Guru's Grace vs Personification of Waheguru

I was replying to this thread: http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-y...-for-sikh.html when I realised my reply had turned into a thread of it's own.

One criticism I have of that article is that it personifies God, which I don't think fits with the Sikh concept of God.

From my understanding, God isn't a being that judges the actions of an individual. No one can attract Its "displeasure". A more appropriate phrase would be that going against nature creates a barrier between the Sikh and God, or increases the distance the human has to cover to reach God.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/sikh-sikhi-sikhism/34126-gurus-grace-vs-personification-of-waheguru.html

It's like, the human/God relationship isn't about God looking at the tiny humans and squashing some with his finger and picking others up. It's more about the human looking up to God and working to get closer or not caring and drifting further away.

But now I've confused myself. Isn't God's Grace the flip side of God's displeasure? Logically you can't have one without the other unless my understanding of God's Grace is incorrect... the Glance of Grace which we all hope to receive. We can't do anything on our own without Grace. Is Grace a force of it's own (like Karma), or is the general understanding that it is something actually given by God to someone who has pleased It?
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=34126

I'm sure Hukam fits in here somewhere too but I'm running out of lunch break at work!!!

Ishna

 
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