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Be a Mentor
In the last article, I challenged you to find a mentor. Let me turn the coin over. Many Christian college students focus all of their time and energy into studying and fulfilling all of their academic requirements without stopping to serve in ministry. Hard to believe? Yes, do your God-given best in the classroom, but do not miss the opportunities to serve at the same time. There are all sorts of places for your to serve including campus ministries and a local church, but Jesus gave us a mandate in
As you keep growing and maturing in your walk with Jesus, pray and ask God to show you someone in whom you might be able to invest your life. Mentoring or discipleship is a humbling pursuit. None of us is perfect, thus we feel unqualified to mentor another. When you know this about yourself, you are ready to mentor another. When humility is present, God can use you to do extraordinary things for His Kingdom. So, pray that God would bring someone your way.
What do you look for in a mentee? What qualities should they (and you) process?
First, the person you are looking to mentor should be teachable, willing to learn. Understudies are like the disciples who followed Jesus around as apprentices of spiritual things. I am sure they had their notebooks out soaking up every word Jesus spoke like sponges. Is this person's heart open to God? Do you since pride in the person? Look for someone who is ready to grow.
Second, the person should be able to take initiative, should have the self-discipline to learn and grow.He or she should be taking steps to meet with you. It should not be like pulling teeth, but should be a natural flow from his or her life.
Third, those who want to be mentored are hungry. Does this person hunger for righteousness as the Scriptures commands? Does he or she desire to know and love God completely?
Fourth, this person you are looking to mentor should be faithful. Will he or she show up to your appointments or always be late? Is this person faithful to God first, as well as faithful to honor your commitment? There must be two-way commitment in a mentoring relationship.
Fifth, for mentoring to work, the person must be available. Do your schedules allow you to meet regularly? Is the person willing to adjust his or her schedule to make it happen? Are your schedules too full for the mentoring relationship to work this semester or year?
Sixth, the person you are looking to mentor must be trustworthy. Is his or her character of high integrity, or does he or she make compromises? Both parties must be responsible for the relationship to be of benefit. Trustworthiness is a factor in determining if the person will follow through on mentoring assignments.
As you look for someone to mentor, remember no one is perfect. You are looking for someone who is eager to grow in faith, someone who will be looking to you as a role model. This is a humbling pursuit, but worth all the time you give. Keep following Jesus, and look for someone else to encourage to do the same in mentoring.
