Repentance, not proper behavior or even holiness, is the doorway to grace. And the opposite of sin is grace, not virtue.
When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer-as does it.
God has, quite literally, all the time in the world for each one of us.
And perhaps, exhibiting the fruit of the Spirit may be our very best defense against a materialist view of mankind here on earth.
Prayer is a place where God and humans meet.
I doubt God keeps track of how many arguments we win; God may indeed keep track of how well we love.