Doubt and be saved

It's okay to doubt you're saved. It's not nice and it doesn't have to be that way, but doubting won't lose you your salvation. You are saved because of Jesus, not through strength of character or even strength of faith. You could go through each day of your life doubting your salvation and still be welcomed into heaven at your death. In fact, it's rather people who take their faith for granted who may have cause for concern. We need to examine ourselves and make sure that we do know Jesus, that we are not one of those to whom he will say "I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!" (Mat 7:23). It is to these people that the terrible warnings of Scripture are written (eg Heb 6:4-8; 10:26-31) - to his own Jesus says, "I shall lose none of all that he has given me, but raise them up at the last day" and "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you" (John 6:39; Heb 13:5; see also 6:17-19; 9:15).

Knowing this means that you can cut yourself some slack when you doubt. Emotions can be unkind and unruly things and doubt may come upon you unbidden. Or it may be Satan's doing. Either way, you must simply stand firm, continuing to believe the Gospel of salvation (John 6:40). Or, if your doubt comes from a small view of God, a lack of understanding that he will hold onto you even when you cannot hold onto him, all you need to do is repent and get to know him better.