Do You Desire to be Mentored?

I occasionally receive requests from people requesting to be mentored. It is my experience that often people are actually asking to be shown a shortcut. However, there are no shortcuts to learn the most important lessons in life.

Jesus described the pursuit of “life” (Greek “zoe” – the fullest experience of life) coming through difficulty. He said that anyone wanted to be His disciple (one who learns from Him) he would have to “carry his own cross and come after Me” (Luke 14:27). In the Sermon on the Mount He describes to His disciples the experience of “life” coming by choosing the “narrow gate.” The “narrow way” that is more difficult is the path that leads to life. The “broad way” leads to destruction.

The best mentor is Jesus. But following Him is difficult. He asks us to love those who hate. He asks us to serve those who despise us. He asks us to endure criticism for doing good. He asks us to give without expecting a return in this life, looking forward to a better reward in the next. If you would like to learn from me based on my studies of the Bible and my own, imperfect attempt to follow Jesus, you are invited to listen to the Yellow Balloons Podcasts. They might provide insights to scripture that help you follow Jesus in the manner that makes you His disciple – one who learns from Him.

The goal of listening to the Yellow Balloons Podcasts would be to learn how to read and apply the scripture for yourself. Here are some other resources I find to be of great help in learning scripture and gaining its life lessons:

  • Expositional Bible teachers that honor God’s word. There are many to choose from. Examples would include Chuck Swindoll, Jack Hibbs and J Vernon McGee.

  • Bible study tools. BlueLetterBible.org is a fantastic online resource that is free. It has amazing Bible study tools and can be learned by trial and error. It also has many resources from expositional teachers that can be accessed.

  • TheBibleSays.com is an online commentary intended to help readers access scripture for themselves.

  • Apologists like Frank Turek and Stephen Meyer can be helpful in demonstrating the reliability of scripture and its arguments.

May God bless you in your walk!