Then we will never turn back from you” (Psalm 80:18). 

God watches this pattern over and over. People want to do right and mess up and recommit over and over. We get jaded in the world when people disappoint us. But God is a hopeless romantic. He doesn’t give up on us. Ultimately he has to resolve our issues, but he resolves it. He doesn’t just walk away. He really really really loves us

They weren’t listening so God let them (Psalm 81:11-12). He loves us so much he respects our free will. And he suffers watching us struggle in the consequences of our choices. We work best only in relationship to him. It’s how we were designed to function.