Reinforcements for Life
4 groups of people I need in my life
I. I need models that inspire me.
I have given you an example to follow. Do as I have done to you. John 13:15 (NLT)
“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do.” Philippians 3:17 (NIV)
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II I need mentors that advise me
Listen to advice and accept discipline, and at the end you will be counted among the wise.
Proverbs 19:20 (NIV)
“Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.” Proverbs 15:22
HOW TO BENEFIT FROM A MENTOR
1. Ask the right Questions
“Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.” Pr. 20:5 (NLT)
2. Be open to feedback
“Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.” Ecclesiastes 7:5
III I need partners that assist me.
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
...so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.
Romans 12:5
IV I need friends that support me.
1. Emotional support
A friend loves at all times... Proverbs 17:17a
2. Intellectual support
Walk with the wise and become wise…” Pr. 13:20
3. Spiritual support
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. Hebrews10:24
What harmony is there between Christ and the devil? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? 2 Corinthians 6:15 (NIV)
Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 N
If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5b (NIV)
