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Renew Your Mind Day 1 | You Are a New Creation in Christ! · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:05
  Pastor Robert Young: Hi friends and welcome to the 30-day Renew Your Mind Challenge.
• 0:10
  Pastor Robert Young: I'm your host and spiritual guide, Robert Young.
• 0:15
  Pastor Robert Young: If you're new to the podcast, or if you are not a believer, then I'd like to suggest that you check out episode 164.
• 0:25
  Pastor Robert Young: Episode 164 talks about the who, the what, and why of all of the stages of meditation that we practice.
• 0:36
  Pastor Robert Young: If you are not filled with the Holy Spirit, then this process will not apply to you.
• 0:44
  Pastor Robert Young: In fact, our whole podcast only applies to those who have repented, confessed, and accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior.
• 0:56
  Pastor Robert Young: If you have not done this, then reach out to me with the link in the description box below.
• 1:03
  Pastor Robert Young: I can help you with the process of becoming a believer in Jesus Christ, and you too can experience the joy of living for Christ.
• 1:15
  Pastor Robert Young: If you suffer from trauma, psychotic episodes, or if you are in active addiction, then consult your physician before beginning this or any meditation practice.
• 1:38
  Pastor Robert Young: Our scripture for today is coming from the book of Second Corinthians, chapter 5, verse seventeen.
• 1:46
  Pastor Robert Young: It says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come.
• 1:55
  Pastor Robert Young: The old has gone.
• 1:57
  Pastor Robert Young: The new is here.
• 2:02
  Pastor Robert Young: But before we get into Second Corinthians chapter 5, verses 17, according to the scriptures, God requires us to be completely involved and free from wrongful acts in mind, body, and spirit.
• 2:23
  Pastor Robert Young: Confession prepares the heart for being in the presence of Almighty God.
• 2:31
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's repeat the prayer that King David prayed in Psalms 51, verse 1 through 4, where it says, Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions, wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
• 3:04
  Pastor Robert Young: For I acknowledge my transgressions and my sin is ever before me.
• 3:38
  Pastor Robert Young: Let's enter into worship of our Heavenly Father by repeating Psalms one hundred, verse one through three, where it says, Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
• 3:53
  Pastor Robert Young: Worship the Lord with gladness.
• 3:56
  Pastor Robert Young: Come before Him with joyful songs.
• 4:00
  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.
• 4:31
  Pastor Robert Young: As we begin to examine the scripture, let's start by closing our eyes for a moment and picture an artist's studio.
• 4:44
  Pastor Robert Young: In the corner, there is a canvas covered in scribbles, mistakes, and dark chaotic colors.
• 4:54
  Pastor Robert Young: This represents your past failures, your regrets, and the labels others have placed on you, and perhaps even the labels you've placed on yourself.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Now imagine the master artist walking in.
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  Pastor Robert Young: Instead of trying to fix the scribbles or paint over the dark spot and sets it aside completely.
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  Pastor Robert Young: In its place, he sets up a pristine white canvas.
• 5:29
  Pastor Robert Young: He hands you a palette of vibrant living colors.
• 5:35
  Pastor Robert Young: The light in the room shifts from dim to radiant.
• 5:39
  Pastor Robert Young: The smell of old paint is replaced by fresh air.
• 5:45
  Pastor Robert Young: You are not standing in the room of what was.
• 5:50
  Pastor Robert Young: You're now standing in the room of what can be.
• 5:57
  Pastor Robert Young: We often mistake our faith for a self-improvement project.
• 6:03
  Pastor Robert Young: We sometimes think God wants to take our old self and simply polish it up to make us a slightly nicer, slightly better behaved version of who we used to be.
• 6:18
  Pastor Robert Young: But in 2 Corinthians 5 17, it promises something far more radical.
• 6:26
  Pastor Robert Young: Paul doesn't say you are a better creation.
• 6:39
  Pastor Robert Young: Your heart your mistake, your bill, your own identity has been dealt with.
• 6:49
  Pastor Robert Young: You do not have to carry the body of yesterday into the promise of today.
• 6:58
  Pastor Robert Young: When you dwell on your heart, you're doing what all the things that God has already buried.
• 7:06
  Pastor Robert Young: To be in Christ is to be transported into a new ecosystem.
• 7:12
  Pastor Robert Young: Just like a flesh cannot survive on the land but thrive in water.
• 7:18
  Pastor Robert Young: Your spirit was not meaning to survive in sin, but to thrive in grace.
• 8:01
  Pastor Robert Young: One, what is one specific old mindset, habit, or regret that you're still carrying that God has already declared gone?
• 8:16
  Pastor Robert Young: Two, in what area of your life do you need to stop striving for improvement and instead ask God for transformation?
• 8:29
  Pastor Robert Young: Three, if you truly believe you were a brand new creation, how would that change the way you handle a stressful situation?
• 11:51
  Pastor Robert Young: I am not defined by my past mistakes or my old habits.
• 11:58
  Pastor Robert Young: I am a brand new creation in Christ.
• 12:03
  Pastor Robert Young: The old cycle is broken and a new life has begun.
• 12:08
  Pastor Robert Young: I walk today in freedom, dignity, and a new purpose.
• 12:16
  Pastor Robert Young: Our assignment.
• 12:25
  Pastor Robert Young: Repeat the daily affirmation throughout your day.
• 12:32
  Pastor Robert Young: My closing prayer for you.
• 12:35
  Pastor Robert Young: Father, thank you that you are not just in the business of renovation.
• 12:42
  Pastor Robert Young: I pray that the listener of this podcast would surrender their past to you, every failure, every hurt, and every regret.
• 12:54
  Pastor Robert Young: I pray, God, that they choose to believe your word over their feelings.
• 13:02
  Pastor Robert Young: Lord, help them to stop looking in the rear view mirror and start living in the reality of the new life in you, the life that you have purchased for them through your Son Jesus Christ.
• 13:18
  Pastor Robert Young: Lord, show them how to walk in this newness today.
• 13:22
  Pastor Robert Young: In Jesus' name, Amen.