Day: 16 February 2019

#2312 Mentoring

16th February 2019 aeboyle 2019, February, Living Life Recovery 1 Comment

Every man should seek to have three individuals in his life: a Paul, a Barnabas, and a Timothy.

A Paul is an older man who is willing to mentor you, to build into your life. Not someone who’s smarter or more gifted than you, but somebody who’s been down the road. Somebody willing to share his strengths and weaknesses—everything he’s learned in the laboratory of life. Somebody whose faith you’ll want to imitate. A Barnabas is a soul brother, somebody who loves you but is not impressed by you. Somebody to whom you can be accountable. Somebody who’s willing to keep you honest, who’s willing to say, “Hey, man, you’re neglecting your wife, and don’t give me any guff!” A Timothy is a younger man into whose life you are building. For a model, read 1 and 2 Timothy. Here was Paul, the quintessential mentor, building into the life of his protege—affirming, encouraging, teaching, correcting, directing, praying. Do you have these three guys in your life? Howard Hendricks

#2311 What The Bible Says

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Open up before God, keep nothing back; he’ll do whatever needs to be done: He’ll validate your life in the clear light of day and stamp you with approval at high noon. Psalm 37:5

40 Days of Recovery – Day 14

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Bible Reading: Hebrews 10:19-24
Focus Verse: Hebrews 10:24

The Bible encourages us to encourage each other. In the process of recovery, this is a necessity. Every day I wake up I thank God for all He has done in my life and I also thank Him for all the positive, spiritual mentors He has placed in my life over the tears. 

In about 2003 or 2004, not sure which one. I was in lay leadership at the Salvation Army if Ferntree Gully and I attended a seminar led by John Mallison on his book ‘Mentoring to Develop Leaders’  from the encouragement I gained at that seminar and the prompting of the Holy Spirit I wrote a six-week leadership training guide based on the principles in John’s book and Robert Coleman’s book ‘The Master Plan of Evangelism’ based on how Jesus mentored His disciples.  A guide we used at Ferntree Gully Salvo’s to train the leadership on how to disciple people in a one-to-one mentoring relationship. As I said every day I wake I thank God for all He has done in my life. 

I believe that without a healthy support network in recovery we are doomed to failure. We cannot do this alone. But I don’t believe it’s a one-to-one relationship. I believe it is a two-to-one relationship., God working with, in and through us to affect the lives of others.

Later on today I will be posting the podcast ‘Building Support Networks’. Join me as we begin week three of ‘The 4o Days of Recovery’ together.

#6 Morning Start-Up

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AIMING TO BE 
John 7:12-13

 

 

 

MORNING START-UP
Some people have trouble believing we have really changed. I know for my family it took time. Because I had entered rehab previously (a couple of times) and failed. This can be frustrating and can make us feel angry. But we need to remember that our old lifestyle affected other people deeply. When I was drinking and using drugs I am sure it brought unhappiness into the lives of those who loved me. Over my drinking career, I reckon I stayed with every member of my family in their homes in an attempt to help me stop. It never worked. I would promise to change. And, sometimes for a period, I did but I always reverted to my old ways. It was only when I turned my life over to God that I was able to experience real, lasting life-transformation.

MEDITATION
God’s opinion of me is the most important thing in my life. I want to please an audience of One! I want my life to be a witness of His saving grace and His power to change individuals like me. Having been reborn spiritually, I want to grow spiritually day by day until I reach spiritual maturity in His eyes. Only as I lean on Him can others depend on me.

Jesus Christ was misunderstood and misread. He was not only a perfect man, but He was also a perfect God. He was incarnate goodness and if we choose to allow Him to be our One True Higher Power we will aspire to be like Him.

Self-effort avails us nothing. We can only obtain true spiritual maturity through receiving the Holy  Spirit into our lives and following His leading.

PRAYER 
I pray that I will not pay too much attention to other people’s opinions of me, but look to God for His approval. I pray that Ge will make me dependable so others can regain their trust in me.

 

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