Your doubts are caused by two possibilities. First, the questioning of whether or not God has saved you changes nothing. The problem is you have not accepted His work as final in your life. Your flesh looks at what is going on around you, or you are feeling guilty for something, and the doubts creep in again. The solution is not that you need to be saved (forgiven of all sins) again. You need to believe God and what He has done in your life. He is all powerful and able to keep what He has committed to; you are not. "My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand. I and my Father are one." (John 10:27-30)

     Eternal salvation is of God; it is not of one of His creations, you. "In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God." (Psalms 62:7) When God gives eternal life to a person, the person is created a new (man) creature, and God is responsible for the new creature's eternal life, not the old man of the flesh. The flesh has only eternal death and knows it has no salvation, thus the war between flesh and spirit. "That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." (John 3:6)

     "Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake." (John 14:11) If you have believed on Christ and accepted Him, let your salvation be settled in His care and stop worrying.

     The second possibility of your doubt has root in your misunderstanding two thing about God. Read this next verse very carefully. "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." (Hebrews 11:6) The two things are: (1) must believe God is and (2) that He rewards those who come to Him with sincere intent. If either one of the two requirements is left out, you are just praying to yourself and not to God.

     Look at this example of how two men prayed and the results of their prayers. "And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee (a preacher), and the other a publican( a tax collector). "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." (Luke 18:9-14) The Pharisee "prayed thus with himself." He did not pray to God; he did not believe God existed. The Pharisee told of his goodness; he did not want anything from God, prideful spirit. The Publican "smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner," contrite heart. He was ashamed of his sins and wanted God to do something about them. The Publican needed and wanted help. He believed God is and that God would forgive him. The Publican got it right on both points, and God rewarded him.

     Another example of two people trying to get it right with God at the same time is when Christ was on the cross between the two thieves. You can look at it in your Bible. (Luke 23:39-43) You will see the same elements in their words and hearts. One was heard and saved; the other was prideful and lost.

     Friend, have you ever called on God, believing that He is? Have you ever called on God, believing that He will reward your humble request? If you have never met both of the stated requirements, you have good reason to doubt whether or not you have God's salvation. Friend, you need to answer this question within your own heart. "Why do I keep having doubts about whether or not I am really saved?"

     "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life." (1 John 5:11-12)