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In 1949 Popular Mechanics magazine wrote, “Computers in the future may have only 1,000 vacuum tubes and perhaps only weigh 1 ½ tons.”
As time passes it becomes obvious that some ideas that seemed to be on the cutting edge simply missed the mark. An example is the once popular notion that we could substitute “quality time” with our children for “quantity time” with them. But despite the creation of this nifty little buzzword, children still require quantity as well as quality time.
One person put it this way, “Time is like oxygen—there’s a minimum amount that’s necessary for survival. And it takes quantity as well as quality to develop warm and caring relationships.” That quote is right on target and will still be right on target in another half century.
Remember, adopting the buzzwords and catchy phrases of the world can be misleading, because if they don’t line up to the Word of God they’ll keep you from redeeming the time.
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"What day of the week do you think researchers have found to be the busiest?
Maybe you guessed Monday because of all that piles up over the weekend. Or maybe Friday because you’re trying to get everything done before the weekend? But neither day is the correct answer. The busiest day of the week is – “tomorrow” because that’s when we plan to do so many things.
Many people add lots of unnecessary stress to their lives because they procrastinate on what they know God really wants them to do. Someone put it this way, “Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task.” I like that quote because it is so true. Probably you can identify something right now that you’ve been putting off till tomorrow for days or weeks.
Why not make a commitment right now as to when you are going to do it. If possible go ahead and do it today. Tomorrow never arrives. That’s why we have to spend today redeeming the time.
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Have you ever wondered why they have such extreme settings on toasters? On the one end you have a setting so light it doesn’t begin to create toast. On the other end is a setting so high no human being in their right mind would consume the horribly burnt crisp which comes out after it sets off all the smoke detectors in your house.
Actually there are one a few settings right in the middle that are really useful for creating toast. In some ways that’s how life is. We spend many years at the beginning of life learning and preparing for a productive life. On the other end of life, we often find we can no longer do the things we’d like to do for the Lord.
In between those seasons of life there is a small window of time when we can be fully productive for the Lord. Every season of life is important, but during that window of maximum productivity we must be especially mindful to redeem the time.
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Time management is all about doing what we are supposed to do when we are supposed to do it. That means we not only need to know what to do, but we need the self-discipline to do it.
Building self-control is much like the way bridges were once built over deep canyons. They would shoot an arrow across the canyon with a very light thread attached. Once the thread was across the canyon, they would attach a light cord to the thread and pull it across. Then, they would attach a rope to the light cord and pull it across, followed by a heavy chain, and finally, the chain was linked to the bridge cable. They started with something weak then pulled something stronger and stronger, until the bridge cable was in place. Self-control is built progressively by being faithful in little things first.
Jesus said he that is faithful in little will be given much. Being faithful is vital for anyone who wants to redeem the time.
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