None of us "deserve" anything, including happiness. And if one thinks that happiness comes from a liberal lifestyle without restrictions, just remember, Satan thought the same thing and is end is certain. Last I checked, it is not the denomination or restrictions of man, but Jesus declares, "strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it" (Matthew 7:14). That is a strict discipline.