When God Says No

Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast

Living on the Edge

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 26 May 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when you diligently pray about something, but God’s answer is no? Chip explores this thought-provoking topic in this program as he studies 2 Corinthians chapter 12. He opens up about his own struggles with accepting a "no" from God, but the valuable lesson he is learning and the unexpected ways God is blessing the work of Living on the Edge anyway.

Main Points

Finding Strength in "No" --- Sometimes, God doesn’t change our circumstances because He’s doing something deeper—perfecting His power in our weakness and drawing us closer to Him through grace.
Choosing Joy, Love, Hope, and Peace --- Even when life is painful or uncertain, we’re not victims. We can choose joy, love, hope, and peace—not based on feelings or outcomes, but grounded in God’s truth and Spirit.
Living on the Edge: Global Impact --- Chip’s personal suffering didn’t limit his ministry—it expanded it. Living on the Edge is now reaching millions globally, reminding us that when we surrender our pain, God can turn it into purpose.

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0:00.0	What do you do when God flat out says no?
0:05.0	You pray, you seek, you have faith, and yet he just says no.
0:10.0	If that's you or someone you love, that's what we'll cover today.
0:15.0	Welcome to this edition of Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram.
0:21.7	We are an international discipleship ministry devoted to helping Christians worldwide
0:26.5	live out their faith for the glory of God and the benefit of all people.
0:30.9	Thanks for joining us today as Chip will share a really thought-provoking message.
0:34.8	Focused on that question, he just teased, what do you do when God says
0:38.7	no? And this whole idea seems odd, right? After all, isn't our Heavenly Father supposed to answer
0:44.7	all our prayers? How can a no be helpful to us? Well, stay with us as Chip opens up about his
0:50.6	journey of receiving a no from God. Hear what God is teaching him through this experience right now and the unexpected ways
0:58.0	God is blessing other areas of his life.
1:00.0	Okay, if you have a Bible, go to 2 Corinthians chapter 12 beginning in verse 9 as we settle in
1:06.0	for Chip's powerful message.
1:09.0	What do you do when, whether it's a physical issue or a relational issue, emotional issue, or
1:15.2	sometimes it's just finances or a job?
1:17.7	You pray, you pray, you pray, and God says no.
1:21.8	How do you respond?
1:23.4	Now, I share that because I'm experiencing some of that right now, and I've experienced
1:26.9	quite a bit of it in the last seven years,
1:29.1	where God in a particular area of my life just keeps saying no.
1:34.7	And so I've gone to where the Apostle Paul, he prayed three times.
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