Why GOD, why?

Today I dont really have much pulling at me. Outside of the norm anyway so I will just go with a random verse if thats cool with you guys.

Habakkuk 1:2 (niv)

How long O Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen?
Or cry out to you, Violence! but you do not save?

this is a tough one to swollow....it is a conversation between the prophet and GOD....it asks the same questions most people ask when confronted with GOD...... If god is real why does bad stuff happen.....
I have read a book or two on apologetics but I am not as well versed as I should be when it comes to answering these types of questions... What I gather from 1 Halley's Bible Handbook 2Matthew Henry's commentary on the whole bible and two different applications from the NIV and what I can recall from several various apologetics books is this.....

Though it may seem like your prayers are going unanswered at these times or that GOD is absent from these things , KNOW that he is NOT.....most times you have to look at the long term things.....his will in these matters usually doesnt present itself until much later....and I think that is wherethe popular phrase hind sight is 20/20 comes from.....I know this is where the foot prints story is inspired ..... often times we blame GOD when things go wrong even though the bible tells us in James 1:2-4 Considder it pure joy my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds. because you know that the testing of you faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Then again in James...James 1:12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial,because when he has stood the test, he will recieve the crown of life that GOD has promised to those who love him.

I know to the non believer this sounds so "Standard Christian Response" GOD has a purpose blah blah blah....hope ...faith.... yadda yadda ya.... To that I can only say...fine...believe that GOD just hates you...believe that there is a GOD and rather than what the bible says about him think that he isnt perfect and does hate you....so if somone so powerful hates you sooo much ....how then are you able to have any joy in your life.....any one second of happiness...even that one shred of luck that falls your way from time to time.....if GOD does hate you and does have the power to infulence your life in such ways why then do you get moments of stressless living? That to me is a much harder question to answer.....

In closing know this....sometimes you suffer so that you may learn a lesson.....if that is the only reason its still a good one. your parents use the method when they punish you for a wrong doing and it hopefully worked there......know that GOD does not hate you or anyone going through tough times...maybe he is simply trying to break them and show them how much they really need him.....who knows ...not me. Hope this helps someone.