It is true that what you take in through your eyes will affect your brain. But the opposite is also true. What you have already stored in your brain will affect what you look at.
Neurologist and author Richard Restak wrote, “What the eye sees is determined by what the brain has learned.”
There is really no separation from the eye to the brain. The optic nerve is actually a part of the brain. So what you choose to take in visually is there to stay.
Lesson #1 – Be careful about what you take in through your eyes.
Lesson #2 – Flood your brain with healthy images, in order that the harmful images may slowly begin to fade.
Recovery Step: “Anyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart” (Matthew 5:28).
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.
