Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.

Everyone faces adversity, pain, difficulty, heartbreak, disappointment. How you respond will shape you one way or the other,

either for good or for evil. Today we're going to learn how to respond the right way. Stay with me.

Godliness, Paul tells Timothy, is not just beneficial for the life to come.

It's good for now, for your family, your relationships, your mind, your character.

The training Paul describes in First Timothy isn't passive, it's vigorous, athletic.

And today, Chip Ingram gets specific about what that training looks like

in real, everyday life. I'm Dave Drewie, and this is Living on the Edge, continuing our series

called You Can Make Disciples Personal Coaching from the Apostle Paul. Please open your Bible to

1 Timothy, Chapter 4, verse 1, as we continue. Here's Chip with his message titled

Step Out. The spirit explicitly says that in the latter times some will fall away from,

have you put a box around this enough times yet? The faith. Why? Paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons.

And then in verse six through ten, he's going to give him a prescription to be a good teacher.

He says, in pointing out these things to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of

Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of good doctrine, which you have

been following.

And that's why, are you ready for this?

This sounds crazy.

The most important decision you'll make

every single day, multiple times a day, is what you allow in your mind. But notice again,

the content, but stay away from worthless stories that are typical of old women. Rather,

discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness. He says, for this,

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