A few weeks ago I started following SheReadsTruth on Instagram and fell in love with what they were about, and decided to jump on board. I started with the book of Titus.
I've been so excited to get into the book of Titus, because honestly I didn't know much about the book, and truthfully because I've been lacking into getting into the Word enough. This has been a wonderful challenge for me and Titus 2:1-5 have spoken the most to me. (So far, it's only day 4)
In my college years, I took a few Bible classes, and I know how rare it really is that women are even acknowledged. We were kind of lumped together with the word men, so when I see something specifcically to women, I get excited. In verse 3 and 4, it tells it all. As I got to verse 4, one name really stuck out to me that I have had the privelage of mentoring/teaching over the last almost 10 years.
I was a freshman in college and my youth pastor at the time suggested that I become a small group leader. I thought the man was nuts! ME?! Why would he think I could do a job like that? ( I wonder if Titus ever felt that way too? He had a big job on his hands.) I prayed about it and said yes. I was blessed with 10 girls in 7th and 8th grade.
One girl, stuck through it all, from the very beginning. She came to almost every event, every Sunday night service, every get together. She was devoted and young. We quickly became close, and her family was included in that.
We have been through a lot together, ups and downs, times of grieving and times of pure joy. When I think of her, I think of words like, joyful, faithful, present, wise, beautiful, God fearing. Those are big bold words for a 22 year old. Although I have mentored her, she has mentored me even though she's younger. She's taught me about faith, she's taught me to be joyful in the hard and easy times.
I just want to take a moment to list some of the things we have done together: served at church (a lot), church camp, I was honored to baptize her, high school graduation, my college graduation, my wedding, her proms, my adoption journey, and now I get to stand with her as her matron of honor in a few short weeks as she commits to spending her life with her best friend. (I'm tearing up as I write this.)
This friends, is a relationship I hope and pray that my daughter will get. I also pray that I will be bold enough to ask someone to be my mentor as well. This is no pat on my back, this a pat on the back from God alone. He knew we would be this close, and He knew I needed to be asked to be part of her life. I am humbled, I took a step of faith, and I was brave even if it was for a brief moment when I said "yes." When I look back at that, I couldn't be more thankful I did.
I've been so excited to get into the book of Titus, because honestly I didn't know much about the book, and truthfully because I've been lacking into getting into the Word enough. This has been a wonderful challenge for me and Titus 2:1-5 have spoken the most to me. (So far, it's only day 4)
In my college years, I took a few Bible classes, and I know how rare it really is that women are even acknowledged. We were kind of lumped together with the word men, so when I see something specifcically to women, I get excited. In verse 3 and 4, it tells it all. As I got to verse 4, one name really stuck out to me that I have had the privelage of mentoring/teaching over the last almost 10 years.
I was a freshman in college and my youth pastor at the time suggested that I become a small group leader. I thought the man was nuts! ME?! Why would he think I could do a job like that? ( I wonder if Titus ever felt that way too? He had a big job on his hands.) I prayed about it and said yes. I was blessed with 10 girls in 7th and 8th grade.
One girl, stuck through it all, from the very beginning. She came to almost every event, every Sunday night service, every get together. She was devoted and young. We quickly became close, and her family was included in that.
We have been through a lot together, ups and downs, times of grieving and times of pure joy. When I think of her, I think of words like, joyful, faithful, present, wise, beautiful, God fearing. Those are big bold words for a 22 year old. Although I have mentored her, she has mentored me even though she's younger. She's taught me about faith, she's taught me to be joyful in the hard and easy times.
I just want to take a moment to list some of the things we have done together: served at church (a lot), church camp, I was honored to baptize her, high school graduation, my college graduation, my wedding, her proms, my adoption journey, and now I get to stand with her as her matron of honor in a few short weeks as she commits to spending her life with her best friend. (I'm tearing up as I write this.)
This friends, is a relationship I hope and pray that my daughter will get. I also pray that I will be bold enough to ask someone to be my mentor as well. This is no pat on my back, this a pat on the back from God alone. He knew we would be this close, and He knew I needed to be asked to be part of her life. I am humbled, I took a step of faith, and I was brave even if it was for a brief moment when I said "yes." When I look back at that, I couldn't be more thankful I did.
I so enjoyed reading about your experience with mentoring. That must have been a thrill to be a part of her baptism. Thank you for sharing your story and God bless you!
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