Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation
Welcome to the new season of the podcast, now titled "Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation"!
Join your host, Pastor Robert Young, as we embark on a journey of spiritual exploration and renewal. This podcast is designed to help you deepen your faith and find inner peace through calming, reflective, and transformative meditative practices inspired by scripture.
Our Evolution
While the podcast, formerly known as Not Your Parent's Religion, focused in Seasons 1 and 2 on correcting misinformation and myths about religious beliefs and the teaching of Jesus Christ, the program has evolved. In Season 3, we began drawing closer to God with guided meditations, exploring all the details of why and how to meditate, and discussing the Biblical origins of Christian meditations.
With over 30 years of experience in Church planting and mentoring other Pastors, and 30+ years of training leaders in evangelism/discipleship, Pastor Young is here to guide you through these moments of stillness and connection with God.
What to Expect in Season 4
We are excited to return with Season 4 starting Sunday, October 5. We will continue to offer a structured weekly schedule:
- Sundays: Our weekly guided meditation episode.
- Monday through Friday: Daily devotions and reflections that expand on the topic of the Sunday meditations.
- Wednesdays: Audio episodes of our House Church series. This series reflects the Bible's teaching that believers should gather together for corporate worship, fellowship, encouragement, and even admonishment.
For those seeking an enhanced experience, we are adding video versions of the meditations and devotions to our Patreon page. These videos are designed to give you a more immersive experience as you meditate on the Father, His teachings, and His presence.
Tune in each week as we lead you on this path to connecting more deeply with God.
Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation
Renew Your Mind Day 20 | Worship Shapes How You Live
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What if worship didn’t start with a song but with your next choice? We open Colossians 3:17 and take it off the page, asking how a life—every task, reply, errand, and pause—can be done in the name of Jesus. Instead of chasing a feeling, we lean into a practice: attention to the ordinary and a simple affirmation that brings our hearts back to center when hurry and distraction pull us away.
We explore the everyday places where faith lives or fades—how you speak when you’re tired, how you treat a colleague who needs patience, how you respond to interruptions when your plans feel tight. By reframing worship as a lived life, we find meaning in small acts and integrity in unseen moments. The affirmation “My life reflects the One I adore” becomes a subtle but steady compass, helping us choose kindness over impulse, presence over performance, and honor over habit. It’s less about getting everything right and more about returning, again and again, to the One who makes our work, words, and rest holy.
To ground the reflection, we slow down for a brief guided practice and close with a prayer: “Lord, let my life be worship today.” If you’re longing for a faith that breathes in your schedule and not just your services, this short episode offers a simple way to begin. Subscribe for more reflections like this, share it with someone who needs a reframe today, and leave a review to help others find these moments of quiet focus. How will you let your next action reflect the One you adore?
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Scripture And Core Message
Pastor Robert YoungToday's scripture is coming from the book of Colossians, chapter three, verse seventeen, where it says Whatever you do, do it in the name of of the Lord Jesus. Worship is not just a singing for praises, it is a lived life. Your choices, words, and actions can honor God. Let's take forty-five seconds to reflect on the following affirmation and then repeat this affirmation throughout your day. My life reflects the one I adore. Again, my life reflects the one I adore. Lord, let my life be worship today. May my actions, my thoughts, and my words bring honor to your holy name. Amen.