Finding True Confidence

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God...
(1John 3:21)

If our heart does not condemn us... That is a big 'if'. Often our heart is unsure, and it is not a place of confidence. But the grace of God does not leave us alone to our insecurity, for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. (1John 3:20)

Nothing we do can assure our hearts in truth, except that we wait upon Christ, to serve him. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him (1John 3:19) Those that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength... (see Isaiah 40:31)

And this is how we wait upon Christ, this is how we reassure our heart before him: Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. (1John 3:18) Jesus said it this way, "Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me." (see Matt 25:40)

Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. (1John 3:18-20) We reassure our heart before him by taking up the yoke of Christ, learning from him in the good works of loving one another.

Lord Jesus, thank you for your unfailing love. You are my assurance. Help me to look to you, to reassure my heart before you, by loving the people in my life, according to your mercy and graceful command. As I participate in your love by loving those for whom you died, my heart is assured in the confidence of your grace.

A very great and precious promise

Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. (1John 3:21-23 )

You have God's Word on it.