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Renew Your Mind Day 8 | You are a Citizen of a Different Kingdom · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:04
  Pastor Robert Young: Welcome to the 30-day renew your mind challenge, day 8.
• 0:10
  Pastor Robert Young: I am your host and spiritual guide, Robert Young.
• 0:15
  Pastor Robert Young: If you're new to the podcast, or if you're not a believer, then I'd like to suggest that you check out episode 164 that talks about the who, what, and the why of all of the stages of meditation that we practice.
• 0:33
  Pastor Robert Young: If you're not filled with the Holy Spirit, then this process will not apply to you.
• 0:40
  Pastor Robert Young: In fact, our whole podcast only applies to those who have repented, confessed, and accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.
• 0:51
  Pastor Robert Young: If you haven't done this, then reach out to me with the link in the description box below.
• 0:58
  Pastor Robert Young: I can help you with the process of becoming a believer in Christ Jesus, and you too can experience the joy of living for Christ.
• 1:09
  Pastor Robert Young: If you suffer from severe anxiety, depression, or trauma, psychotic episodes, or if you are in active addiction, then consult your physician before beginning this or any meditation practice.
• 1:32
  Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture for today is coming from the book of John, chapter 18, verse 36, where it says, Jesus said, My kingdom is not of this world.
• 1:47
  Pastor Robert Young: If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by the Jewish leaders.
• 1:54
  Pastor Robert Young: But now my kingdom is from another place.
• 2:00
  Pastor Robert Young: Before we begin to examine John chapter 18, verse 36, there are a few processes that God requires.
• 2:12
  Pastor Robert Young: God requires us to be completely involved and free from wrongful acts in mind, body, and spirit.
• 2:21
  Pastor Robert Young: Confession prepares the heart for being in the presence of Almighty God.
• 2:29
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's repeat the prayer that King David prayed in Psalms chapter 51, verses 1 through 4.
• 2:38
  Pastor Robert Young: Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
• 2:53
  Pastor Robert Young: Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• 2:59
  Pastor Robert Young: For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
• 3:11
  Pastor Robert Young: The next requirement that God still enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by repeating Psalms 100 verses 1 through 3, where it says, Shout for joy to the Lord among the earth.
• 3:26
  Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness, come before Him with joyful songs.
• 3:33
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's take a moment to lift up our voice in praise and thanksgiving to our God who is worthy of all honor and praise and glory.
• 4:04
  Pastor Robert Young: In the center, people are shouting, pushing, and fighting over small, crumbling coins dropped in the mud.
• 4:14
  Pastor Robert Young: It represents the world's frantic striving for power, status, and control.
• 4:22
  Pastor Robert Young: Now, imagine the King of Kings walking through the crowd.
• 4:30
  Pastor Robert Young: He is not shouting or scrambling in the dirt.
• 4:34
  Pastor Robert Young: He gently takes you by the hand and leads you away from the noise, up to a high mountaintop.
• 4:44
  Pastor Robert Young: At the summit, the air is clear and silent.
• 4:50
  Pastor Robert Young: He points to a kingdom that descends from above, shining, unshakable, and vast.
• 5:00
  Pastor Robert Young: You are not standing in the mud of fighting for survival.
• 5:05
  Pastor Robert Young: You are standing in the high place of divine inheritance.
• 5:10
  Pastor Robert Young: The anxiety of the marketplace fades as you realize you belong to a kingdom that cannot be shaken.
• 5:21
  Pastor Robert Young: We often mistake our faith for a political or social struggle.
• 5:28
  Pastor Robert Young: We think God wants us to fight the world on his own terms, to argue louder or push harder to prove our way is right.
• 5:40
  Pastor Robert Young: But John 1836 promises a far different reality.
• 5:47
  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus doesn't say his kingdom is just better than the world.
• 5:53
  Pastor Robert Young: He says it is not of this world.
• 5:58
  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus makes a clear distinction of origin.
• 6:02
  Pastor Robert Young: The systems of this world rely on force and manipulation, fear to maintain order.
• 6:10
  Pastor Robert Young: Your citizenship, your security, your value, your future is sourced in heaven.
• 6:18
  Pastor Robert Young: You do not have to play by the world's desperate rules to secure the peace that God has already given you.
• 6:28
  Pastor Robert Young: Jesus said, if his kingdom were of this world, his servants would fight.
• 6:34
  Pastor Robert Young: Because you are in Christ, you have been translated into a kingdom where the battle is already won.
• 6:42
  Pastor Robert Young: You do not need to defend God's honor with human anger.
• 6:47
  Pastor Robert Young: Just as a soldier does not panic when he knows a general has already secured the victory, your spirit was not made to strive in anxiety, but to rest in God's sovereignty, of which you are now a part of.
• 7:09
  Pastor Robert Young: What is one specific area where you are fighting or striving in your own strength because you've forgotten you belong to a different kingdom?
• 7:22
  Pastor Robert Young: In what situation do you need to stop reacting with worldly anxiety and instead respond with kingdom peace?
• 7:35
  Pastor Robert Young: If you truly believe your security came from another place, how would that change your reaction to bad news?
• 10:52
  Pastor Robert Young: I am not a citizen of this chaotic world alone.
• 10:57
  Pastor Robert Young: I am a citizen of heaven.
• 11:00
  Pastor Robert Young: My peace is not dependent on my circumstances.
• 11:06
  Pastor Robert Young: I do not fight for control, for my king has already overcome the world.
• 11:14
  Pastor Robert Young: I walk today in authority, rest, and unshakable security.
• 11:24
  Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment.
• 11:31
  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat the daily affirmation throughout your day.
• 11:42
  Pastor Robert Young: Father, thank you that your kingdom is not fragile like the kingdoms of this world.
• 11:50
  Pastor Robert Young: Thank you that you are not just a ruler, but a father who invites us into your rest.
• 11:59
  Pastor Robert Young: I pray that our listeners to surrender any need to control outcomes, every worry, every battle, and every fear.
• 12:11
  Pastor Robert Young: Lord, I pray that you would help them to choose to believe your word over the chaos they see around them.
• 12:19
  Pastor Robert Young: Help them to stop looking at the temporary struggles and start living in the reality of the eternal kingdom you have prepared for them.
• 12:31
  Pastor Robert Young: In Jesus' name, Amen.