You Have No Idea How God Will Use You—Stay Open!

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Sign up to receive updates about Pastor Chuck Swindoll’s video series from Insight for Living at: https://livingwith.insight.org/subscribe/ Living with Insight: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLteVs-tVfPH9sLKavPIo1HRMP23ctaEp2 EPISODE TWO DESCRIPTION Longtime friend, Jimmy Draper, joins Pastor Chuck Swindoll in our studio for this second episode of Living with Insight. Jimmy Draper pastored churches for 35 years, was president of the Southern Baptist Convention from 1982–1984, and became the president of Lifeway Christian Resources in 1991 where he served until his retirement in 2006. But few know that Chuck and Jimmy led revivals together as teenagers in the greater Houston area. Today, each one has more than 70 years of ministry experience behind them. Chuck and Jimmy sit down for a wide-ranging discussion covering: • How God surprised them both—and why staying open to His call matters more than having a plan • What they've learned from low points in ministry, and why discouragement is never the right time to make a decision • Why you won't receive all your rewards until eternity • Practical wisdom for staying pure and humble in ministry • What 70-plus years of faithful marriage looks like—and the secret to it Grab a seat and enjoy the conversation. Billy Graham Photo Credit: The Houston Chronicle #ChuckSwindoll #JimmyDraper #Ministry 🌐 Sign up for Pastor Chuck's daily devotional and explore our various resources at https://www.insight.org ❔ Have questions about following Jesus or about the Bible? We'd love to help you. Please visit https://www.insight.org/connect/faqs/biblical-counseling 📲 Take Pastor Chuck's resources with you on our Insight for Living app! - Apple App Store: https://bit.ly/IFLappleapp - Google Play: https://bit.ly/IFLPlay 🎧 Listen to Pastor Chuck Swindoll on . . . YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLteVs-tVfPH8ffZKyrqgAJVXNbutlHyOd&feature=shared Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/IFLapple Spotify: https://bit.ly/IFLspotify TuneIn: https://bit.ly/IFLTuneIn PodBean: https://bit.ly/IFLpodbean Podbay: https://bit.ly/IFLpodbay 📻 You can also find the radio stations that are airing our Insight for Living broadcast at the bottom of this page: https://insight.org/broadcasts/station-finder 📱 Pastor Chuck Swindoll's social media: Facebook: https://bit.ly/SwindollFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckrswindoll/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/chuckswindoll 📱 Insight for Living, the Swindoll's international Bible-teaching ministry, social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insightforlivingministries Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightforlivingministries/ Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/IFL_USA 🤝 Insight for Living operates only on generous gifts and donations. We would be honored to have your support in providing this practical and accurate Bible teaching to those around the world. If you feel led to partner with us, you can visit https://give.insight.org/ or you can watch this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga9nwCtp5bU Copyright © 2025 Charles R. Swindoll, Inc. (CRS, Inc.) All rights are reserved worldwide. Duplication of copyrighted material for commercial use is strictly prohibited. License #: 3642220995 License #: 3573659145