My first few years in college I was befriended by multiple great upperclassmen. They were imperfect but Godly guys who had their heads on straight. That's something that can hardly be assumed of anyone on campus here at Mizzou.
Some of my best friends are these older, wiser guys. They seriously impacted my path and taught me so much implicitly and explicitly throughout our time together.
I'm now the senior getting ready to move on in life to the "real world". Sometimes I had this thought that pouring into younger guys wasn't totally necessary if I got involved in other good activities.
But then it occurred to me, "If I don't pour into the freshman and sophomores, who will be the older guy in their life that they can look to and say 'he guided me into becoming a Godly man'?"
So now I see pouring into young guys as an obligation. Engaging in discipleship is Jesus' final command to us before he rose into heaven. We shouldn't take this role lightly, but rather we must remember to pass on the wisdom that was previously passed to us.
Don't break the chain.
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