Alma 3

"For every man receiveth wages of him whom he listeth to obey" (Alma 3:27).

We choose our master, God or Satan. We cannot serve both (Matthew 6:24). We have to choose one or the other. You already know what your wages will be for following one or the other. So why do people choose the one that brings them disappointment and dispare?

It happens little by little. People can say "I don't feel like going to church today" and then it's harder the next week to actually go. Then the longer you are away, the harder it is to return. Being away causes you not to think of God throughout the week. As you continue to not attend, God isn't always in the forefront of your mind. Then you begin to stray just a little, then just a little more, and before you are aware of it, you are on the wrong path.

Boyd K. Packer said: “Our lives are made up of thousands of everyday choices. Over the years these little choices will be bundled together and show clearly what we value” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1980, 29; or Ensign, Nov. 1980, 21).

Make sure you do the good little things. They're vital.