1 Samuel 2:9 He will guard the feet of his faithful servants, but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
God does look after those who faithfully follow Him in truth and in love. I suppose it would be possible to make it look like you faithfully follow the Lord out of duty, but He is not after that.
Those who do things because that is what the church says you must do are simply following the will of the church; we need to follow God’s will in our lives.
God’s will is that we love and worship Him in truth so when we die we can join Him in heaven – for if we die alone, we will remain alone.