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
Walking in The Grace God Provides: Renewing the Mind With God's Power | Wednesday Devotion
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The thought loop is loud, familiar, and exhausting and we often assume the fix is more effort, better habits, or a tougher mindset. Pastor Robert Young offers a different path: transformation that does not come from self-help, but from spirit-led renewal. When we stop trying to manufacture new thoughts and start surrendering the patterns that hold us, we finally create space for God to do the renewing work we cannot force on our own.
We talk about what surrender actually looks like in real life, especially when the thoughts feel heavy, anxious, or deeply ingrained. Rather than pretending the old patterns are not there, we name them and release them. The episode includes a short guided moment of reflection built around one clear question: what thought patterns do you need to surrender so God can renew your mind? If you are searching for renewing the mind, Christian transformation, spiritual growth, or practical faith-based support for anxiety and fear, this is a focused, grounding listen.
We also share a simple declaration you can carry into your day: “God is renewing my mind as I surrender my thoughts to him.” We close with a prayer asking God to replace lies with truth, fear with peace, and to transform us from the inside out. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with the thought pattern you are choosing to surrender today.
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A Quiet Question For Reflection
A Simple Declaration Of Renewal
Closing Prayer For A Renewed Mind
Pastor Robert YoungWe cannot work we cannot develop renewal happens when we allow the man the God of the world. When we allow the pattern when we surrender uh all the bottles and remain new ones we pretend for God does the renew renew. Our job is not to manufacture new thoughts. Our job is to make a range for God to let them. Transformation is not self-help. It is a spirit-led renewal. Let's take three minutes to reflect on the following question. What thought patterns do you need to surrender so God can renew your mind? God is renewing my mind as I surrender my thoughts to him. Again, God is renewing my mind as I surrender my thoughts to him. A closing prayer. Heavenly Father, I give you my thoughts, the heavy ones, the anxious ones, the old ones. Renew my mind by your spirit. Replace lies with truth and fear with peace. Transform me from the inside out. For Christ's sake, amen.