escalation

I told people to repent lest some worse thing befall them. Do you view this statement in a negative way, that things will continue to get worse unless you change? You could view the same principle in a positive way, that I begin with gentle and mild methods of correction. I do not escalate the methods unless it is necessary to do so. Have you seen this principle in effect in your own life when you face serious consequences for your faults? Are you aware that you could have avoided these if you had dealt with the situation earlier? Respond to my gentle promptings and I will have no need to use stronger measures to correct you.