Screwtape was Right

Most of the choices we make are between “good” and “good.”

Distraction is the greatest enemy of any mission.

Back in 2010, I wrote about distraction, specifically focused on technology. It was then that I was developing the line,

“...we are changing technology so we don’t have to change.”

There are SO many “good things” we have to invest ourselves in. We are easily swayed in our thinking and doing by the next good book, good group, good activity, or good cause. We begin to focus on one idea and suddenly are detained by another idea – just as worthy – that demands our attention. We would be well served by the caution in C.S. Lewis’ Screwtape Letters. As the demon Screwtape instructs his younger protégée on the crucial components of distraction:

... you will find that anything or nothing is sufficient to attract his wandering attention.”

Choose one mission and sidestep distraction.

Thanks for spending this minute with me, Dr. Mark Eckel.

Mark Eckel (MA English, ThM Old Testament, PhD Social Science Research) is Executive Director of the Center for Biblical Integration, Liberty University.

“Give Me a Minute” is an ongoing effort to simply, clearly, and quickly explain aspects of true Truth. [First published at MarkEckel.com]

Gratitude, as always, to my longtime friend, videographer, and tech guru Josh, for his continued service.