WHEN the distance to the meeting house SEEMS TOO FAR,

WHEN it seems TOO MUCH TROUBLE to get ready or get out in the weather to go to the service,

WHEN the singing comes HARD and SEEMS DREARY,

WHEN the sermon seems TOO LONG,

WHEN you see much you DISLIKE in the brethren,

WHEN the preacher's or teacher's lessons make you angry,

WHEN the members frequently say things that OFFEND you,

WHEN PRAYER is a BURDEN,

WHEN the BIBLE READING is DULL and puts you to sleep,

WHEN it FRETS you to be called on to GIVE more,

WHEN you try to make EXCUSES FOR YOUR SINS and to persuade yourself that God will NOT PUNISH or judge,

WHEN you feel you are being SLIGHTLY NEGLECTED,

WATCH OUT!!! Spiritual Decay is setting in!!!

-Selected (edited KMG)