Ezekiel received a vision of the brutal destruction of Jerusalem and its people. The ones who groaned over the sin being committed in their midst would be spared, but the rest would be killed without pity (Ezekiel 9:4-5). The temple would be defiled, and the courts would be filled with those who had been killed (Ezekiel 9:6).
God explained why this was happening: “The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is very, very great, and the land is filled with blood and the city is full of perversion; for they say, ‘The Lord has forsaken the land, and the Lord does not see!’” (Ezekiel 9:9).
When the people faced calamity, they believed that God had forsaken them. In reality, they had forsaken God, and He was bringing “their conduct upon their own heads” (Ezekiel 9:10). They chose to ignore the law of God and act wickedly. They had no one to blame but themselves.
This same principle is true for us today. God has given us His word that shows us what He expects of us. He allows us to choose whether we will follow that or not. But He has also warned that failure to follow His will leads to negative consequences in this life and eternal misery in the next.
So we cannot blame God when we choose to sin. He has shown us the way that is right and has done all that is necessary to motivate us to follow His will. If we reject this, we can only blame ourselves when trouble comes because of our decisions.