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Growing is an ongoing We are getting ready to wrap situation and her life. This

process which is why you up her season and I asked didn’t stop at the situation we
have to know what will help how she felt about having a started meeting for but carries
cultivate and keep them
you grow. mentor help her through her over into other areas of her life
growing. Ironically that is right
program. She said that and other relationships. I see
where God gave me my
“meeting once a week was her being restored. I see her
calling. Now, instead of The last two years I have
like spiritual food and water for blooming.
helping plants grow, I get to been mentoring a young
her to heal and grow”.
help people grow - spiritually. woman, in particular. I first
met her as her assigned What is it like to bloom in

Stephen Minister (a Today, she is now blooming God's kingdom? It is like being
Over the years, I have been
congregation member like a beautiful flower. Now a flower that is cultivated for
mentoring women who are
ordained to provide one-to- she has the tools to continue its beauty. God has created all
hurting and going through a
one care to people hurting and her spiritual growth. She of us to be cultivated, enriched
difficult season. We usually
going through a difficult time). knows what to do when she and growing into who He has
meet once a week to discuss
She was seeking to hear needs food or water from the made us to be for His purpose
whatever she might be
God's voice in a specific Holy Spirit that lives inside of in the kingdom.
struggling with and how God
Stacey Stevens
S t a c e y S t e v e n s is helping her through her relationship that was going her (and all of us). I consider
through a difficult season. She this spiritual blooming as the
Growing up, one of my chores them and see what happens. journey. God gave us the food then began a 12-step end result of growing. Growing This relationship has been a

was watering and feeding my So I started talking to them and water we need - the Holy Christian healing program and mentally, physically, beautiful blessing where God
mothers house plants with and sure enough, I would see Spirit. The Holy Spirit is asked me to be her mentor. emotionally and Biblically. God creates a unique relationship
”Miracle Grow”. I usually did it them start to grow. Give them Miracle Grow for humans and has designed spiritual between two people. God can
every Saturday. It seemed my a little water and they would provides food and water for blooming for us, as His use mentoring as a way to

mother had at least 20 plants. perk up. Give them a little food our soul. I like to think of it like Over the years I have loved children, to become an help someone bloom into
I even named them all. and they would bloom. Give “Miracle Grow Mentoring”. watching her grow in her faith intricate part of His Kingdom. becoming more beautiful,
through healing. In general, I understood, healed or
them a little love and attention
mostly just listen and provide spiritually mature.
and they would heal.
Sometimes, I would notice Christian mentoring helps to reflecting questions. We pray It is a gift to see her spiritually
that the plants would droop or teach someone how to invoke and seek answers from the grow into a beautiful, young,
get brown leaves. My mother I do not have a “green thumb” the Holy Spirit to help them Bible. She has learned how to healthy, and healed woman. When you mentor someone,
would teach me how to prune, by any means. My ability to with their spiritual healing. The seek God and the Holy Spirit She went from feeling you can help plant, grow and
feed and water them. She grow things seems universally Holy Spirit helps to activate for her healing. devastated to praying and care for someone in God's

would even tell me to talk to lacking the skills needed to their purpose to grow. letting God take over her kingdom. When you walk
alongside someone going

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