Think Again!

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

A Second Read This book was designed to encourage you, to make you more productive for his Kingdom. I challenge you to read it and re-read it because every believer is in constant need of on-going transformation. You will never outgrow the need for 3-D forging. You will never be so wise that you don’t have to stop and Think Again . The first time through, you should read it for yourself. But a second reading can be useful in helping others, discipling them to yield an ROI for the Kingdom. Use this book for soul care, discipleship, and leadership development. While the principles and practices are designed for the adult believer, they can also be helpful in raising children to live a wise and fruitful life. Whether children decide to follow the Lord as adults or not, they will be stronger people if they learn from a young age to recognize lies and embrace truth. If you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, or Sunday school teacher having influence in a child’s life, re-read this book with them in mind. Don’t Deny Your Pain Think Again is not an endorsement of triumphalism or positive confession. The beauty of the Spirit’s forging is that you don’t have to deny your pain. You don’t need to live in fear that you somehow bring trouble upon yourself by admitting your feelings. On the contrary, you can agree with Jesus by saying, “In this world you will have tribulation” (John 16.33). Like Paul, you can admit that you experience distress, persecution, famine, nakedness, danger, or sword (Rom. 8.35). You can find comfort from James, that despite facing trials of many kinds, you can count it all joy (James 1.2-4). Because you are called not only to believe in him, but to suffer for him, you can freely