Devastation, Damnation

I was reading a bit of Ezekiel today and a verse in chapter 22 stuck out. It may have been because of what I read in 1 Corinthians earlier. "Better devastation and embarrassment than damnation". In the verse God says

"Son of man, will you judge her? Will you judge this city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her detestable practices"

Not very many people take pleasure in confronting, even fewer know how to do it out of love. But wouldn't we rather be devastated at a loss of job or reputation than by a loss of eternal life? Wouldn't we rather "die" of embarrassment in front of people we know that stand before God, ashamed, knowing how often we chose our own detestable way instead of His.