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,