7 Ways Satan Tries to Stop You from Worshipping God

Ways Satan Tries to Stop You from Worshiping

Satan wants to keep you from worshiping
the One he hates. He wants to keep you
from doing the right thing, whether that is
spending time alone with the Lord in
Scripture and prayer, attending and
participating in public worship services, or
any other thing that will draw you closer to
the Lord. Here, courtesy of Thomas Brooks,
are eight ways Satan will keep you from
worship.
Here’s how I would encourage you to use
the list. Think of the times that you decide
to stay in bed instead of getting up to read
the Bible; think of the times you scrapped
family worship for no good reason; think of
the times you stayed home from church
instead of going to worship. Think of those
things, and see which of these temptations
is the one Satan brings to you.

1. He makes the world look attractive and desirable.
2. He makes you to be aware of the fact that those who worship the Lord are often faced with danger, loss and suffering.
3. He gives you an awareness of the difficulty of worshipping well.
4. He leads you to wrongly understand the implications of the gospel.
5. He shows you how many of those who follow Christ with obedience and are still poor and despised.
6. He shows you that the majority of the people in the world, along with
   the great and mighty of the world does not worship the Lord.
7. He fills your mind with unimportant and distracting things
   while you are attempting to worship.