Living on the Edge with Chip Ingram Daily Podcast How To Overcome Feelings of Futility
Jan 27, 2026
39:59
Do you ever wonder if you’re making a difference - if your life is having a positive, lasting impact on those around you? In this message, Chip reveals how you can overcome those feelings of futility and begin experiencing the life God intended for you.
Introduction: “Empty Buckets”
- Futility – Webster’s – lit. “that which easily pours out,” hence untrustworthy; that which fails completely of the desired end, or incapable of producing any result; trifling, unimportant. Syn: vain, fruitless, ineffective, useless
- Fruitful – Webster’s – Latin “fructus” – enjoyment, means of enjoyment, profitable, productive, producing results and/or desired ends.
How can we avoid futility in our lives?
- Refuse to Confuse Success With SIGNIFICANCE! -Luke 9:25-26
How can we move from success to significance?
1. Clarify your MISSION! Why are you here?
- Two things last forever: God’s Word & people’s souls
- Matthew 28:19-20
- To know CHRIST and make Him KNOWN!
2. Embrace your MISSION FIELD! Where are your greatest spheres of influence?
- Your home -Deut 6:4-9
- Your work -Col 3:22-25
- Your network -Col 4:5-6
3. Engage in the Harvesting Process
- Network
- Befriend
- Identify
- Share
- Invite
- Harvest
4. Sharpen your tools for impact!”
- Learn spiritual “door openers”
- Learn your evangelistic style
- Not Beyond Reach by Aaron Pierce
Broadcast Resource
Additional Resource Mentions
- I Choose Love Book
- Daily Discipleship - Psalms of Hope
- BOOK: "Halftime" by Bob Buford
- BOOK: "The Paradox of Success" by John R. O'Neil
- CHART: "The High Impact Church" by Linus Morris
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