It takes effort

The most important things in life deserve our effort even when we are drained of energy. After all, we would never dream of calling in to work and telling them that we will not be in today because we are drained of energy, would we? One could argue that while our job demands this, God does not. A similar argument might state that we need our job to earn a living, but we do not need to go to church to earn our salvation. While it is true that we cannot earn our salvation by our attendance at church, it does not mean that God does not require we attend. There is more in the faith than salvation. Salvation is the beginning to the vast adventure of faith in Christ. Going to church is one of the products of a fellowship with the Holy Spirit, who speaks the power of God into our hearts during both good and bad times.

Should we go to church out of gratitude to the Holy Spirit? Why not? If we can see what the Holy Spirit has been doing in our lives lately then we will feel gratitude toward Him. This may inspire us to muster up enough energy to get to church.