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: Persevering With God's Strength | Friday Devotion
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Perseverance gets misread as stubborn toughness, but we take a different path: dependence on God. When we say “keep going,” we’re not talking about pretending you’re fine or forcing your way through burnout. We’re talking about the kind of spiritual strength that shows up when your own strength runs thin, the quiet endurance that comes from being carried, renewed, and helped by God in real time.
We walk through a simple, powerful framework: we keep going because God is applying strength, we endure because God is renewing us, and we finish because God carries us. That contrast lands hard and true, our humanity is limited, but God’s help is endless. If you’ve been trying to power through stress, grief, temptation, exhaustion, or uncertainty on willpower alone, this is a short reset that brings you back to a healthier, more biblical view of Christian perseverance.
You’ll also get space to reflect with one direct question: Where do you need God’s strength to help you keep going? Then we reinforce that dependence with a daily affirmation you can repeat when your mind spirals or your courage dips: “I persevere with God’s strength, not my own.” We close with a prayer asking God to renew strength, teach us to wait and trust, and carry what we cannot carry ourselves.
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Perseverance Starts With Dependence
Pastor Robert YoungPerseverance is not about being hard. It's about being dependent. We keep going because God is applying. We endure because God is renewing. We finish because God carries us. Our humanity is limited. God's help is endless. Let's take three minutes to reflect on the following question. Where do you need God's strength to help you keep going? Repeat this affirmation now and throughout your day. I persevere with God's strength, not my own. Again, I persevere with God's strength, not my own. Our closing prayer. Heavenly Father, thank you for renewing my strength when I feel worn out. Teach me to wait on you, to trust you, and to lean on you. Carry me where I cannot carry myself. And Lord help me to persevere through your power. For Christ's sake, I pray. Amen.