So then, how should we be viewing events in this world that result in large numbers of human casualties? We should be viewing them as yet more evidence of God’s awesome power and brilliance. We should be marveling at His intimate involvement in every human life and finding comfort in knowing that He is in absolute control of all things at all times. There are no accidents. There are no mistakes. Nothing that God does in this world is pointless. The more people any one action affects, the more lessons there are to be learned. As an individual soul, you need to be asking the Holy Spirit to help you learn the lessons that He wants to teach you through these kinds of events. If God has involved you, then it is partly about you. The more emotionally impacted you are by an event—perhaps because you were personally injured, or you knew some of the victims who died—the more important it is that you choose to be receptive to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in your life. God uses shocking events all the time to drive us closer to Him. It’s when we refuse to see His involvement in these affairs that we start stagnating and circulating ridiculous rumors about Satan ruling the world or God taking some passive role in world events. God is never kicking back watching humans run amuck. He doesn’t sit around fretting over how evil we are and hoping that one day we’ll learn how to play nice. God is always in control and He doesn’t share that control with any created being.