Scrupulosity - doubting salvation

This is what I'm going through right now. But it does get better, God has proven that to me.

This is where faith usually comes in.

I have a little card that I give out, from Samaritan's Purse (provided by another company where I can purchase them) of the Salvation Promise. I like this card in particular because it's plastic, like a credit card, and it has a place to sign your name on the back, stating that you prayed this prayer .... I like the card also because it IS plastic and even the homeless can use it a long time.

Why not, once for all, pray that prayer of salvation and WRITE IT DOWN--date and sign it? Put it in your Bible maybe, and put it into words that you use to assure yourself normally when checking and double checking. THEN, once you read it and may still have doubts... put in a verse that assures you that once you do that, it's all in GOD'S hands, and nothing can unseal you or pry you from His hands.

We all have to have faith that God is true to His promises. Each of us who accept Christ's redeeming work on the cross, because we have not yet been redeemed, are having faith that God is doing this. You, with OCD, just have to adjust how you find that faith and remind yourself of God's goodness. You can do it!

I don't have a lot of words right now. But I want to let you know that I totally know where you're coming from. I've been through this exact same thing-4 agonizing years of it. The Lord has comforted me regarding this issue, and I pray that He will comfort you too.

Assurance is elusive when it is based on what we ourselves have done or have tried to do, since where we are involved there is always room for doubt. Assurance of salvation is steady only when based on something outside of us, that is, on Christ and His promises. Unto us is born a Savior who is Christ the Lord. This is the good news that we are to believe before we pray or do any other deed.

hutch1cor1013 said:

I have a tendency to constantly doubt my salvation when hearing salvation messages - the rational mind knows I am going to heaven but the irrational mind questions if I am. It isn't a doctrine issue, but rather me obsessively doubting whether or not I did the "transaction" - I often fear that when I die and see God, He will tell me "sorry, I know you believe in me and your heart desires to go to heaven, but you aren't because you actually didn't officially ask me in your heart - so you won't go to heaven". My mind rationally knows that won't happen but my scrupulosity tries to convince me otherwise. Does anybody go through that?

hutch1cor1013

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I highly recommend you read the book Knowing I’m Saved:
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