You need a spiritual mentor in your life!!  Chris Brannon continues in our 2 Timothy series by talking about how important it is to have a spiritual mentor and to mentor others.  Paul reminds Timothy of his own example in 2 Timothy 3:10.  Spiritual faithfulness is not automatic, but requires recognizing and following godly examples who follow Scripture.  Chris tells us what a godly example looks like: A godly example is known for his teaching, his character, and his godly behavior under trials.

To grow in spiritual faithfulness, we have to learn how to follow godly examples.  This principle is based on the truth that we become like the people we associate with.  If we follow ungodly people, we will become ungodly ourselves.  If we follow those who follow Jesus, we are more likely to become like Jesus ourselves.  To learn how to follow godly examples, there are three things that we must do:  1. Continue in what we have seen and learned  2.  Develop strong convictions  3.  Continue in our convictions, even when under fire.

Chris finishes by asking us a couple of important questions that we must reflect on.  Who are the examples that we follow?  To whom are we being the example?  It’s important that we find someone that we can open up our life to in that way.  Someone who knows us really well, our real self.  We also should have someone that we know really well.