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Not Your Parents Religion
Hi, friends, I am your host, Pastor Robert Young, and welcome to Not Your Parents Religion Podcast. This podcast dives deep into the truths of faith and spirituality. In previous seasons, we focused on correcting misinformation about religious beliefs and practices, However, this new season brings a fresh perspective as we explore the power of Christian meditation.
With our 30+ years of Church planting and mentoring other Pastors, 30+ years of training leaders in evangelism/discipleship and a deeper connection with God, let me guide you through calming, reflective and transformative meditative practices inspired by scripture.
Through these moments of stillness and connection with God, we hope to help you deepen your faith and find inner peace.
Tune in each week as we lead you on a journey of spiritual exploration and renewal.
Not Your Parents Religion
#153 Guided Meditation: Seeking God pt. 4 Celebrating God's Miraculous Works in Psalms 105!
Have you ever considered how deeply God's miracles have woven into the fabric of your life? Join us in this week's Guided Christian Meditation as we uncover the divine threads of grace and wonder in Psalms 105:1-5. Our journey begins with an inspiring call to worship from Psalms 100:1-3, where we lift our voices in jubilant praise. Through mindful breathing and progressive muscle relaxation, we'll prepare ourselves to fully embrace the presence of God and open our hearts to His word.
As we meditate on the passage from Psalms 105, we'll reflect on the numerous ways God has shown His hand in our lives. This episode is a heartfelt invitation to recognize and celebrate His marvelous deeds, finding joy and gratitude in His work. You'll engage in a powerful affirmation practice, dedicating yourself to counting your blessings and proclaiming His goodness daily. This session promises to leave you spiritually rejuvenated, with a joy that radiates to all who cross your path throughout the week. Amen.
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Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation on Seeking God, part 4. Our scripture is from Psalms 105, verses 1 through 5. But first let's enter into worship by focusing on Psalms 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs.
Pastor Robert Young:Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all honor and glory.
Pastor Robert Young:Before we start to reflect on Psalms 105, verses 1 through 5, let's get a little bit more centered by first closing our eyes and taking a few deep breaths, as we invite the presence of God to fill us. Now take a few deep breaths in for a count of seven. Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven. Repeat the exercise.
Pastor Robert Young:Let's begin our muscle relaxation exercise by simply tensing each muscle group for three seconds and then releasing the muscle. As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation. Let's begin with the calves Lightly tense the calf muscles for a count of three, now release. Let's move upward to the hamstrings, the quads and the glutes Lightly tense for three seconds, now release. Moving to the chest and the back areas, lightly tense for three seconds, now release. Finally, moving to the arms and the shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds, now release
Pastor Robert Young:. Lord and his
Pastor Robert Young:Let's begin to think about Psalms, chapter 105, verses 1 through 5, where it says Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name, make known among the nations what he has done, sing to him, sing praise to him, tell of all his wonderful acts, glory in his holy name. Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord. This passage reminds us to praise God for the wonders he has done in our lives.
Pastor Robert Young:If we think about it, we can find many examples of God working for us. Remember . those
Pastor Robert Young:our lives where situations just worked out, things that seemed impossible at
Pastor Robert Young:"I within ourselves, we knew that those situations were actually God working for us and not our own strength, coincidence, lucky break or our own intellect. Take two
Pastor Robert Young:minutes to acknowledge his miracles and wonders and praise him for His work in your life.
Pastor Robert Young:Thank you Now repeat the following affirmation, now and for the next seven days. Affirmation, now and for the next seven days I will count my blessings and praise God for all his blessings daily. Again, I will count my blessings and praise God for all his blessings daily, daily. Take a deep breath in for a count of seven, hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of ten. Now open your eyes as you feel the joy of gratitude and praising the creator of the universe. Praise him for his love and care for you and for filling your mind and soul with his joy as you go about your day this week. Let that joy radiate to others at your work and home. Amen, the Thank you, you.