“Known, Led, and Held” — A Reflection on John 10:27–29

​3am, my eyes opened and a voice in my mind called me to read John 10.  Not a specific verse, but the entire chapter. 

As I am reading, my heart found peace, stability, recognition, love. 

In John 10, Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd. A shepherd doesn’t just watch over sheep — he knows them, leads them, and protects them. When Jesus says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me,” He is reminding me that I don’t belong to confusion, fear, or abandonment — I belong to Him.

He knows my voice when I pray, He knows my tears when I am weary, He knows my thoughts before I even speak them. And when I feel lost or uncertain, His voice doesn’t just call me — it guides me.

He reminds me:

I am not unseen.

I am not unheard.

I am chosen, held, and secured.

He promises not just guidance, but protection, saying, “No one can snatch them out of My hand.” That means my future, my purpose, my identity, my heart — even my love story — are securely placed in the palm of His hand. Nothing and no one can remove me from His covering.

I don’t have to chase, fear, or force anything.

Because I am known, led, and held — by the Shepherd Himself.

—MC©️

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