Faith Community Church Of Hopkinton

It is hard to worship God. Our desires, our attention, and our affections are constantly drawn away from God to other people or other things. Even as we draw closer to God, we are tempted to pull away. Sometimes we are tempted by people who do not understand our desire to worship God. They mock, persecute, minimize and try to woo us away. Sometimes we are tried by the difficult experiences of life. They challenge our resolve and cause us to question God's concern for us. Sometimes we are distracted by our ambitions: career promotion, material gain, financial success. All of these things vie for our time, attention, energy, and sacrifice. Sometimes we let life's demands crowd out our time and attention so we wander from God. When our loyalty becomes diminished we drift from weekend services. We let our allegiance align with other relationships, passions, and pursuits. To worship God, we must make Him our first priority.