I agree with Logician. This story might make you feel better, but come on, we know it’s not always the case. Sometimes it might be like this:
A Conversation With Hashem…
Me (in a tizzy) : Hashem, can I ask you something
HASHEM: Sure.
Me: Promise you won’t get mad?
HASHEM: I promise.
Me (frustrated): Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?
HASHEM: What do you mean?
Me: Well I woke up late,
HASHEM: Yes
Me: My car took forever to start,
HASHEM: Okay….
Me (growling): At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait
HASHEM: Hmmmm..
Me: On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call
HASHEM: All right
Me (loudly): And to top it all off, when I got home, I just wanted to soak
my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn’t work. Nothing went
right today! Why did you do that?
HASHEM: Well let me see….. last night you went to sleep late, right?
Me (humbled): Oh…
HASHEM: I didn’t let your car start because last week you were very angry about slow moving traffic. I wanted to show you that your car is a blessing.
Me (ashamed): …………
HASHEM: The other day you got mad when supper was something you didn’t like, so today you had to wait for the food you did like.
Me (embarrassed): Oh…..
HASHEM: Your phone went dead because you’ve recently been using it to spread a lot of lashon hara. If you use it for the wring things, I can take it away.
Me (softly): I see Hashem
HASHEM: Oh and that foot massager – you used your feet to take you to places you shouldn’t have gone, so you didn’t deserve a massage.
Me: I’m sorry Hashem.
HASHEM: Good, that’s the first part of teshuva. Just trust me that everything I do has a purpose, and it spares you from a worse punishment later.
Me: I WILL trust you Hashem
HASHEM: And don’t forget that if you follow the Torah properly, your ultimate reward will make the foot massage seem like nothing.
Me: I won’t Hashem. And let me just tell you Hashem, thank you for
everything today.
HASHEM: You’re welcome child. It was just another day being your Hashem and I love looking after my children.