"In 1978 the British army took over firefighting during a strike by London firemen. On Jan 14th they received a call from an elderly lady to retrieve her stranded cat which they did to the delight of the grateful lady. In fact, she was so thankful she invited the rescuers for tea. Later, as they drove off amid smiles, fond farewells and waves, they ran over the cat and killed it.
Like those firemen, we can invest lots of time and energy into a project only to see it die because we never bring it to completion. We miss God’s blessing when we grow weary in well doing and divert time from things that matter most. What project or relationship have you invested time in hoping to see spiritual fruit? Satan would love to sidetrack you with diversions that will keep it from completion.
Identify you most important project today and don’t run over it, run with it and redeem the time.
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"If you want to redeem the time eat a live frog in the morning. Here’s why.
Its called the principle of the worst first. We often waste time by procrastinating on a project because there is one part of that project we really dread. It may only be a small part, like making an unpleasant phone call, or asking someone for help. We will put off the entire project because we want to do the one part we dislike.
The way to avoid this is by doing the worst first. That allows us to be free to focus on the things God has called us to do without the unpleasant distraction of the dreaded item hanging over us. So, simply eat a live frog first thing in the morning and you will have a wonderful day because the worst thing you have to do all day is behind you.
The worst first! It’s a good way to redeem the time.
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"Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Washington and became a famous statesman. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much. The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.
Too many Christians are like that second boll weevil. We’re settling for a lot less than God’s best for our lives. Not that everyone is to go to Washington and become a statesman or Wall Street and strike it rich, but many of us are achieving less than our full potential because we simply don’t use our time in ways that produce results.
Did the television program you watched last night really bring you any closer to getting God’s best for your life? Can you honestly say you were closer to the Lord after viewing it?
What you are doing might not be horrible, but just the lesser of two evils. But if you aren’t doing God’s best, you really aren’t redeeming the time.
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"There are about 17 worthless old keys around your home and your workplace right now. And you have absolutely no clue as to what they would open. Some are for cars you sold, houses you used to live in and padlocks you’ve long since lost.
Invest some time today in purging your life of this little bit of useless clutter. Start by identifying every key that still fits something with a tag. A box of more tags than you will use the rest of your life sells at an office store for about two dollars. Once tagged, hang them up or file them away so you’ll be able to get them when you need them.
Then throw away all those keys that have been in the junk drawer for years. Finally, put a spare car door key in your wallet or purse. That’s one extra key that could save you lots of time and money when you’re locked out.
Controlling clutter and getting organized are useful keys to redeeming the time.
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