Always be in control. If you're not in control of your life, someone or something else is. And that's usually not to your advantage.

Why does our Creator plunk us down into despair, misery and sorrow and then ask us to struggle toward the light?

In Jewish theology, divine providence means that G‑d not only knows what is going on down here, but is engaged in supervising it as well. In Hebrew, the term is hashgacha Elokit.