Be Strong and Courageous - I Will Never Give Up!: Overcoming the Valleys of Discouragement, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 6 February 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Are you feeling down today? Have relationships, work, or life just not worked out as you had hoped? If you are overwhelmed and looking for a glimmer of hope, this program is here for you. Chip offers encouragement and practical strategies to help navigate the challenges of discouragement. Discover how to regain your momentum and embrace a fulfilling life once again.

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	Do you feel down today?
0:03.0	Kind of feeling like life's not really working, relationships aren't working.
0:07.0	Know what you need to do, but like, I just don't want to do it.
0:11.0	You're just flat, discouraged, and need some hope.
0:15.0	Well, if that's you or someone you know, stick around.
0:18.0	Today's going to be a big help.
0:20.0	Thanks for joining us for this edition of Living on the someone you know, stick around. Today's going to be a big help.
0:26.4	Thanks for joining us for this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:30.8	Chip's our Bible teacher for this international teaching and discipleship ministry focused on helping Christians live like Christians.
0:34.7	Well, in just a minute, Chip will continue our series, be strong and courageous.
0:38.4	With the remainder of his helpful talk, I will never give up. The last time we looked at how King David
0:44.1	wrestled with discouragement and why his choice to reflect on God's goodness radically shifted his
0:49.7	perspective. Today, Chip will build off that idea as he helps us climb out of our valley of discouragement.
0:56.5	So if you're ready, here's Chip with part two of his talk from Psalm 103, beginning in
1:00.7	verse 6.
1:03.2	Look at the next two lines.
1:04.7	He said, the Lord performs righteous deeds and judgments for who?
1:09.9	All who are oppressed. And I think he's thinking not only
1:13.6	for all who are oppressed out there, but for himself. You know, he's going to say, you know,
1:18.2	God has come through for me in the past. He came through for the nation of Israel. And he says,
1:23.4	he made known his ways to Moses and his acts to the sons of Israel.
1:28.5	The whole nation is sort of the paradigm, if you will, of God having his heart broken for people in slavery and how he then delivers them.
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