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Do you understand the urgency of having godly mentors in your life and the humility of following their direction, especially when you are out of control and/or in the dark? Explain your answer.
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With hindsight, I can see that godly mentors or confidants would have helped me to make better choices.
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Although many of us are convinced that we can do not only tge Christian life but life in general on our own, it is a well known fact that those who have help either through mentors or friends are more often better adjusted and prepared for the trials of life. I know that too often I try to be a Lone Ranger Christian and fail or struggle more than I should through the trials of life. Yes, our relationship with God is one on one but He never called us to be spiritual hermits.
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I believe having mentors is important. I’ve never had a mentor per se but reading spiritual books and listening to pastors have helped me change course when I’ve headed in the wrong direction.
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Yes I see from the examples given in the lecture the urgency. When I was younger I could not see this importance and even treasure. Now as I am older, I will savor anyone God puts into my life as a mentor because they have likely been where I want to go, they can see what I cannot, understand maybe what I do not, and can explain (usually with love and commitment) different things that I may struggle to know.
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At a certain age, we have a company of good friends (peer mentors) to keep us on track, and keep us in prayer – giving each other permission to speak the truth to our lives, and we trust that it stemmed from their love. Yes, there are godly mentors in my life, that I can always bounced with to keep me on track.
We need both, as we are yet complete in Christ, and are still living in that tension of flesh and spirit. They keep us alert to our blindness and deafness. They reflect to us what is God-honoring and what is walking in faith.
