What does it mean, to a child of God, to be held in His love?

First of all we need to realize that our Father God's love is like no other love on this earth. No matter how much our earthly parents love us, it pales in comparison to the love that God has for us.

God's love delights our hearts as He committedly fulfills His promises of protection, help, grace, and direction to us. It really is awesome that we can count on Him, trust Him, and place all our hope in Him because He faithfully remains true to us.

God's love soothes our emotions and thoughts in peace. We may live contentedly because of who He is. He is a God and Father of integrity, honor, and truth. There is absolutely nothing on or in this earth that can cause our hearts to be still in the midst of troubles and trials; but, we can rest because we are held in His hands continually. We do not have to always understand why things happen, but we can know that our heavenly Father holds all answers and will do what is best for us.

Our heavenly Father interacts with us and in our lives to keep us safe and secure. He causes us to grow up in truth and the end result of His truths brings joy to us. He is the One who motivates and inspires our hearts to keep going forward no matter what circumstance we face. His truths comforts our hearts in times of distress. His love promises us that all will be okay because He watching over us, knowing where we are at all times.

God's love gave Jesus as the sacrifice for our sins, and Jesus carries us throughout our life on earth. Through the valleys of sadness and sorrow, He is with us. On the mountaintop of victory and joy, He is there. With His staff and rod , the Good Shepherd tenderly takes care of us throughout all the seasons of our life.

Jesus opened our hearts to the Scriptures that we may truly live. He has shown us a far better way to live and given us higher ground to live on. He is our refuge, our strength, our hope.