It is God's will that we continue in the Lord, trusting in His grace until we finish the race. He does not want us to get lost. But this does not happen automatically. He created us and the universe in such a way that it's possible to get lost. In fact, if we do not make the effort to guard our faith, we can get lost. Based on 2 Peter 1:1-11, there are three crucial efforts that we must practice constantly to guard our faith so that we will not get lost.