Sometimes we doubt God's leadership because we don't see how something good can come from something as bad as the circumstances we are in, but God sees the bigger picture and he knows how it will all turn out.
God punished Adam and Eve for eating the apple. They were scared to even come and see God because they knew they had messed up, but being disciplined is a good thing because if we weren't disciplined we could do whatever we want and get involved in things that are really bad for us. Discipline sets and enforces boundaries for our own protection.
God also shows his protection for those who obey. With Noah and the ark, God was going to flood the whole earth, but he allowed Noah and his family to be saved by giving them the protection of the ark. In Joshua's life, he was in the middle of a big battle, and he was probably really scared because he didn't have control over the outcome. He prayed and in one battle God caused stones to fall from the sky onto the enemy. In another battle, Joshua prayed for God to hold the sun and the moon in their place, and they didn't move at all until the war was won.
God still does this in our lives today. He uses those times in life when we can't do anything to help ourselves, then he is able to come in and defeat our sins and fears and bring glory to himself. There was a while in my life where a lot of my friends were losing people they loved. I was wondering why God would take those people away and cause such hurt to all of my friends, but God showed me that more people have been changed as a result of their deaths and their lives have touched more people now then they would have while they were alive. God also used those times to bring my friends, their families, and me closer to himself. Even in confusion and sorrow, God shows himself to be strong.
2 Corinthians 12:9- "But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.' Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in me."
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