mentors

In addition to friends I have many mentors.I believe in mentoring very much. Used to work in a mentoring agency and taught women how to be mentors and coached the relationships. Did that for years and completely understand the power of mentoring in a person's life. Everyone should have mentors in the different seasons of their lives. When I first became a personal relationship with Jesus Christian I had a mentor at my job that now I realize (and have) that God put right there in my path. Right at such a crucial time in my spiritual development, B befriended me and took me under her wing. She talked to me about Jesus and the faith and invited me to church. We read books together and she explained so much. She was a great source of information, support and encouragement. And from there with the help of the Holy Spirit who was residing in my heart, I began to learn and take wing myself as I not only stepped out of her church (too big and too far) I also had the courage to once and for all step completely out of the Catholic church. This would be August 2004. I met B sometime in 2001. It was a 3 year journey just getting out and into where I am now. At that point my life and B's had drifted apart. We still know each other but I truly believe that God had a purpose for her and we no longer need to be friends or always present in each other's lives. I hope I was able to give something of myself to her that meant something. Anyway, back to mentoring. Once I got to my church, I met many mature Christian women whose words I hung on so I could learn their testimonies and see how they demonstrated the fruit of their lives. They were younger, older and wiser than I. I prayed for good friends I have been ravished. V is my current official "mentor" through the mentoring program. Others have suggested I become a mentor but I don't have the courage. Yet God can find things for us to do regardless. He and I both know I am not even close to being ready to mentor anyone who has an unbelieving husband but someone came a long who is a relatively new step parent who asked for a mentor and I was asked! I was so excited and said yes. That is an area I feel confident about. Anyway, she just had a baby and we haven't seen much of each other but I have high hopes I can can help her as she learns to balance her child with her step child. I have had to do that. So I pray, Lord, that you infuse me with a mentoring spirit and help me to be a great support to her as others have been to me.