sometimes you only see what you want to see

I hate to admit it, but there have been times in my life that I have wanted something so badly, believed in my ideas so sincerely, that I have only seen what I wanted to see, in spite of the reality of what is in front of me.

This may be something of what scripture teaches when it says that one day we will see clearly even as now we are clearly seen. I have found that as I get older, I am a little more humble about my clouded view.