Is God not a God of second chances, and is it his will for us to suffer or to be saved?

“The Lord promised that he will come again in great glory and he will gather his elect from the four corners of earth and heaven. The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you and toward me, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” No matter what we have done or where we have been, if we humbly confess our sins, God is faithful, and just, and will forgive us for all our unrighteousness.