Jeremiah 9:15 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: “See, I will make this people eat bitter food and drink poisoned water.
God does not sit back and watch as people go about denying Him and going after other gods instead; He will do something about it!
What He does, may not fall in line with what we think God should do for us as the all loving God; He may well make us stop and think about what we are doing.
If He has to go to extremes to attract out attention before we totally lose our way, then we should not be surprised when He allows bad things to encroach in our lives… Be prepared for an honest and just response from God!