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My Mentor Research Paper

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As a unsaved 19 year old young man, I joined the United States Navy, the Navy creed was drilled into our heads Honor, Courage, and commitment. Taken at face value, these are moral ideas in a less than moral environment. Picture this, young men fresh out of high school find themselves in exotic places far from the Wisconsin farms they grew up on. So, where do you turn? Some were smart and turned to God right away others find a Godly mentor to help them mentally and spiritually relate to this new world. Sadly still others fall slave to this lifestyle of work hard play harder, they fall to alcohol, they fall to prostitution, and all the shiny “things” the world has to offer. I was one of the middle guys; I always somehow seamed to run into a Christian to mentor me, guide me, and teach me what Honor, …show more content…

Just think of that, 13 years, of men and women seeding, watering, and teaching. None of us would ever keep a tomato plant if we watered and cared for it that long with seemingly nothing happening. We would pull up that withered root and move on to something else. But God didn’t give up on me. On May 7th of 1997 I made the most important decision of my life, I decided to let Jesus into my heart. Since that life changing event, I finished a successful Navy career, have been married to my wonderful bride for 28 years. God has given us 2 grown girls married to Godly men and 1 grandchild. We were Proverbs 22:6 parents, and now grandparents “Train up a child in the way he should go and he shall not depart form it”. That single decision all those years ago has been the driving influence of my life. I still work as a defense contractor training the same Navy men and women I was enlisted with. I have made thousands of very important decisions that affected hundreds of people directly. I don’t know what I would do without the influence of

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