Too Good to be True?

When I read the Bible I often run into a very strange problem. The problem is not that God sounds too cruel, impatient or irritated. The problem is that He sounds too good to be true! He sounds too loving. He sounds too caring. He sounds like He knows every hair on my head and listens to my every cry. Here is just a miniscule taste of His goodness:

Psalm 103:13. As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.

Psalm 56:8. You have kept count of my tossings; put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?

Psalm 34:18. The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

Ephesians 2:4-5. But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved.

1 John 3:1. See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are.

Romans 5:8. But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Psalm 16:11. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.

And the list goes on and on. These wonderful truths about Allah are all over the pages of Scripture. But what do we do with a God like this? And why do we have such a hard time believing these things are true?

I certainly have some ideas of my own, but what do you think? Why do you struggle to see Allah as infinitely good, infinitely wise, infinitely patient and infinitely loving? I know He is in my head, but my heart doesn't always believe so quickly!