In Romans 8:28 it says 'we know that in all things, God works to the good of those who love him.'
This means that whatever situation we find ourselves in, God will find a way of using it for our good. The devil will put obstacles in our way, make our lives difficult and generally be a thorn in our sides, but whatever he tries to do to us to turn us away from God, if we resist him and remain faithful to Jesus, God will turn it around for us and use it to bring us closer to him.
Because of Jesus, our Heavenly Father treats us as his dearly loved children. His love is all encompassing, and wraps around us like a blanket. Even when life gets really tough - probably especially when life gets tough, - His Holy Spirit comforts us with the knowledge that He knows where we are, what is happening to us, how we are feeling, and what to do about it.
For example, when I was in my early teens, I was not in a good place. There was trouble at home as my dad had serous mental issues which had impacted on all the family, I was struggling at school, and to top it all puberty kicked in and made everything feel much worse. We left my dad and were staying with relatives and I was starting to go out at night telling my mom I was going to a friends, when I was actually just walking around the streets to get out of the house and try to get my head around things. Obviously I was in danger, but I didn't see it. Then I met my husband and my life changed overnight. Everything revolved around him, which is what I needed at the time, and 40 years later we are still together.
I didn't see it at the time, but I know now that God saw me. He knew how bad I felt and he sent me someone to focus on because He knew that was what I needed. So, even though I get irritated with him sometimes, I thank God for my husband, because who knows where I would be if he hadn't decided to listen to God and go out with me that day. (he was actually intending to go out with someone else, but his mate asked the wrong girl!).
The good news is, you can share in this comfort blanket. It is big enough for the whole world to share if they want to.
Our God is amazing. If we could see clearly, I believe we would fall to our knees with gratitude to a God who works so hard for us even when we don't recognise Him. He is a good Father!
He deserves our praise and our thanks.
This is how I understand my God.
Read for yourself, see what you think.
Added note; I feel that I must let you know that at the moment, my husband doesn't believe in God, and I didn't want it to appear that he did in anything I said.