From Tragedy to Victory, Part 1

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 11 September 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What would you do if a loved one suddenly died in a car crash, or was the victim of a mass shooting, or a natural disaster? How are you expected to go on with your life when someone so important is here one minute and gone the next? In this powerful broadcast, you will hear the captivating first half of a testimony from a man who persevered through an unimaginable tragedy. Hear how, despite the tremendous pain and grief he experienced, he chose to put his trust in God, and what we can learn from his incredibly robust faith.

Introduction

Guy's background: Fellow believer from the UK, husband to Hazel, and father of two.
He shares the early challenges his family faced.

Finding a Way Through Grief

Guy describes an unimaginable tragedy in his family and the ensuing struggles with overwhelming grief.
He found strength in his strong community of believers and used Chip’s book, The A.R.T. of Survival, as a daily “field manual."
He made a daily choice to focus on his attitude and ask "what" instead of "why."

Victory Through Faith

His faith in God's promises gave him hope.
Guy's profound act of forgiveness had a powerful impact.
He embraced a new calling to help others find purpose in their pain.

Closing

Guy's advice: Don’t suffer in silence; be vulnerable and seek help.
He reminds listeners that it's okay not to be okay and that God offers restoration.

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0:00.0	James One reminds us to consider it all joy when we endure trials.
0:06.0	And we can all agree with that in theory, but what happens when the rug gets pulled out from under you?
0:12.0	Not just a little stress at work or having a few arguments with your spouse.
0:16.0	I'm talking about a fatal car crash, a sudden heart attack, a mass shooter, a natural disaster. What do you
0:23.2	do when someone you love is here one minute and gone the next? I'm Dave Drewie, and coming up
0:28.5	on Living on the Edge, you'll hear a powerful testimony of a man who experienced an unbelievable
0:33.7	tragedy, and yet he put his faith in God and persevered through it.
0:38.3	Our Bible teacher, Chip Ingram, is with me now to give us a little bit more context for today's program.
0:44.3	Thanks, Dave. Every now and then, I hear a testimony that so reveals God's power and God's love in the midst of tragedy and impossible situations.
0:56.5	Shortly after COVID, there was a man who went through one of the most devastating experiences
1:03.1	that I could have ever imagined. And there was a little resource that we were helping people
1:07.4	with called The Art of Survival. And it ended up going all around the world,
1:11.6	but how it intersected with this man and what happened from his life is something that people
1:19.1	need to hear. And I don't want to take any more time, but if you today are thinking,
1:24.7	I've been through some rough times, or I know someone going through a really
1:29.6	hard time, or you even look at some of the tragedies and say, God, where are you and how do you
1:35.1	come through? You don't want to miss what you're going to hear today. Great setup, Chip. And before we
1:40.6	get going, while Guy's story is incredibly moving, it's only intended for mature audiences.
1:46.6	So if you have younger kids listening with you, parental discretion is advised.
1:51.3	Okay, here now is Guy's testimony.
1:53.0	We're calling it from tragedy to victory.
2:07.6	My name's Guy. I'm 54 years old and I've been a Christian since a teenager. I was very blessed to have been brought up in a Christian household with two loving parents.
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