Esteem them for acknowledging the need to invest time in spiritual growth at this time
Encourage your mentee to get involved in a local, Bible‐believing church for spiritual growth and accountability
Encourage them to begin a daily reading of God’s word and to apply what they’ve learned in the small decisions of their daily life (“faithful in a little”)
Encourage them to devote themselves to prayer every day as the basis of their love relationship with Jesus Christ
Encourage them to not see salvation as the end but as the beginning, and to offer themselves as a living sacrifice for God’s glory (Romans 12:1-2)
Encourage them to realize that though they may struggle with sin, there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus (Romans 7:14-8:1)
Encourage the mentee with Scriptures of hope and help, and ask the mentee to discuss those with you
Encourage them to not be surprised by sin, but to keep “short accounts” with God through confession and repentance
Open up to your mentee and tell them about discoveries you’ve made in the area of spiritual growth
Encourage men to get involved in a Men’s Fraternity group for accountability and growth
Point the mentee toward the real goal of spiritual growth—the glorification of God through conformity to Jesus Christ!
Encourage them to read and study and learn—Point them toward good biblical resources that can aid in spiritual growth
Encourage them to not live in the past, but if necessary to humbly seek forgiveness from those who they may have hurt, not as a way of making up for sins, but as a way of demonstrating the Spirit’s new control and as a way of bringing glory to God
Encourage them to be serious about waging war against the flesh and to put self on the altar
Encourage them to regard their former life as something to leave behind and to press ahead toward their call
Encourage them to believe that God has plans ahead that only He could envision
Encourage them to work hard at spiritual growth, but to also know that God is the ultimate source of life‐change
Encourage them to give thanks in everything and to view every experience as one that God can use for His glory
