Models of Mentoring 2 : Mentor as Guide

We all benefit from people in our lives who guide us. In the book of Ruth we see that Naomi became a mentor guide to Ruth. (Ruth 1:16-17) Everyone benefits from having people who guide us and help us navigate both opportunities and times of crisis.

The question we ask today is, who is it that guides you and has guided you? Who are the people who help you navigate the twists and turns of life - because we all need people like that.

But just as important as that question is, the other the question we must consider is who are you a guide to? Who are you helping? Who you listening to? Who’s asking you for advice and perspectives?

At the heart of biblical mentoring is this role of guiding others in the way that they should go. Not telling them what to do, but actually, making wise, suggestions and giving wise advice and perspectives.

Who are the people that do that for us?
And who are the people that we provide that guidance to?