I recently got a new pair of glasses. I can see clearly now. For those of you who have to squint to read this, you probably didn’t know that trees have leaves and those leaves change colors.
But sometimes we see too much. I would argue that there might actually be too much news on TV, too much clutter in our lives, and too much static in the world.
In 1900, ten percent of our time was spent gathering information. Today, that number is 80 percent. We can’t help ourselves.
German philosopher Joseph Pieper warned, “There’s so much to see that we miss it all.”
Fortunately, that is all going to change one day soon. “Now we see a dim reflection, as if we were looking into a mirror, but then we shall see clearly” (1 Corinthians 13:12).
Recovery Step: In recovery, what we see can get us into a lot of trouble. You can’t always help what you see. But you can determine what you notice.
Author: Mark Denison
Mark and Beth Denison, married for 36 years, launched There’s Still Hope as a national movement to call men and women into lives of sexual integrity. Their ministry offers 90-day recovery plans for addicts and one-on-one and group coaching for addicts and their spouses. TSH also produces resources for pastors and churches to confront the porn epidemic that is destroying so many lives.
Dr. Denison was a senior pastor for over 30 years, NBA chaplain, and board chairman at Houston Baptist University three times. With a Master’s Degree in Addiction Recovery, Mark is a certified PSAP and active member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Mark has written four books on recovery: Porn in the Pew, 365 Days to Sexual Integrity, A 90-Day Recovery Guide, and 40 Days to Porn-Free Living. His latest book, Jesus on the 12 Steps, will be released later this year.
