Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast How to Overcome the Evil Aimed at You, Part 1
Mar 19, 2026
A practical look at loving and blessing those who have hurt you. Brief exploration of Romans 12 as a roadmap for responding to personal injury. Steps for forgiveness as a choice, process, and release are outlined. Teaching on refusing revenge and leaving justice to God. Encouragement to identify with others' joys and sorrows and pursue humility in relationships.
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Forgive First Then Pray For Their Good
- Do forgive and bless those who persecute you by genuinely desiring God's good for them.
- Chip Ingram defines bless as longing for their salvation and prosperity, and commands forgiving as the first concrete step toward blessing enemies.
The Three Phases Of Forgiveness
- Forgiveness is threefold: a choice, a process, and a final state when you can rejoice at their blessing.
- Chip explains the journey: choose to release retribution, emotionally process it over time, then reach genuine release.
Jesus In The Garden As A Forgiveness Example
- Chip points to Jesus in the garden as a visceral example: Jesus prayed, Father, let this cup pass, showing forgiveness isn't based on feelings.
- He uses Jesus' reluctance and costly choice to illustrate forgiving at great personal cost.