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2 Peter 2:9
9 The Lord [kurios] knoweth [eido] how to deliver [rhoumai] the godly [eusebes] out of [ek] temptations [peirasmos], and [de] to reserve [tereo] the unjust [adikos] unto [eis] the day [hemera] of judgment [krisis] to be punished [kolazo]: KJV-Interlinear
9 then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment for the day of judgment, NASB
God is able to identify the just from the unjust. God is able to identify and distinguish between the incorrigible, the incurable, the self-righteous, the misguided, the misled, the foolish, and so forth. God is able to determine the true nature, intent, and design of the individual heart, and apply the appropriate blessing, discipline or judgment.
Whether out of trillions, or billions, or millions, or just a single person, God has all of the facts and God is able to make the right decisions regarding each and every creature in all of the universe and in heaven.
You cannot hide behind your presumptions or self-willed opinions concerning life. God deals in truth and in nothing else. Truth is the perfect matching up of facts with reality. It rejects arbitrary interpretations, theories, opinions, and guesswork.
Over the course of your life, you will establish the pattern or lifestyle that you will accept for your own life, by means of your own thinking and actions, or lack of them.
God knows the changes you will or will not make for your life, and armed with facts of your decisions, and His foreknowledge of your life, He is able to determine and order the destiny that is perfectly matched for you.
God gives us all time, doctrine and volition, with which to establish our intentions in life. Once we have established our position, then our destiny or fate is sealed.
So long as you are alive, then God has obviously not decided to remove you from this life. You still have hope for yourself, if indeed you need it. Use that time wisely to get your life in order.
Once you leave this life, then there are no do-over's, no repeats, no second chances to live your life over.
Once you leave this life, then your future has been sealed. Hopefully for your sake, that destiny will be the best of the best, rather than loss of blessings, or worse.
