In this episode of Soul Talk, Pastor Rick explores the quiet but powerful influence of attention on spiritual formation. Beginning with a simple but honest story about prayer time lost to distractions, he reflects on how easily focus slips away—not because desire for God is gone, but because attention is constantly being pulled elsewhere.

Drawing from Romans 12, Luke 6, James 4, and Philippians 4, Pastor Rick explains that distraction is more than a bad habit—it is a force shaping the soul. What we repeatedly give our attention to forms our thoughts, emotions, spiritual health, and even our closeness with God. Phones, social media, constant scrolling, and endless noise are not neutral; they train us to skim instead of reflect and react instead of listen.