Tough Love From the Most High

Okay so today I went to church. And umm, yeah, God is good. And in James, he can be kind of harsh you know?
But pastor talked about how James was harsh in his words because lives and eternities were at stake!
Like, some people think that God is just a religion.
He's just a rule, but I will tell you that
He's not a rule, He's a relationship. He's a friend,
and he wants to keep us from evil, and so
sometimes, like in James, God is harsh.
Tough Love I guess.