There are always things that will try and get in between you and your relationship with God. Here are six of the biggest culprits:

1). Relationships – There may be a relationship that you’re in that’s getting in between you and God. You know it, those close to you know it, but you’re unwilling to give it up.

2). Pride – It may be something as simple as the fact that you think you know it all and you can’t bring yourself to admit that you need anyone or anything, including God. God may be asking you to humble yourself but you’re unwilling to. Pride was the sin that caused Satan to fall from heaven.

3). Money – God may be asking you take a step of faith and trust him with your money, to give to others, to give to charities, to give to the church, whatever. But if you’re unwilling to trust God with your money, then it’s getting in between you and God.

4). Addiction – This is rampant in our world today, and Christians are not immune by any means. Whether it’s an addiction to alcohol, pornography, prescription drugs, even something as seemingly harmless as video games or social media, too many Christians allow their addiction to come in between them and God.

5). Comfort/leisure – This is a nice way of saying that some of us are just lazy. God may be asking you to do something, to step up, to get involved, to serve, but you’re unwilling to because that would mean that you would have to do something, and you’re goal in life is to do as little as possible. Your comfort is getting in between you and God.

6). You (power/control) – At the end of the day, all the other items point to this. Who’s really calling the shots in your life? Who’s really in control? You or God? If you say God’s in charge and yet you end up doing whatever you want, you’re lying to yourself.