Last Wednesday I attended the Hillsong Sisterhood church service after work. The annual Colour (woman's conference) is coming up and Cathy Clarke who heads up the Sisterhood decided to have a service just for the girls instead of the usual connect group night.
I went wondering what would be the message and I came out feeling inspired which I thought I'd share here. Cathy spoke on the woman's role in today's society and later Louise Cherry, whom I have never heard before, shared about mentoring. She made the topic really practical and applicable to our daily lives. She brought out examples in the bible where people were mentored and became great leaders, and challenged us to have mentors in our lives. The only other time I was asked to get a mentor was my manager who suggested it because she has one herself at work and strongly encouraged me to get one too, for my career advancement. It hasn't occurred to me I could have a mentor outside work?
Louise said we should all always look to becoming a better person and first suggested having role models - women leaders in church (it being Sisterhood) that you look up to, to be your influence. These are the people whom are not a personal friend, but someone who is prominent in church like a female pastor. On a more personal note, it's good to have a mentor - someone who is further along in the journey than you, usually someone older who can give you good godly advise. It doesn't have to be a formal weekly meet up, nor should it be an intense meeting. Rather, it is just like two friends meeting up for a meal, or coffee and cake and spending time with each other. I thought about NH, an ex colleague and a church mate back in Singapore. Although I have not officially referred her as my mentor, I try to meet up with her everytime I go back home. She is older than me, has two kids and very successful in her own rights as a working mum. I spent an afternoon with her this January and she gave me really sound advice in terms of my work and also based them upon godly principles which is really good. It helps too that we attend the same church back home so we are on the same page. I have shared it before on my blog, but it is so true that who we choose to spend time with determines who we ultimately become, and like how the bible says about iron sharpening iron, we should spend time with people we think who can sharpen us and make us a better person. I think there is a lot of wisdom in this statement and so she encouraged us to pray, asking God to show us who we can have as a mentor in our lives, and to surround us with good friends.
I went wondering what would be the message and I came out feeling inspired which I thought I'd share here. Cathy spoke on the woman's role in today's society and later Louise Cherry, whom I have never heard before, shared about mentoring. She made the topic really practical and applicable to our daily lives. She brought out examples in the bible where people were mentored and became great leaders, and challenged us to have mentors in our lives. The only other time I was asked to get a mentor was my manager who suggested it because she has one herself at work and strongly encouraged me to get one too, for my career advancement. It hasn't occurred to me I could have a mentor outside work?
Louise said we should all always look to becoming a better person and first suggested having role models - women leaders in church (it being Sisterhood) that you look up to, to be your influence. These are the people whom are not a personal friend, but someone who is prominent in church like a female pastor. On a more personal note, it's good to have a mentor - someone who is further along in the journey than you, usually someone older who can give you good godly advise. It doesn't have to be a formal weekly meet up, nor should it be an intense meeting. Rather, it is just like two friends meeting up for a meal, or coffee and cake and spending time with each other. I thought about NH, an ex colleague and a church mate back in Singapore. Although I have not officially referred her as my mentor, I try to meet up with her everytime I go back home. She is older than me, has two kids and very successful in her own rights as a working mum. I spent an afternoon with her this January and she gave me really sound advice in terms of my work and also based them upon godly principles which is really good. It helps too that we attend the same church back home so we are on the same page. I have shared it before on my blog, but it is so true that who we choose to spend time with determines who we ultimately become, and like how the bible says about iron sharpening iron, we should spend time with people we think who can sharpen us and make us a better person. I think there is a lot of wisdom in this statement and so she encouraged us to pray, asking God to show us who we can have as a mentor in our lives, and to surround us with good friends.
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend. -- Proverbs 27:17
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