When we face unexpected and big problems, does that meant God is angry with us?
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Question when we face unexpected and big problems does that mean that God is angry with us and is punishing us Answer No God is not a vengeful person who is out to punish anyone for anything God is a very compassionate person who wants to help everyone and free them from misery whatever be the cause of their misery so in general it’s not at all good for a person who is suffering to think in terms of God’s anger we should focus on thinking what can I do to deal with the situation at one level we do know from the philosophical perspective that there is a law of action and reaction in this world and certain actions produce certain reactions and whatever reactions are coming to us they must have been caused by certain actions in the past so yes our sufferings when we get these problems big and unexpected problems as you said then they are results of our past karma but Krishna is not vengefully or maliciously involved in it it’s not that Krishna is angry it is just that we have acted wrongly and because we have acted wrongly we are getting the consequences Krishna is not angry at us Krishna is concerned about us so just as when a child falls down from a bed to the ground so then the baby is hurt, the mother is concerned and the mother wants to free the baby from the pain so along with that the mother may also want to make sure the child doesn’t do it and for that the mother may chastise the child educate the child to understand that this sort of thing should not be done don’t come so much near the edge of the bed you will fall down so that sort of education is not an expression of anger it is an expression of concern so that way if you understand things then we will not get carried away with any weak, debilitating, depressing ideas that God is angry with me no we should focus on that some karmic reaction may have come to me now but I should focus on what is my duty and how can I best deal with the situation so we all can if we use our intelligence properly, minimize problems and if we act rashly multiply those problems so if say I get some terrible sickness is it that God is angry with me? No that sickness is some karmic reaction coming from the past and what can I do about it? I should at one level take the treatment because even taking care of the body is a part of my duty and I should take the treatment properly and along with that I can take shelter of Krishna by absorbing myself in remembrance of Krishna I can to some extent and for advanced devotees to a large extent come out of bodily consciousness and therefore minimize the suffering that I am going through so God is not up there punishing us who are down here God is right here in our heart and he is here with us to face whatever reactions are coming upon us and to help us tolerate and transcend them.
So no need to think that God is angry with us. We should focus on how God is always eager to help us and we should take his help Thank you