Teach Them to Suffer Well, Part 2

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 10 December 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Suffering is unavoidable. How we view it changes us. Chip shows how to turn suffering into a tool God uses to make us the people we long to be.

Life’s race: The problem isn’t running the race, but passing on the baton. -1 Cor. 9, 2 Cor. 4

Five core values we must pass on to the next generation

1. Suffer well

2. Work unto the Lord

3. Manage their wealth wisely

4. Make wise decisions

5. Live grace-filled lives

Transferable Concept #1: Teach them to SUFFER well.

A theology of suffering

Life is hard, but God is GOOD! -Jn. 16:33, Ps. 84:11
Life is unjust, but God is SOVEREIGN! -Lk. 13, Ro. 8:28
Old Testament roots -Ge. 37-50
Biblical profiles: Joseph, Jesus
New Testament command -1 Pt. 2:21-23

How to grow through suffering

1. Teach them to face it; to identify what they are CONCERNED about

2. PRAY honestly about it

3. Help them to share WHERE they are suffering with someone they trust

4. Help them align specific SCRIPTURE with their specific situation

Life message: SUFFERING is normal!

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0:00.0	Today on Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:04.0	Let me ask you a question.
0:06.0	Do you have memories that are so painful and difficult that you become an expert
0:10.0	at actually shoving them down so you don't have to think about them?
0:14.0	Would you like freedom from that pain?
0:16.0	Would you like to see some real positive results come out of the suffering in your life?
0:20.0	Today I'm going to share
0:21.4	four insights that can transform how you respond to suffering. That's today.
0:28.3	If you only had 365 days left to live, what would you pass on to those you love most?
0:34.8	Not your money or possessions, right? It would be wisdom, faith, and values
0:39.3	that would sustain them long after you're gone. Well, today on Living on the Edge, Chip
0:44.2	Ingram confronts a sobering reality. We've spent more time planning our financial inheritance
0:49.3	than our spiritual one. He challenges us to intentionally transfer what matters most, starting with the
0:56.1	hardest lesson of all. Spoiler alert, life is going to hurt, betray and test those we love. The
1:02.5	question isn't whether they'll face suffering, but whether we've equipped them to respond with
1:07.1	faith. And then just after today's message, Chip will explain a fabulous opportunity
1:12.2	to participate in the match that's available right now. When you give to living on the edge,
1:17.4	it'll be doubled in size and impact. Well, back to the series, leaving a legacy that lasts forever.
1:25.7	Transferrable concept number one, and this may sound strange, but teach them to suffer well.
1:32.1	Teach them to suffer well.
1:35.7	We have raised a generation of people when they think of suffering.
1:41.3	The only concept they can think of is how to get out of it, how to limit it, and how to
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