The one who wounds & heals

Today, along with hearing our in-person teaching pastor speak, I read through a few passages in Scripture, starting with Isaiah 61:1 which talks about the Anointed One binding the brokenhearted.
I followed this to Job 5:18: "For he wounds, but he also binds up; he injures, but his hands also heal."
We often think of God's latter quality of healer. We forget the first one, where God pierced his own Son. It's a much less painful thought to approach God as one who never harms. Obviously, the "harm" isn't intended for our destruction but our ultimate best.
Our teaching pastor at our church shared from his heart today. Here's some of what he said:

• In retelling the story of Jacob wrestling the angel, our pastor said: "There's always a limp and there's always a reason."
• "Difficulty is the great instructor."
• "He loves us too much to let us stay the way we are."

There's a running joke around my house about my approach to cleaning, especially when I'm going through stacks of papers or something else which needs to be sorted and organized. I often say: "Sometimes you have to make a bigger mess to clean up something."
I'm learning God will often do something which looks to us like a larger mess, but - honestly - mainly because we're not in control of it.
What is your perspective on the thought God being both wounder and healer?