"There is an invitation that comes from the heart of God, who with arms wide open and eyes full of longing implores us: 'Return to me with all your heart.'" Pope Francis

In the Old Testament, many of the Chosen People were half-hearted in their relationship with God. They would say their daily prayers and go to the Temple at the designated times, but their life and deeds were contrary to their relationship with God. God wasn't interested in just an external life, but also an internal life of living in relationship with him. Things may not be much different today. Some people feel a minimal relationship with God is sufficient.  Their hearts are far from God. "Where your heart is there is your treasure." If one's heart is more in a secular culture in which God is kept at arms' length, then we are not willing to totally surrender ourselves to God. If one's heart is rooted in the Lord, then the ways of the world are not our focus. but God is. Choose whom you will serve: self, the world, or God.