\u201cThe second question is,\u201d I said, \u201cwhat could you do to make Hashem angry?<\/p>\n
\u201cLet\u2019s say that you decided, \u2018That\u2019s it. I\u2019m fed up with Hashem, and I\u2019m going to do something to get Him angry.\u2019 What could you do to make Hashem really mad?<\/p>\n
\u201cThe answer is nothing. Because, quite frankly, you\u2019re not important enough to make Hashem angry.<\/p>\n
\u201cHashem is the Creator of all. Hashem said, \u2018It should be,\u2019 and everything\u2014 energy, matter, quarks, atoms, and molecules\u2014came into being. Hashem is also the Maintainer of physicality. Nothing can exist without Him constantly infusing energy into it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Hashem ever got angry, He wouldn\u2019t need to zap a person. He wouldn\u2019t need to bring about a nuclear holocaust. Hashem would simply stop imparting energy into that person and he would cease to be. So Hashem doesn\u2019t need to get angry.<\/p>\n
Hashem can\u2019t get angry<\/strong><\/em> The reason I get angry is because I\u2019m frustrated by my lack of power and control. But nothing is beyond Hashem; nothing is out of His control. Therefore, anger doesn\u2019t apply to Hashem.<\/p>\n When Hashem gives free will to man, He gives us the ability to make choices\u2014but He governs the outcome. We control our intentions; Hashem controls the results. If man chooses evil, there are times when Hashem will allow those actions to come to fruition. And there are times when He will not. That is up to His ultimate wisdom. Either way, man has chosen to do evil, and man has damaged himself. Hashem is the Master of the Universe, and will either let that action come to bear, or He will prevent it. But at no point, is Hashem not in control. So, the concept of Hashem being angry is philosophically impossible. Hashem can\u2019t get angry.<\/p>\n Hashem only wants what\u2019s good for His creations, and therefore, so to speak, He could be saddened or disappointed. But the notion of Hashem being angry stems from a lack of comprehending His greatness.<\/p>\n To gain a mature appreciation of our Creator, we need to understand that just as Hashem doesn\u2019t need us and doesn\u2019t gain from us, Hashem doesn\u2019t get angry with us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cThe second question is,\u201d I said, \u201cwhat could you do to make Hashem angry? \u201cLet\u2019s say that you decided, \u2018That\u2019s it. I\u2019m fed up with Hashem, and I\u2019m going to do something to get Him angry.\u2019 What could you do to make Hashem really mad? \u201cThe answer is nothing. Because, quite frankly, you\u2019re not important<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":132836,"featured_media":38214,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cloudinary_featured_overwrite":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nBut more accurately, Hashem can\u2019t get angry. By definition, anything physical is confined. Because we are corporeal, we exist for a given amount of time. We take up a given amount of space. We can run just so fast; walk just so far. Hashem is beyond all boundaries, and beyond all confines. Hashem is in all places at all times, existing before and after time. Hashem is so above all of nature, that there is nothing that is beyond His powers and nothing that He can\u2019t do.<\/p>\n