Here’s a great question to start your day. How come you never notice your nose?
As long as your eyes are open, your nose is in your line of sight. There is never a time when you can’t see your nose. So let me ask it again. How come you never notice your nose?
Answer: Your brain ignores your nose through a process called unconscious selective attention.
Our brains tune out our noses. Our noses are in sight, but our brains have been conditioned to not notice. Even though your nose is right there, in plain view, your eyes look elsewhere.
That would be a good way to respond to visual stimuli. Do what Job did. “I made a covenant with my eyes, that I would not sin against God by looking lustfully at young women” (Job 31:1).
Recovery Step: Quit staring at everything you see.
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.
