Mentoring...The Transfer of Wisdom

From: Boyd Bailey Ministries

2 Timothy 2:2 "The things which you have heard from me through many witnesses you must hand on to faithful people who will be able to teach others as well."

Your life is a stewardship. Owned by God, He expects us to invest in others. This is who we are as followers of Christ. Part of our life management is giving back to younger men and women in the form of mentoring. God can use our life experiences to help young men and women not to repeat bad history and to create good history. This is an important process of wisdom transference from one generation to the next. More important than the transfer of wealth is the transfer of wisdom.

By investing in someone through a mentoring relationship, think of the savings. You may save them from the heartache of a messed-up marriage. You may save them from a stupid business decision that leads to insolvency. You may save them from chronic indecision and insecurity because their identity resides somewhere else other than in Christ. Your mentoring is a cost-saving proposition. Everyone wins in the mentoring process, especially the mentor!

God is your model for mentoring. You are patient when you need to be patient. You confront when you need to confront. And, you ask multitudes of caring questions. Mentoring is not revealing all of the answers. Rather it is helping another through the process of discovery. A wise mentor will transfer humility, gratitude, teachableness, contentment, selflessness, forgiveness, discipline and grace. It is a character-driven model.