Assurance of Salvation

How do you know that you are saved? One big issue that is plaguing today's Christians is one of assurance. A Christian may be battling assurance of salvation, doubting that he is saved. Why? It could be because we have a strong desire as a Christian to "feel" assured. But what we need to understand is that we do not trust mere feelings. We do not need some cosmic "warm fuzzy" to turn on the light bulb in our spirit so that we know we are saved. We believe that Jesus paid the fine for us on the cross. We repent of our sins and put our total faith in Him. Total faith. Key words, folks. If you are "wobbly" in your faith, ask God to give you faith. Faith needs to come from God. We are not saved on are own. We don't produce genuine saving faith on our own, either. Is there fruit in your life that shows you to be a true and saved Christian? Don't ask yourself, ask your wife, husband, kids, parents, etc. They can tell you whether or not there is fruit in your life. Galatians 5:22 says: "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,self-control; against such things there is no law."  Are you battling sin? That's another sign that you are saved. Remember that salvation is based on what Christ did for us, not on anything that we did ourselves. When we are saved, we still sin, but we have a hatred for sin, now. We battle it. We fight it off. We flee from temptation. We don't hang around and think about doing it. We just start running away from it. 2 Timothy 2:22 says: "So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart." Obey God's word and the power of the Spirit. Read your Bible daily and pray until you feel like praying. Thank God for having saved you. Put faith in Him. It's not going to be magnificent and soaring everyday, but submit yourself to prayer and obedient living...and just trust Him.