God doesn't punish you

Today I heard someone say please God don't punish me. I told her that God doesn't punish people and she said I know. So which is it? He does or doesn't.

I believe with all my heart that God doesn't punish anybody. John 3;16 For God so loved the world that He gave and He is still giving. I know that God gets the blame for alot of things most of which are self inflicted by us.

The home we live in now right after we moved in my husband fell from the ladder. I heard it and went to his aid. I didn't for one moment say or think God how could this happen. I know how it happened. He was on to small of a ladder and he was on the top step, you know the step they say not to stand on. Anyway we went to the emergency room because he broke his arm.
That wasn't a good thing that happened but their is always good to come of something that was meant for evil.

My husband still works the same job that he has worked since high school. He has been there a long time. He drives the truck and nobody else knows how. He is very respected there but he never got any time off because they needed him. In the three months that he was home his work found out that they could get along without him. They had to make sacrifices but they made it work. He had short term disability so we had income for that time. It wasn't as much as he makes but we had income. We continued to tithe and I was working and we had all our needs met. In fact we even bought a new dinning room set at the time. Nothing changed in our needs.

The devil meant it for evil and I know that because the second part of the story is that he was on the ladder trying to put this big thick piece of plywood in the garage attic. When he fell and I went to him I looked for that piece of plywood. It was caught on the molding at the top of the ceiling. I am sure that the devil wanted it to fall on top of him. If that would of happen the accident might have been a whole lot more serious.

God is with us 24/7 you just have to know that. We need to always look for the good when bad things happen and they will. God is not the author but He is the finisher. Always trust Him you will never be disappointed.