If you believe you will stand before the Almighty after this life, you might have a conversation similar to this:

You:  Why did you allow ______ (fill in the blank) to happen?

The Almighty:  Why didn’t you do something about it?

You:  Because you didn’t.

The Almighty:  You just answered your own question.

We are instruments of the Holy.  If you watch something bad happen and pray for Divine intervention, you are not acknowledging your purpose in life – to try and stop those things from happening.