"A sign at a car dealership read, “The fastest way to get back on your feet, is to miss a payment.”
If that’s not the way you want to get back on your feet, you need to look into getting all your bills set up on automatic funds transfer. Most all major credit card companies, utilities, and financial institutions offer this service free. It saves you the time of filling out a check each month and mailing it in, a process that can consume hours of your time each year.
If you have a monthly bill that can’t be paid through AFT, such as a rent check, give your landlord a years worth of post dated checks at a time. They may even give you a discount for doing it.
Making sure our bills are paid on time is good time management. But its also Scriptural. The Apostle Paul told the Romans, “Owe no man any thing.” Paul gave good advice for keeping a clear testimony and redeeming the time.
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"Get back to work! Those are four of the most powerful words available to people who want to accomplish great things for God.
We often fail to produce, both in the workplace and at home because of little breaks that become long breaks. It simply takes us too long to “get back to work.”
One way to avoid that is to develop the habit of saying, “back to work.” When a co-worker stops you in the hallway to ask a work related question, but then begins to gossip, politely respond, “We’ll I’d better get back to work.” Remember, people with nothing to do, will often try to do it with you.
At home, parents can use the phrase “Back to work!” to signal an end to leisure and a call to chores. The college student can tell himself “back to work” to get out of the kitchen and back to the library.
Try it on yourself right now. Get back to work and redeem the time.
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"Try spelling the word “stressed” backwards and guess what you get. Desserts!
I’m not sure there’s a lot of significance to that, but perhaps if we tried backing up on some things we might prevent some stress and be able to enjoy more of life’s little desserts which God has planned for us.
One example could be how we park the car. Most people pull their car into a driveway or parking space instead of backing in. But that is generally a short sighted habit, because if you don’t back in you’ll have to back out. And it is usually more difficult to see the traffic when backing from a driveway than when you are already on the road and can back in.
Backing in allows us to leave quicker if we’re in a hurry. It shows more forethought and promotes readiness and momentum for our next trip. It’s a little habit, that, if done consistently, can reduce stress, promote safety, and redeem the time.
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"With no parachute, Mike Howard walked across a 19 foot beam only 3 inches wide between two hot air balloons at a height of 18,800 ft. By the end of his adventure, Mike and his helicopter film crew had covered over 65 miles of Michigan countryside at a speed of more than 45 miles per hour!
Mike Howard is a man with an unusually good sense of balance. He gives us an excellent illustration of good time management.
We misuse our time by getting out of balance in any area. Work is a good use of time, but it has to be balanced with recreation. Recreation is a good use of time, as long as it is balanced with work. In the spiritual realm, study of Scripture is wonderful, as long as it is balanced with outreach and witnessing is great as long it is balanced with deepening our own souls as well. Any good activity has to be balanced with other good activities.
Keeping the different areas of our life in balance will help us redeem the time.
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