed them what to do and how to enjoy the island.
What has God called you to do today? Will you simply drift through the day and hope it happens, or do you have a plan to make it happen so you’ll redeem the time.
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