Does God Punish Us?

Dear God,

I’ve been wondering, do you punish us? Do you punish us when we disobey you? Why do you punish us? Is it bad that I’m questioning you, will you punish me just for questioning you? If you punished us, how long will we be punished? Maybe the struggles we are facing is a punishment from God. Maybe he’s trying to show us that we need to go through something in order to appreciate the good things that we have now. It’s a punishment because we don’t realize how good things are in our life. Just a thought. Well, one day you will reveal the answer. In The Name Of Jesus…..AMEN!