Rhett
Nugget of Wisdom
Men and women of character don’t live for themselves—they invest in others.
SOP
Sit facing each other. If comfortable, hold hands. Close your eyes and remove distractions. Let your thoughts go to a time when someone stepped into your life and impacted you, or a time when you stepped into someone else’s life, or even a story you witnessed through someone else—an aunt, an uncle, a friend. Focus on the feeling of that moment, not just the facts. After reflecting, share your story with each other. When finished, come together as a group and discuss what you experienced and what stood out after working through the questions.
Questions
- Who is someone outside your immediate family that had a meaningful impact on your life, and what specifically did they do?
- How did it feel to be mentored, guided, or supported by that person during that time?
- What qualities or actions from them have stayed with you and shaped who you are today?
- Have you ever had the opportunity to step into someone else’s life in a similar way? If not, what has held you back?
- Who in your life right now could benefit from your investment, and what is one specific step you can take this week?
Closing Reflection
At this point, we now understand how important it is to either have been guided or to guide someone. No man is an island. Continuing to give yourself to someone is a skill set, but more than that, it is a decision. You are now entering into, considering, or are already in a relationship. That relationship has significant value and importance and should not be taken for granted in day-to-day life. Choose to be intentional with one another, to invest not casually but purposefully, understanding that what you build together has the power to reach far beyond yourselves. It is my fervent prayer that you will invest more deeply in each other with each passing day.
Mission for the Week
Together, choose one person you can intentionally invest in and mentor, and make it a casual date to go obtain a calendar and enjoy that time together. Place the calendar somewhere visible and mark one specific day each month to invest in that person’s life, deciding in advance what that time will look like so intention replaces happenstance. Some personalities are naturally structured and others are not, and one is not better than the other, but structure can help ensure that what matters actually happens. If you are not structured, begin adding a small degree of it; if you are highly structured, consider loosening it slightly and allowing space for the relationship to breathe. The goal is not to change who you are, but to refine how you invest, both in others and in each other. As you follow through, you will begin to anticipate and look forward to that day, and remember, you never know who’s watching, so consider holding hands as you walk in together.