Episode 50: Mentorship
Summary of this Episode:
Mentorship can show up in our lives in all sorts of ways. The truth is, we’re all being advised and led throughout our lives by many different people. But how do we know who our mentors should be? On this episode of God Hears Her, Elisa and Eryn focus on the definition of mentorship, how to pursue someone worth following, and some red flags you may experience in unhealthy mentoring relationships.
“Mentors are the ones who are supposed to enact who God is in our lives, but they are not God.”
Notes & Quotes:
“To be always a student, we’re always being mentored.”
Mentorship can be across generations, genders and industry. There are many ways we can be mentored in life.
“There is a preparation in my heart to be mentored, and there is a preparation in your heart to be a mentor.”
“When we are the mentee, we need to be humble, we need to be vulnerable, and we may need to ask another person to mentor us.”
“When we are in the mentor role, we need to be careful that we‘re not abusing our authority toward the one who has yielded and is learning.”
“Mentors are the ones who are supposed to enact who God is in our lives, but they are not God.”
“God has never used a random stranger to correct my behavior. He’s used the people closest to me that walk life with me.”
“We can be mentored by a lot of people. It doesn't have to be just one person.”
“God uses the waiting to prepare your heart for the right person to pour into.”
