Comments on: I’m Distracted By The Noise

By: myspace train

myspace train — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:11:08 +0000

Thank You For keeping it on target!

Best Regards

By: J

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 04:20:09 +0000

The biggest distraction of all for me is quite possibly the time & energy I spend trying to persue a better relationship with my husband & get along with my in-laws. Sometimes I get so caught up in this that I forget to look to Him for help! Another big distraction that has been weighing heavily on me lately is that I don’t feel like I fit in at the old church I used to go to & I’m really nervous about trying another. I seen to use the fact that our 5 small children would be difficult to take along to church, but really I just feel like I may not be warmly welcomed. This surely doesn’t help matters any.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:59:06 +0000

hi, my name is Aaron……and I am an on-aholic

this past weekend, I spent the evening with an alcoholic. your video got me thinking. my addiction is really not all that different than his. my addiction to “on” might not kill me like an addiction to alcohol or drugs, but it could harm my family, damage my relationships, and prevent me from having a more intimate relationship with God

By: compassioninpolitics

compassioninpolitics — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:59:43 +0000

Guilty. This is certainly a generational and dare I say civilizational problem.

Congrats to you and your team on a touching video.

By: hislifeformine

hislifeformine — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:30:38 +0000

Rules – really “perceived” rules. I grew up in church and have known Jesus since childhood. A couple that were huge perceived rules for me that really hindered me for well over 20 years:
1. I thought I that when I pray it must be, eyes closed, kneeling. Early on, it was never taught to me that I could have a conversation with Jesus anytime, and He wanted me to. Are there times for the above, absolutely. But how freeing to know that it is not irreverent to “talk with” God.
2. The really big one. I thought everyone in position in the church from pastors, their wives, piano, elders, ushers were perfect. They never sinned, because I never saw it and they never said it. I cannot tell you how many times I have been to the altar because I thought I did not ask for forgiveness right, I missed something. The first time I heard a pastor say he wasn’t perfect was a turning point in my life.
All that to say, distraction, not being told the truth, it really is so simple…
Sorry for the long comment. I hope it applies to what you were asking.

By: rachel white

rachel white — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:39:59 +0000

hi pete. one thing that distracts me from a more intimate relationship with Christ is my husband, or relationships in general. now, my husband would never intend to be a distraction – it’s not his fault. what i’m trying to say is that it is SO much easier for me to rely on my husband, talk to him, ask for his help, his advice, trust in his strength, etc. when what i should really be doing is crying out to Jesus…resting in Him.

basically, it’s easier for me to place my hope in what is seen, rather than what is unseen. so i get distracted from my First Love and, instead, tend to fall into the arms of the human love that God has blessed me with.

praise Jesus that He constantly beckons me to follow Him, inspite of my efforts to the contrary!

By: Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:04:27 +0000

@Vicki We are going to miss you so much. We’ll be praying for your transition to San Diego.

@Kristiapplesauce You nailed me with that comment. It’s so true. I need to learn to be in the “moment” with God!

By: kristiapplesauce

kristiapplesauce — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:43:27 +0000

All the things that need to get done. I feel constantly 7 steps ahead of being in the moment with God or 10 steps behind. I am never ever ever in the moment. The time difference and the work we are doing here makes it frustrating to build or keep relationships for us…but really, those are just excuses for me to be “busy” because I know that if I was living a for real relationship with God, I would be more settled.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 31 May 2008 05:19:38 +0000

Pete,I think your new series will be a powerful one.In my life experience with family friends and my self have suffered from addiction of substance abuse.God has worked on me and blessed me,I am listening hard for HIS guidance to share my belief that God has walked with me and talked with me through these strong holds in my life.I want to reach those still lost in there addiction. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend Cross Point any more for a while as I am on my way to my new home in San Diego.I lived in Nashville my whole life and desired a change.I am looking at 40 soon .If I knew then what I know now.It is all in Gods time.I will miss Cross Point.I have lots of friends from my small group I will be keeping in touch with. In Flagstaff Arizona today I was involved in a mild finder bender (my fault) I had been having strong urges to feed my addiction that had not happened for a long time.God let me roll right in the back of a 1981 Chevy pick up.This erased those sabotaging thoughts immediately.The man in the truck was very understanding.As we exchanged info his pastor just happened to come by & stop to see that all was okay.The pastor asked if I would like a drink of water .I graciously accepted.The bottle of water had a message on it. “Every one who drinks this water will be thirsty again But those who drink the water I give them will never thirst.Indeed the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life Jesus” I needed that message. I have attended Cross Point since Gower Pete you have an amazing gift of delivering a message.I will miss hearing them.Thanks

By: Andy Wood

Andy Wood — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:33:40 +0000

Hey, just discovered your site – sounds like a great upcoming series.

Being a guy, anything that tries to focus brain cells at the same time pretty much paralyzes me. It doesn’t get lost on me that Jesus said to a group of MEN, “Get alone and shut the door.”

I wonder what else He may have added in 2008. Unplug? Turn off?