To choose is to co-create. In this capacity, each experience is a permanent influence. No effort ever is lost. It is because only God feels all earlier experiences with as much clarity as possible and preserves them in their freshness forever, whereas we aren't very good at it. The great faith of New Thought is that by consciously controlling our experiences called thoughts, which in turn can control our experiences called attitudes and emotions, we can promote the positive character of all our upcoming experiences.
Life is a great experience, or, better, a great, endless, succession of experiences.
New Thought Movement Home Page Process Philosophy and the New Thought Movement , with links to various process and other metaphysical sites. June 23, 1998.