Be Strong and Courageous - I Will Never Give Up!: Overcoming the Valleys of Discouragement, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Imagine being a soldier on the battlefield; one of the most treacherous situations is finding yourself in a valley. You open yourself up to danger from every direction and cannot anticipate the threats that lurk ahead. Chip uncovers the most dangerous spiritual valley a Christian can face in this program and provides vital strategies for navigating and escaping it. Don't be caught off guard—learn what it takes to stay vigilant and protected.

Main Points

Life is a journey; we all get physically tired, emotionally exhausted, and spiritually discouraged.

Declarative statement: I will never give up.

Remembering God’s past faithfulness will empower you to trust Him for the future. --Psalm 103:1-7

After he remembers, David focuses on God’s character and heart. --Psalm 103:8-13

God isn’t surprised by our humanness and He understands that we are frail. --Psalm 103:14-16

The lovingkindness of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting. --Psalm 103:17-18

When there are valleys you need to:

Talk to yourself.
Praise God when you don’t feel like it.
Thank God by remembering what He has done.
This will lead you to remember what He’s like.
That will lead you to a new perspective.

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About Chip Ingram

Chip Ingram’s passion is helping Christians really live like Christians. As a pastor, author, and teacher for more than three decades, Chip has helped believers around the world move from spiritual spectators to healthy, authentic disciples of Jesus by living out God’s truth in their lives and relationships in transformational ways.

About Living on the Edge

Living on the Edge exists to help Christians live like Christians. Established in 1995 as the radio ministry of pastor and author Chip Ingram, God has since grown it into a global discipleship ministry. Living on the Edge provides Biblical teaching and discipleship resources that challenge and equip spiritually hungry Christians all over the world to become mature disciples of Jesus.

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0:00.0	There are few things that have ever happened in my life that have created more fear and paralyzed me than when I deep in my heart wanted to give up.
0:12.0	Wanted to give up on my marriage. Wanted to give up on the ministry. What do you do when everything in you simply wants to give up?
0:21.6	Well, that's today.
0:26.6	Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:30.6	The mission of these daily programs is to intentionally disciple Christians through the Bible teaching of Chip Ingram.
0:36.6	Now imagine for a moment that you're a soldier on the battlefield.
0:40.3	One of the most dangerous places you'll want to avoid is a valley. You're vulnerable on all sides and uncertain of what lies ahead.
0:47.3	Today, Chip will continue his series be strong and courageous by describing the dangerous spiritual valley Christians should know about.
0:55.7	But before he gets going, if you've missed any part of Chip's teaching through the book of
0:59.8	Psalms, catch up any time through the Chipp Ingram Map. It's a simple way to listen to living
1:04.7	on the edge anytime, anywhere. Well, if you have a Bible, go now to Psalm 103. As we join Chip with his message, I will never give up, overcoming the valleys of discouragement.
1:17.1	You know, sometimes I forget that life is a journey.
1:20.8	You know, there's mountains and there's valleys.
1:23.0	And I try to focus on I'm a child of God.
1:26.1	I'm forgiven.
1:26.9	I'm loved. I'm empowered. There's a call on my life.
1:30.3	And that God has an agenda. He has an agenda for you and me as followers of Jesus.
1:35.2	And he wants to love people. He wants to forgive people. He wants to restore people.
1:40.6	He wants hungry people to get fed and little kids to get cared for.
1:45.0	And I get excited about that.
1:47.0	It's an exciting and amazing adventure to be a follower of Jesus,
1:52.0	and especially when you have that focus and he's using your life.
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