Success in discipline

As Christians, you must be careful when making the choice of who to disciple you. Success in a discipline is not enough reason for anyone to qualify as your coach and mentor. The first thing you should consider is the spirituality of the fellow - how is his/her relationship with God? You must also be sure that the vision of the persons life aligns with yours. A close look at all the people God paired together for a discipleship relationship in the Bible will reveal that both had similar assignments - Joshua and Moses, Samuel and Eli, Elisha and Elijah, David and Solomon, Timothy and Paul among others. Allow God to lead you before approaching anyone to coach and mentor you. After choosing a coach and mentor, always remember that no matter how great he/she is, the fellow is not God. Whatever he/she says must be first sifted through the word of God before you adopt it. Should ignore whatever he said that did not have a biblical backing. You must be submissive to your coach and mentor, regardless of how much smaller he/she appears to be. As long as whatever your mentor said was in line with the word of God, do it without asking questions. You may even be more modern than your coach and mentor, still your obedience and submission must always be total in alignment with the word of God.

Ensure you pray for your disciples as well. You must be honest in the assessment of your followers; tell them where they have gone wrong and praise them when they get things right. You owe them the truth always. Jesus never hid anything from His disciples; they knew when He was fasting and when He was praying. He constantly pushed them to become like Him and even greater. If you have a follower that has remained on the same level since he/she met you, you are failing as a coach and mentor.