Redeeming Your Time

7 Biblical Principles for Being Purposeful, Present, and Wildly Productive

By: Jordan Raynor

Narrated by: Jordan Raynor

Manage your time the way Jesus managed his with a biblical antidote to swamped to-do lists and hurried schedules.

“A highly practical road map.”—Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author and lead pastor of National Community Church

Despite the overwhelming amount of resources for time management and work-life balance, the ability to cultivate the efficiency and equilibrium needed to manage all our worthy pursuits can often feel frustratingly out of reach. The reason for our struggle is that productivity and time-management systems focus on individual habits rather than more meaningful and lasting lifestyle changes. But as it turns out, there is a better way to reach our full potential.

We don’t need just another approach to changing our habits. What we need is an operating system that takes into account the full scope of our lives. In these pages, bestselling author Jordan Raynor presents this system, using seven powerful time- management principles drawn from the example of how Jesus lived:

1. Start with the Word: Find meaningful connection with the author of time daily.
2. Let Your Yes Be Yes: Accept only the commitments you can fulfill.
3. Dissent from the Kingdom of Noise: Create room for silence, stillness, and reflection.
4. Prioritize Your Yeses: Confidently maintain your commitments.
5. Accept Your “Unipresence”: Focus on one important thing at a time.
6. Embrace Productive Rest: Live the God-designed rhythms of rest which are productive for our goals and souls.
7. Eliminate All Hurry: Embrace productive busyness while ruthlessly eliminating hurry from our lives.

With these principles, you’ll see how Jesus managed his time on earth and how he responded to human constraints much like the ones you face today. More than that, you’ll discover corresponding practices that will help you embrace the best, most Christlike version of yourself possible: purposeful, present, and wildly productive.

Absolutely Revolutionary

I was unable to put this book down. I have been struggling for years with the lack of discipline/productivity and tried to find a system that worked in the modern context. After listening to this book I feel free and confident to take the next step of my journey. Over the next few days I will be setting up my system. I have already recommended this book to family and friends. WOW! Absolutely Revolutionary!

Great Principles Communicated Using Timeless Truths

As someone in the business of helping people find delight in their time rather than be mastered by it, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. Rediscovering best practices to help you maximize your God-given time is always helpful because we’re always recalibrating where and how we are using it. Jordan provides a variety of helpful steps you can implement in real time that equip you to become a better steward of your time in your work and personal life.

awesome practicals studying Jesus + time mgmt

nicely and easily explained ways to make the most of our time on Earth.

Bible principles

Awesome book, with great stories, and tools to aid success! Plus actions to aid you with application!

Time management with the gospel in mind

I’ve never read a book that ties together time management / productivity principles with the gospel. In the past, I’ve often gone back and forth between the two and felt like what I learned to be productive was the opposite of what I learned to be faithful. This book finally closed the gap for me and connected how the gospel speaks into all those things. Amazing read and life changing. Thank you so much!