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Finding Peace In Chaotic Times: Meditation from Philippians 4 · Growing Closer to God with Guided Meditation

• 0:07
  PastorYoung: Welcome to this week's Guided Christian Meditation.
• 0:11
  PastorYoung: I'm your host, Pastor Robert Young, and thank you for allowing me to be your guide on this journey.
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  PastorYoung: Today's meditation is titled Peace Which Passeth All Understanding.
• 0:25
  PastorYoung: Our scripture comes from the book of Philippians, chapter 4, verses 6 and 7.
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  PastorYoung: But first, proper worship of God requires us to be completely involved and free from sin in mind, body, and spirit.
• 0:47
  PastorYoung: Let's prepare our hearts by asking God to forgive us of sin that might be in our lives, by reciting Psalms chapter 51, verses 1 through 4, which says, Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving kindness, according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
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  PastorYoung: Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
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  PastorYoung: For I acknowledge my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.
• 1:33
  PastorYoung: Before we start to reflect on Philippians chapter four, verses six and seven, let's prepare our minds by closing our eyes and taking a deep breath as we invite the presence of God to fill us.
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  PastorYoung: Take a deep breath in for a count of seven.
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  PastorYoung: Hold the breath for a count of five and slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  PastorYoung: Let's repeat.
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  PastorYoung: Take a deep breath in for a count of seven, hold the breath for a count of five.
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  PastorYoung: Now slowly exhale for a count of seven.
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  PastorYoung: Next, let's prepare our body with muscle relaxation exercises.
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  PastorYoung: We're gonna simply tense each muscle group for three seconds and then release the muscle.
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  PastorYoung: As always, don't hold your breath for this portion of the meditation.
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  PastorYoung: Let's begin with the calf muscles.
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  PastorYoung: Lightly tense the calves for a count of three.
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  PastorYoung: Now release.
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  PastorYoung: Moving upward to the hamstrings, quads, and glutes.
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  PastorYoung: Lightly tense for three seconds.
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  Speaker 00: Now release.
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  PastorYoung: Moving to the abdominals, chest, and back.
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  PastorYoung: Lightly tense for three seconds.
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  PastorYoung: Now release.
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  PastorYoung: Finally, moving to the arms and shoulders.
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  PastorYoung: Lightly tense these muscle groups for three seconds.
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  Speaker 00: Now release.
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  PastorYoung: Now we're ready to enter into worship of our Heavenly Father.
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  PastorYoung: 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.
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  PastorYoung: Worship the Lord with gladness.
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  PastorYoung: Come before Him with joyful songs.
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  PastorYoung: 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.
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  PastorYoung: It says, Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.
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  PastorYoung: And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
• 5:16
  PastorYoung: Paul the Apostle included this inspiring letter to the house church in Philippi.
• 5:27
  PastorYoung: This church was still being persecuted and suffering greatly.
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  PastorYoung: 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, no matter how chaotic they may be or become.
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  PastorYoung: The question is, what am I anxious about?
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  PastorYoung: I am free from worry and fear because my God is in control.
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  PastorYoung: Again, I am free from worry and fear because my God is in control.
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  PastorYoung: Imagine radiating the peace that God gives so brightly to the people in your circle, people that know a little bit of what you are facing in this life.
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  PastorYoung: Imagine those people asking about the hope and joy that is within you.
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  PastorYoung: Imagine what response you will give them.
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  PastorYoung: Our assignment.
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  PastorYoung: Listen to this meditation daily until it saturates your soul.
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  PastorYoung: Make a mental list of things to be grateful to God for and tell Him what they are.
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  PastorYoung: 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.
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  PastorYoung: Amen.