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What to do when your god throws a tantrum

Normally titles are capitalized except for the "little" words. I broke that rule of grammar this time, to make sure it was obvious I am referring to "gods" and not to God, Who made and owns all, and Who has absolutely no need to "throw fits" as power-hungry toddlers and other earthly despots are wont to do.

The simple answer to the above, is, of course, to find a new god (or if you really want the truth, to find God). It is actually a favor to us when the people we idolize prove that they aren't quite so deserving. It is our wake-up call to look higher.

And when we look higher, it becomes evident that we missed so much by setting our sights on mere humans to enervate and inspire our lives. It is shameful when we begin counting the vastness of opportunities missed by idolizing a person and forgetting the God who is so much greater and created both us and them. When your god throws a tantrum is when you start realizing this very clearly.

The idea is scary, but when someone you idolized and shouldn't have starts being really really stupid, it can actually be a really reassuring pointer to the sovereignty of God, since God sees what is happening, will set it right in His own way and time, and obviously is not touched by the integrity deficiencies that we humans tend to be so bound by. When you see that the reason for the wrath against you is because of how powerless the one wielding actually is, it becomes reassuring: God is bigger. Why fear?