[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The power of mentoring

Read: Titus 2:3-4

Meditation verse:

“The things you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust  these to faithful men who will be able to teach others” (2 Timothy 2:2).

Mentoring is a developmental relationship in which a more experienced or more  knowledgeable person helps to guide a less experienced or less knowledgeable  person. The Mentor may be older or younger than the mentee, but mentors are  usually experts in certain areas. Mentoring is biblical. Proverbs 9:9 “give  instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser, teach a righteous man and  he will increase his learning. Titus 2:3-4 says “older women likewise are to be  reverent in their behavior, not malicious gossips nor enslaved to much wine,  teaching what is good so that they may encourage the young women to love  their husbands, to love their children. Philippians 4:9 says, “whatever you have  learned or received or heard from me or seen in me, put into practice”. 1  Corinthians 11:1 says, imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ. 

Mentoring, if well deployed can advance your personal and professional life. A  mentor can provide visibility and good contacts for career growth, spiritual  guidance, platforms for exposure, opportunities for growth, sponsorship,  coaching and sometimes financial assistance. They can also provide psychosocial  functions such as confirmation, validation, acceptance, counselling, role  modeling and friendship. You have a responsibility to be mentored and to  mentor others. Mentoring is essential for posterity, for the future generations  

However, there is a dark side of mentoring as mentees have been known to  suffer different forms of abuse from their mentors including: stealing their ideas,  giving wrong counsel, personality clashes, deception, and dysfunctional  relationships. Not every successful person in your field is fit to be your mentor.  Know yourself and know the kinds of people you can relate with at that level.  Check out the person. Who has he or she mentored before? We all leave trails  and footprints as we journey through life, so look for the footprints of your  potential mentor.

IN HIS PRESENCE is written by Pst (Mrs) Oke Chinye, Founder of The Rock Teaching Ministry (TRTM).

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