| Living with Assurance
By Jennifer Slattery "I am writing to you, dear children,
because your sins have been forgiven on account of his name.
I am writing to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men,
because you have overcome the evil one.
I write to you, dear children,
because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers,
because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men,
because you are strong,
and the word of God lives in you,
and you have overcome the evil one." - 1 John 2:12-14, NIV Early in my faith journey, I carried an underlying fear that perhaps I wasn't really saved. This fear intensified when I went through a season of doubt. I worried that the very fact that I was questioning certain tenets of my faith, including the authority of Scripture, meant I didn't truly belong to God and hadn't actually yielded my life to Him. I wonder if you can relate. I have not yet met anyone who has completely yielded to Christ. We all have sinful behaviors that hinder our intimacy with Him, doubts we need Him to replace with truth, and fears that hinder our obedience. | 
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