Wrath

When bad stuff happens, especially when it happens repeatedly during a short span of time, it's easy to think that God is punishing you for something you've done. It's easy to think God's like the Karma Police - he's going around waiting for you to screw up so he can make your life just a little bit more miserable. I don't doubt that God wants to keep us from doing things that damage us. I just think he's got better things to do than act as a giant-sized hall monitor, roaming around, waiting for someone to point the finger at.

It's good to remember that Jesus took yours and my punishment on the cross. Also, I think God's more like a wise and learned parent: he gives us exactly what we want knowing that it won't be what we want in the long run. There's this guy in the Bible who says that God's wrath is giving us over to our own desires. God doesn't need to add more misery to our lives than we already create ourselves. Plus, I heard he wants to bless us.