Latest / Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation / Peace of God: Meditation on Philippians 4:6-7 #184
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- 0:08Pastor Robert Young: Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation.
- 0:11Pastor Robert Young: I'm your host, Pastor Robert Young, and thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey.
- 0:17Pastor Robert Young: Today's meditation is titled Peace which Passeth All Understanding.
- 0:24Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture comes from the book of Philippians, chapter 4, verses 6 and 7.
- 1:53Pastor Robert Young: eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
- 2:00Pastor Robert Young: 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 seven.
- 2:18Pastor Robert Young: Let's repeat Take a deep breath in for a count of seven, hold the breath for a count of five.
- 2:30Pastor Robert Young: Now slowly exhale for a count of seven.
- 2:39Pastor Robert Young: Next, let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises.
- 2:45Pastor Robert Young: We're going to simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
- 2:52Pastor Robert Young: As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
- 2:58Pastor Robert Young: Let's begin with the calf muscles.
- 3:04Pastor Robert Young: Lightly tense the calves for a count of three, now release.
- 3:08Pastor Robert Young: Moving upward to the hamstrings, quads and glutes, lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
- 3:20Pastor Robert Young: Moving to the abdominals, chest and back, lightly tense for three seconds, now release.
- 3:33Pastor Robert Young: Finally, moving to the arms and shoulders, lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds, now release.
- 3:48Pastor Robert Young: Now we're ready to enter into worship of our Heavenly Father, and we're going to do that by focusing on Psalms, chapter 100, verses 1 through 3, where it tells us to shout for joy to the Lord all the earth.
- 4:10Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness, come before him with joyful songs.
- 4:17Pastor Robert Young: Take a moment to lift up your voice in praise and thanksgiving to our Heavenly Father, who is worthy of all our praise, glory and honor.
- 4:36Pastor Robert Young: Now that we've prepared our minds, our bodies and our spirit, let's begin to examine Philippians, chapter 4, verses 6 through 7.
- 4:47Pastor Robert Young: It says do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God and the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
- 5:21Pastor Robert Young: Paul the Apostle included this inspiring letter to the house church in Philippi.
- 5:27Pastor Robert Young: This church was still being persecuted and suffering greatly.
- 5:33Pastor Robert Young: It's within this backdrop that Paul tells the people to not be anxious.
- 5:44Pastor Robert Young: If God was able to not only sustain the people of this tumultuous time who were under extreme conditions, , he can truly sustain us with his peace in the times that we live in today.
- 9:32Pastor Robert Young: Repeat the following affirmation now and for the next 7 days: I am free from worry and fear because my God is in control.
- 9:39Pastor Robert Young: Agian, I am free from worry and fear because my God is in control.
- 9:47Pastor Robert Young: radiating the peace that
- 9:48Pastor Robert Young: Imagine radiating gives so brightly to the people in your circle, people that know a little bit of what you are facing in this life.
- 10:00Pastor Robert Young: Imagine those people asking about the hope and joy that is within you.
- 10:09Pastor Robert Young: Imagine what response you will give them.
- 10:14Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment Listen to
- 10:25Pastor Robert Young: this assignment, listen until it saturates your soul.
- 10:30Pastor Robert Young: Make a mental list of things to be grateful to God for and tell him what they are.
- 10:38Pastor Robert Young: Rest in the knowledge that God, the creator of the universe, loves you and will always keep you in the peace that even you can't quite comprehend.
- 10:50Pastor Robert Young: Amen.