Think Again!

130 • Think Again: Transformation That Yields a Return on God’s Investment

To do this well, you should avoid what Dr. Leaf calls “milkshake multitasking.” 69 When you shift your attention haphazardly from task to task, you don’t focus your attention, resulting in shallowness, inability to make decisions, and passivity. Notice how each step uses a different part of your brain and addresses different aspects of your whole person. Pray Subordinately addresses your will . Gather Subjectively inventories your emotions . Focus Objectively focuses your mind . Write Playfully reconciles your emotions to your mind. Re-wire Decisively initiates a plan . Execute Repetitively puts you in control so you are not a victim. Eight Final Suggestions 1. When you attempt a process of forging, keep in mind that the real goal is to cooperate with the Spirit to make you more like Jesus, not for you to become well-adjusted or self actuated. So don’t develop a formula or method but relate to God personally and intimately. Play your part: He forges,