If you think God is not kind, you are willingly ignorant of the evidence that is right in front of you daily.  You will ask, “Even when He gives us a great big GodSmack?”  And I will answer, “Especially when He gives us a great big GodSmack!”  If you are getting the smacking it might very well be for your own good:
 
Psalms 141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
 
Hebrews 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
 
When others are getting the smacking it is ALWAYS, at the very least, for your learning:
 
When Ryan O’Neal and Norman Lear died, that is to learn about the KIND longsuffering of Christ: Ryan O’Neal, star of ‘Love Story’ and ‘Peyton Place,’ dead | CNN + Norman Lear Dead: The Legendary TV Producer Was 101 (forbes.com) 
When the Atmospheric River dumped all that water on Seattle that is to learn about the KIND patience of Christ: How much rain fell in Seattle during atmospheric river | king5.com 
 
1 Peter 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
 
When the shooter came to Las Vegas AGAIN as well as Texas (on a rampage) that was to learn about the KIND faithfulness of Christ: UNLV shooting: Vegas shooter did not appear to target students | AP News + Central Texas shooting spree suspect faces 10 charges, including 4 for capital murder (yahoo.com) 
 
2 Thessalonians 3:3 But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

GodSmack!
 
When the “attack” on the U.S. warship in Red Sea came that was to learn about the KIND reminders of what your duty to your neighbors is (spoiler, it is NOT to have warships): Attack On U.S. Warship In Red Sea Due To Failed Foreign Policy Rooted In Obama Presidency (forbes.com) 
 
When Time announced Taylor Swift “Person of the Year” it reminded us what Christ specifically said about loving your enemies and being kind like HE is kind: Person of the Year 2023: Taylor Swift | TIME 
Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.