Earnest actions to abandon a sinful course show Jehovah that we are not complacent, that we have not presumed on his mercy.
وَفِي حَالِ صَعُبَ عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَشْرَبَ ٱلْكُحُولَ بِٱعْتِدَالٍ ،‏ فَهَلْ تَتَجَنَّبُ ٱلظُّرُوفَ ٱلَّتِي تُغْرِيكَ بِأَنْ تُكْثِرَ ٱلشُّرْبَ ؟‏