Shepherding

For the past two days, I have been privileged to sit under the teaching and grace of two giants of the faith, Dr. Tedd and Mrs. Margy Tripp, authors of Shepherding a Child's Heart and Instructing a Child's Heart. The powerful message that they brought about raising a child with a Godward heart, who loves and fears and knows the Lord, was solidly supported by the fact that these two individuals quite obviously loved and feared and knew the Lord and his Word themselves.

Any parent desiring to have a child who understands that this life is all about the gospel of Jesus Christ that God ordained for his beloved ones should definitely take a look at these books. Straight from the words of their mouths, "these books were formed and eventually written after we struggled as parents to give the gift of a relationship with God - through knowing His perfect Law - to our children without bending to the hypocrisy of legalism." If you can unpack all that...you'll say "Wow" - trust me.

Stayed tuned, too...Mrs. Margy is currently working on a book entitled, "What If It's Too Late?" directed toward parents who have teenage or grown children who are rebelling against the Lord or who simply just do not see the value in living to please our Holy God. If it's anything like I'm suspecting, it's going to be an awesome resource that, in the end, reminds a parent that it's never too late to turn toward your child with a humble and forgiving spirit, living out for your child both the Perfect Law and Perfect Grace offered in a relationship with Christ Jesus.