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"Most people think there are four Gospels. But did you know there are actually five? They are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John and you. The problem is, most people won’t read the first four. But the good part is they are constantly reading the fifth one. When someone reads the Gospel of your life, one of the main chapters they examine is how you spend your time. For us to provide them with quality reading material, we must be continuously creating a life that is different from what they are used to seeing in an unbelieving world. How about your schedule today? Does it contain anything that would set you apart from a crowd of nonbelievers? It’s been said the two greatest indicators of a person’s priorities are his checkbook and his date book. How you spend your time and how you spend your money often reveal what you really consider most important. Keeping that in mind as you plan the remainder of your day might help you redeem the time. "

"Susanna Wesley is perhaps history’s greatest example of a Christian mother. Born in 1669, the youngest of 25 children, Susanna from the earliest days of her life had a desire to do something great for the Lord. God granted the desire of her heart when he used two of her 19 children, John and Charles Wesley, to bring genuine revival to two continents. Centuries later, their writings and hymns continue to bless multitudes. Listen to what Susanna wrote about her philosophy of time management, ""I will tell you what rule I observed when I was young, and too much addicted to childish diversions—never to spend more time in mere recreation in one day than I spent in private religious devotions."" As a home schooling mother, Susanna also made it a practice to schedule a time with each of her children every week for private encouragement. Susanna’s main child training goal was “the saving of their souls.” She accomplished that goal because she redeemed the time. "

"If you could describe a day when you successfully redeem the time what would it look like? One definition of a success is “A man who gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between those two events does what God wanted him to do.” A lot of people go to bed frustrated every night with a gnawing feeling that somehow they missed it. Somehow they didn’t really get done what they should have gotten done. Sometimes that feeling may be from the Lord. He’s prompting you to consider your time and how you spend it. He wants you to focus more on things that matter. In other cases however, that same feeling can come from Satan, the one the Bible refers to as the “accuser of our brethren.” The way to discern which direction the feeling is coming from is to simply ask, “Did I do what God wanted me to do today.” If the answer is “yes,” don’t worry, you’ve redeemed the time. "