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 30 | God Will Carry It To Completion
The finish line isn’t the end—it’s the door you walk through. As we celebrate Day 30 of the Renew Your Mind Challenge, we reframe “completion” as the beginning of a deeper, steadier kind of change. Instead of chasing quick fixes or a single breakthrough moment, we explore what it means to cultivate a life of peace through small, faithful practices that add up over time.
We anchor the conversation in a vivid shift: your mind is not a renovation project to rush, but a living garden to tend. That means watering what is true, pulling what chokes your joy, and trusting growth you can’t force. We reflect on how the past thirty days have carved a new mental path—one that leads back to peace, back to truth, and back to God—especially when distractions try to set the agenda. You’ll hear the steadying promise of Philippians 1:6 and why it frees us from the myth that willpower alone carries transformation. The pressure lifts when we see change as partnership: we show up; God gives the growth.
We also get practical about Day 31 and beyond. Expect simple rhythms, not perfection: short Scripture readings that set your inner weather, brief breath prayers that interrupt anxiety, and small checks at night to reinforce truth. These habits aren’t glamorous, but they’re reliable—shaping neuro pathways and spiritual reflexes that make peace more accessible. We close with a prayer of gratitude and surrender, asking God to seal the work already begun and to remind us that mercy meets us every morning. If this 30-day journey has helped you find a clearer path back to peace, share it with someone who needs that reminder today. Subscribe for more guided practices, leave a review to help others find the show, and tell us: what simple step will you carry into tomorrow?
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Welcome to day 30 of the Renew Your Mind 30 Day Challenge. Congratulations, you made it. Let's take a moment right now before we do anything else, just to acknowledge that. In a world of distractions, you've chosen to show up for your own soul for 30 days. This is no small thing. Today isn't just an ending, it's a seal on the work God has done and a doorway into what comes next. Our theme for this final day of the challenge is the beginning of transformation. We often think of renewing the mind as a renovation project, something we finish so that we can move on. But the mind is less like a house and more like a garden. It requires daily tending, watering, and weeding. Over the last 30 days, you haven't just learned information, you have built a habit, you've worn a new path in the grass of your mind. A path that leads back to peace, back to truth, and back to God. Today, we rest in the confidence that this work doesn't rely solely on your willpower, it relies on God's promises. Let these words from the apostle Paul settle over you right now. Listen to them not just with your ears, but with your spirit. This is Philippians chapter 1 verse 6. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Let's read that again. Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion. Lord, thank you for the last thirty days. Thank you for every moment of peace, every shift in perspective, and every renewed thought. We confess that we often want a quick fix, but you offer us a lifelong walk. I pray for my friends listening right now. Seal the work you have done in them. When they wake up tomorrow on day 31, remind them that your mercies are new every morning. They don't have to carry the burden of their own transformation. You are the one who carries it on to completion. We love you in Jesus' name. Amen.