Mentorship is the guidance and knowledge provided by an experienced and trusted individual. The goal is to provide a special connection and personal support to help guide someone to success. I was very fortunate that I was placed around great basketball knowledge growing up. My father taught me everything he knew, and then after that ran out, he placed me with great trainers and coaches to teach me more. A mentor is someone that can help shift your focus to where it needs to be or even advise you on decisions you’re unsure about.
Growing up playing the majority of the point guard position, I tried to master many different basketball skills. Many good point guards have good physical attributes but the vocal and mental leaders are what separate the good from the great. The main thing I’ve learned from the point guard position is, it comes with great responsibility. You are called to be a floor general and a vocal leader on and off the court. I learned early that in order for me to lead, I had to learn how to lead first.
Today, many young athletes and even adults have a personal trainer to help them in a specific area of their life. The reason they have one, is for someone to help and hold them accountable for their development and to have someone that has been through the same struggles they want to overcome. It’s not often that someone would go to or hire a trainer to teach them something that the trainer hasn’t studied or done themself. The same can be said about life and spiritual situations as well.
Over the last couple of years, I have developed a relationship with someone I would call my mentor in life. This developed from a basketball relationship, however, he himself is not a basketball athlete, but his daughter whom I train is. Because of the great relationship I have with her, it has allowed me to create the relationship with him. He helps me in many areas of my life spiritually, and inside and outside of sports. My point with this story is, you should be receptive of positive spiritual people in your life. I’ve always thought most the relationships I’d develop in my life would be through basketball and sports, but as I started reading more scripture I found out that I can use my gifts to reach many other people. This is an example of one.
The Bible calls you to also be a mentor. Just as you should have someone or multiple people in your life helping you, you should strive to make a difference in someone else’s life as well. The Bible also says to use your gifts for good. For me, I was blessed with the gift of creating relationships through basketball. Everyday you should strive to do something to improve yourself physically, mentally, financially/goal oriented and most importantly spirituality. There are many ways to use the things God has already possessed you with to make a difference, you just have to want to do it.
Proverbs 1:5 - Let the wise hear and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance
In the book of Mark, Jesus spoke in parables to explain the truth of God’s Kingdom to different people who came to hear Him preach, but to His disciples, He explained every detail. (See mark 4:33) The reason behind this is, you may get general information from the internet or just attending a class once, but to really dig deep and change things in your life, you must latch on to God’s word and be like a sponge soaking up information.
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