Our Heavenly Father has said in Mosiah 11:23, " Except this people repent and turn unto The Lord their God, they shall be brought into bondage; and none shall deliver them, except it be The Lord the Almighty God."  When we don't heed to Christ's words in the way we should learn, live, and be, our natural body and mind attempts to seek fulfillment in things of the world causing us to become slaves to addictions, self pride and become bondage to people who wants to bring our spirits down along with them.  Our Heavenly Father is slow to anger and is very patient in us attaining spiritual progress, yet when we continually deny His words by disobeying Him, we are left without protective guard against satan's influence and merciful blessings in our daily lives.  We can return to Him at any moment that we choose to obey His word and be forgiven of all our sins with repentant heart.