(Featured in the Feb 2010 Impressions Newsletter)

Devotion

From Mustard Seed: Living as a Woman in Mission. Author: Mary Smith.

A mentor is defined as a trusted teacher or wise counselor. For me, being a mentor means positively encouraging someone in even a small way.

Mentoring preteen girls as they move from childhood into Christian womanhood is full of challenges. Sometimes weeks pass and I see little change in attitude or behavior. My warnings of danger go unheeded. When that happens I ask God to help me walk with them through the consequences. I pray that the final outcome will be that the young women will honor God with their bodies and lives.

What benefit is there to investing so deeply in another person’s life? I grow in faith. I learn to lean on Jesus. I learn to trust His Word. I learn to pray constantly. I learn to thank Him again and again! Finally, I can say along with the Apostle John: It has given me great joy to find some of your children walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us (2 John 4).

Thank You for opening my eyes and heart to see the work that You have entrusted to me for the advancement of Your kingdom. Father, I know that apart from You I can do nothing. Strengthen my faith, for in You I trust. In Jesus’ name, Amen.