new read aloud book

Troy and I started reading Ted Tripp's Shepherding a Child's Heart outloud a few days ago. I've read it before but it has sparked some great conversation so far and helping us to make some mutual goals and changes in our parenting. Last night we were reading about authority and we were reminded of this awesome responsibility of having children...

"As a parent, you have the authority because God calls you to be an authority in your child's life. You have the authority to act on behalf of God. As a father or mother, you do not exercise rule over your jurisdiction, but over God's. You act at His command. You discharge a duty that He has given. You may not try to shape the lives of your children as pleases you, but as pleases Him." -Ted Tripp, pg.31

What a sobering thought that drives us as parents to our knees before the ultimate authority.