7 QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR – Part 1

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE for MONDAY, 23RD JANUARY, 2023.

 Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE – General Overseer

Anchor of Life & Redemption Ministry Int’l

 Topic: 7 QUALITIES OF A GOOD MENTOR – Part 1

MEMORIZE: “ *I have more understanding than all my teachers, For Your testimonies are my meditation.” Psalm 119:99.* 

 *SCRIPTURE READING:* 

“19 So he departed from there, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he was with the twelfth. Then Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle on him. 20 And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And he said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?" 21 So Elisha turned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them and boiled their flesh, using the oxen's equipment, and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and followed Elijah, and became his servant.”  1 Kings 19:19-21.

 *EXPOSITION* :

Samuel Taylor Coleridge has been credited (perhaps incorrectly) with saying, “advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.” Regardless of the original source of the simile, it points to the fact that successful mentoring and coaching require finesse and a light touch. A heavy hand just won’t do. If you are currently in or taking on the role of a mentor, it is important to know what behaviors and attributes on the part of the mentor contribute to a successful mentor-mentee relationship. 

Conversely, if you are a mentee seeking out a business mentoring relationship or starting a mentorship program at your company, you will want to know what to look for in a good business mentor.

 

Below are the seven most important qualities a mentor should have.

1. *A GOOD MENTOR IS WISE* 

Mentors are most often sought out for their relevant experience. In the case of professional mentorship, a mentor can work in the same industry, position, or have overcome similar obstacles to what the mentee is facing. For example, a woman mentee might seek out a woman executive as a mentor even though they may work in different industries because the mentor also faces the unique challenges that women face when rising to the executive level.

One of the great qualities of Elijah is wisdom and authority. Mentorship relationship made Elisha to ask for the double portion of the move of God in his mentor. Having relevant experience isn’t enough, we must develop wisdom from experience. The effective mentor should be self-aware, reflective, and able to consider multiple, diverse perspectives.

 *PRAYER POINT:* Lord give us your wisdom to lead our mentee right for a fruitful living in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR –  Exodus 25-27

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