What Does the LORD require?

I was thinking last night about the patience of God. I honestly got to thinking, "Just how patient will God be with me or with any of us?" Does God have a limit to his letting things go? If I screw up doing the same thing I always do again does it matter to God? Is he more upset or the same or less upset? All of this began going through my mind and some how, probably in the midst of just being tired, I got to thinking of what God desires or asks of us as a people. What is God wanting out of us?
One of the most well-known, and overly used in my opinion, scriptures for the answer to this question is Micah 6:8 which reads:
"He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and love kindness, and to walk humbly with you God?"
While this scripture is true for all peoples, I can't help but look at this scripture in its context and feel like the author is speeking to a certain situation. Micah is preaching during the reigns of Hezekiah (also during Jotham and Ahaz's reign) and it seems he is most likely preaching to North Israel and to South Judah. I may be wrong on that but this is what it seems to me. If it is the case however, then it would make perfect sense for Micah to preach about justice and kindness and walking with God. Israel, and Judah in this period, have strayed every which way away from God and Micah is exhorting them to turn back to him. With all that said, I feel like this text can speak to us, but I also feel that it was meant for the North Israelites who were in constant turmoil and needed to turn back to the LORD.
So what does God require of us? Certainly this Micah passage answers some of what God requires but there must be more. I have but one explaination and it may not suffice. It seems to me that one major message of the Old Testament is reliance on God. The major disasters in the Hebrew section of the Bible are caused by lack of trust or belief in God. God does not need anyone to prove that he is there or to defend his actions. He can defend himself and show himeself in whatever way he wishes. He does not ever call Israel to defend his actions. He uses Israel to show his power so that all nations will know that he is God. So is that all he requires is reliance and belief?
James in the New Testament seems to argue that there is more. He argues that this reliance and this belief without any action on behalf of it is useless. God tests Abraham by telling to sacrifice Isaac and Abraham shows his reliance and belief by going all the way until God stopped him. David showed his reliance in fighting the Giant Goliath. Solomon showed his reliance when he asked for wisdom. So how do we show our reliance on God?
So what does the LORD require of you? To rely on him for your strength and security and to believe. Jesus the archegos of our faith in God had full belief and reliance on his God. Should we not learn from this example?