Byron, I love the delighted excitement in your voice. This is very good news!
- The Father isn’t interested in your perfection; He is interested in your presence.
- It’s recognizing that God loves us exactly for who we are, not just for what we can become.
- Together, we are going to explore how to stop just handing out answers and start asking the kinds of questions that draw out the wisdom God has already placed inside the person you’re guiding.
A friend was just telling her conversion story, emphasizing the strong drawing and overwhelming gratefulness she felt. Then, almost in tears, she said she wanted to feel that again. Is that possible? Was it just a one-time experience involving unreliable emotions? Or could we honor and celebrate those experiences and believe that each of the Trinity knows how to continue to draw, engage, and connect with all of us, uniquely?
Could it be that everyone we meet might have experiences and a sense of God that they hesitate to risk sharing with someone else? What does it take for me to be a recognizably safe person to tell?
Thank you for inviting us to join you in learning the art of walking together.
Byron, that is one of the reasons I so prefer mentoring to counseling. Of course, I do both. But in mentoring, we want to share with the person we’re discipline from the things we’ve learned in our lives. To share the places where we’ve been broken, and making it relevant to a point where they don’t have to make the same mistakes. I’m in an unusual mentoring relationship with a friend I’ve known since our junior year in high school. Just this past week I had to get a little tough with him. But at the same time, I wanted to ensure that he knew not his boss. That everything I do is subject to his assessment, and whether it truly fits his life. Since we’ve known each other for so long and are basically the same age, he needed to hear that I wasn’t judging him, that I didn’t think I’m always right, and that I was open and wanted to hear his feedback, we know that Enoch walked with God. But Amos asked the question can two walk together unless they agree. I’m excited to take this walk with you, especially since I’m preparing for my class this fall, entitled, contemplative worship, the practice of the presence of God. Thanks buddy. And in your words, I simply say, would you please eat the chicken and spit out the bones? Love you, my friend, Mike.
Just today I was asking myself this question of how to mentor without "fixing" this person. I so needed to hear this reminder that it's about relationship and not rules or 10 steps to take. Thank you Byron.
Hi Debby. Thanks for connecting and commenting. I know it’s something I have to remind myself regularly. For me, it’s definitely a God moment in the kingdom.
Byron, I love the delighted excitement in your voice. This is very good news!
- The Father isn’t interested in your perfection; He is interested in your presence.
- It’s recognizing that God loves us exactly for who we are, not just for what we can become.
- Together, we are going to explore how to stop just handing out answers and start asking the kinds of questions that draw out the wisdom God has already placed inside the person you’re guiding.
A friend was just telling her conversion story, emphasizing the strong drawing and overwhelming gratefulness she felt. Then, almost in tears, she said she wanted to feel that again. Is that possible? Was it just a one-time experience involving unreliable emotions? Or could we honor and celebrate those experiences and believe that each of the Trinity knows how to continue to draw, engage, and connect with all of us, uniquely?
Could it be that everyone we meet might have experiences and a sense of God that they hesitate to risk sharing with someone else? What does it take for me to be a recognizably safe person to tell?
Thank you for inviting us to join you in learning the art of walking together.
Thanks, Susie, for always digging deeply into the Father's heart and purposes.
Byron, that is one of the reasons I so prefer mentoring to counseling. Of course, I do both. But in mentoring, we want to share with the person we’re discipline from the things we’ve learned in our lives. To share the places where we’ve been broken, and making it relevant to a point where they don’t have to make the same mistakes. I’m in an unusual mentoring relationship with a friend I’ve known since our junior year in high school. Just this past week I had to get a little tough with him. But at the same time, I wanted to ensure that he knew not his boss. That everything I do is subject to his assessment, and whether it truly fits his life. Since we’ve known each other for so long and are basically the same age, he needed to hear that I wasn’t judging him, that I didn’t think I’m always right, and that I was open and wanted to hear his feedback, we know that Enoch walked with God. But Amos asked the question can two walk together unless they agree. I’m excited to take this walk with you, especially since I’m preparing for my class this fall, entitled, contemplative worship, the practice of the presence of God. Thanks buddy. And in your words, I simply say, would you please eat the chicken and spit out the bones? Love you, my friend, Mike.
Just today I was asking myself this question of how to mentor without "fixing" this person. I so needed to hear this reminder that it's about relationship and not rules or 10 steps to take. Thank you Byron.
Hi Debby. Thanks for connecting and commenting. I know it’s something I have to remind myself regularly. For me, it’s definitely a God moment in the kingdom.