Welcome to a new month on the podcast on this first Monday in November.

Well, last time we saw how finding personal assurance in Christ is essential as we find that cry of a trusting child to his heavenly father inside of us, that Abba father.

The heartfelt, authentic cry of trust.

That's the witness of the Holy Spirit in us, that we are children of God, Abba, Father.

But assurance is not something that you get from just sitting around and thinking about assurance.

Assurance is a lived out pursuit. So how do we do it? How do we live out our personal assurance?

We will get to that answer through Chloe's question today, a question considering several Bible reading texts that we are looking at in the season in the Navigator's Bible Reading Plan.

Chloe writes, Pastor John, thank you for the Ask Pastor John podcast.

I keep wrestling with this question.

How can I know for sure that I am truly following God and not just chasing after my own desires or misconceptions about him.

In John 737, which we read recently, Jesus offers living water, but how do I know I'm really

drinking from that well, and not just from my own wells of self-sufficiency?

Sometimes it feels like I'm trying to fill myself up with things that ultimately

leave me unsatisfied. Second Peter 1-4, is another one of our recent reads, speaks of becoming

partakers of the divine nature. But how do I actually know this is my trajectory? I want to grow in

godliness, but how do I know if that's

truly happening in my life? 1.1.3, coming up in our reading, says Christians enjoy fellowship

with God and each other, but how do I know if I'm part of this fellowship? Is it about feeling

connected, or is there something more concrete that shows I

truly belong to God? I long for assurance, but sometimes I feel like I have no final answers.

How can I be sure I'm genuinely following Christ and not just going through the motions or

misled by my own thoughts? How do I live out confidence in Christ?

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