I remember when my friend Emily announced that she was going to ask our older friend Sherry to mentor her. My heart twisted ugly, in part jealousy and part pride. Or course, I wanted Sherry to mentor me, and so I was upset that Emily got first dibs. At the same time, I didn’t want to admit my need for a mentor. In my early twenties, I was all about proving myself capable — to my family, to my husband, and within the Christian community God planted us. The vocabulary simple wasn’t there to ask for help. Nor did I understand the gift of mentoring or the way an older next generation could bless the next.
It took another ten years before I could admit to the need of having Titus 2 women in my life. No doubt, God knew I could benefit from godly women being willing to teach and train me in how to love my husband, train up my children, and live out the word for the glory of God. But my stubborn heart refused instruction, as I learned many lessons the hard way.
Why do we resist the Titus 2 call, both as the older woman and younger woman?
Do we push these biblical instructions away because we fear our weaknesses being found out?
Do we run from seeking mentors in fear of rejection?
Do we hesitate stepping up as mentors, in fear we might not be good enough?
As I stumbled through my late twenties and into my thirties, God softened my spirit toward biblical mentoring as I found myself in the position of being a mentor toward teens.
Even though I didn’t feel old enough nor wise enough, as I sought to follow Christ distinctly, God equipped me to mentor these young souls with a biblical foundation.
In the process, He also brought mentors in my life — older women willing to speak truth into my life, guide my journey of faith, pray for my heart to heal, intercede for my children and marriage. At first, I didn’t recognize the mentoring role they each filled, until I noticed the tremendous impact they were having on my life. God was growing in me a teachable, not-so-independent spirit.
These Titus 2 women were speaking into my life, because I was finally willing to be taught.
In the process, I was learning how to mentor the next generation more effectively. Is it time for you be mentored and become a mentor too?
While we’re busy making excuses about mentoring, God just might be making us into mentors who are being mentored. God knows the blessing of intertwining the generations together and longs for us to willingly receive that gift.
God has not only transformed me into a mentor, in spite of my resistance and excuses, but He’s burned a passion in my heart to equip women, like you, to mentor their daughters and the next generation of young women.
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And my guess is, you need someone doing that in your life, too.
I know it may feel like a scary step of faith, but I promise you that answering the call to mentor biblically is filled with rich blessings. You don’t have to go it alone either. With principles found in “Impact My Life: Biblical Mentoring Simplified,” and the M2B Mentoring Training Course, you will be equipped to mentor with courage and confidence.
So, won’t you join us and embrace the call to mentor?
FREE Online Mentoring Training Study
Starting February 16th
- This study group is designed for those who would like the benefit of community as they read through Impact My Life and desire to grow as a mentor.
- The study takes place in a closed Facebook Group facilitated by a team of M2B Mentor Leaders.
- The content is based of off weekly discussion questions drawn from Impact My Life: Biblical Mentoring Simplified(available through Amazon for Kindle or in paperback).
- You may also choose to use the Impact My Life Study Guide (available through Amazon for Kindle and inpaperback), which provides additional questions and worksheets for going deeper into this study experience.
To sign up for the class, complete this short registration form found here.
Once we receive your request, you’ll be invited to join the group via Facebook. Please make sure you use the same email for Facebook that you provide in the registration form.
