"Bend or Break"

"before the LORD; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity." (Psalms 98:9)
Before I get into this, let me clarify something about that previous post, the one about walking away from God. First of all, that is no me, just in case anyone might have been thinking it was; I could not continue a single day without holding tightly to the One who holds me. Secondly, if that's you, you don't need to suffer any longer; God is not mad at you, nor does He want to punish you. If there is any consequence to your sin, it's not God's doing; but know this, there is no safer place to be than holding tightly on to the only One that can keep you and give you the strength to endure anything and everything this world might be able to dish out. Why would anyone want to walk away from that? If it's because you might think God is going to punish you, stop that nonsense right now from entering your mind; God does nothing to you that can not bring you into a closer relationship with Him, even if it might seem like punishment at the time, it's not. There are always consequences for our sins, that's just the way it works; but where would you rather be during the fallout? My choice is to be as close to God as I possibly can! Now, as for the point I was making about doing our part; that is not something we can ignore or pretend we have not been called to anything. We all have a calling and a purpose, and we all have been given a word to point us in the way that we should go. Most of that calling involves being called out of a certain place; the place represents more than an actual living area, it represents a way of life. By the way, did you know that it is not a crime to not save a life? There have been several instances over the last few weeks where I have seen this reported on the news, where people have videoed someone dying or being killed, but have not tried to save them; and there is no penalty for not doing anything to help; at least not in this life! What does love look like? Seriously, we have been called into a life of love, a place where love is not only the answer, but it is the reason to ask the question, Why am I here? Somehow or another it has got to be made real, because nothing this world can do is real punishment, not in the long run...
"But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God's righteous judgment will be revealed. He will judge everyone according to what they have done. He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers. But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness. There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil -for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good -for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. For God does not show favoritism." (Romans 2:5-11) NLT