Did you know there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar? That’s a lot of different combinations. In the same way, there are many different combinations for working a 40 hour week.
Some jobs have to be scheduled 9-5 Monday thru Friday. But for those who have the option, it may be profitable to experiment with different ways to come up with 40 hours. Let’s say you have a 30 minute commute to work each day. That’s 5 hours a week you spend coming and going, if you work five 8 hour days. But, if you could accomplish the same thing by working four 10 hours days you would save an hour each week in commuting time. In a year that would be 50 extra hours, or more than an entire work week.
And couldn’t you use an extra week every year to spend with your family, a missions organization, or just doing something profitable for the Kingdom of God? A four day work week might help you 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.
