Several years ago I was speaking at a retreat on the topic, “Redeeming the Time.” As I usually do, I mentioned the importance of family time.
On one of the breaks a young man approached me and said, “You know I really appreciate what you had to say about spending time with family. That’s why I’m on welfare right now instead of getting a job. This way I can spend all day at home with my family. I know God wouldn’t want me to take a job because that would take me away from home.”
This able bodied young sloth had completely misapplied what I had said. He had taken a good Biblical principle and applied it without its balancing truth of providing for the family. Every principle of Scripture and every principle of time management has a balancing truth. When any one truth is overemphasized it gets out of balance and leads to error.
90% of time management is simply learning the right balance. Remember to apply balancing truth if you really want to redeem the time.
Rick Grubbs is best known as the host of “Redeeming the Time,” a one-minute radio program featured on hundreds of radio outlets around the world. He has spoken thousands of times on Biblical time management in all 50 states and 26 other countries. He is the author of the book “Morning Momentum: God’s plan for launching an unstoppable day”. He and his wife Carrie live in Salisbury NC with several of their 12 children.
