Thursday, May 07, 2009

A book I'm reading...


Of course, I stole the picture....so you can't click to look inside.

I wanted to share something that I read today.

"Parenting is not just providing good input. It is not just creating a constructive home atmosphere and positive interaction between a child and his parents. There is another dimension. The child is interacting with the living God (emphasis mine). He is either worshipping and serving and growing in understanding of the implications of who God is, or he is seeking to make sense of life without a relationship with God. If he is living as a fool who says in his heart there is no God, he doesn't cease to be a worshipper-he simply worships what is not God. Part of the parent's task is to shepherd him as a creature who worships, pointing him to the One who alone is worthy of his worship. The question is not 'will he worship?' It is always 'whom will he worship?'"

Food for thought...

2 comments:

GloryandGrace said...

I LOVE this book!!! We had to read for class a couple of years ago (I'm really aging myself with this whole grad. school thing), and I have recommended it to friends of mine who are becoming new parents ever since.

Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

You are such a good mom. I hope I can be like you one day. Love you mucho. Happy early mother's day, "Mom." :) (((hugs)))

- ajf