The Dad in the Mirror. This is the title of the book I am re-reading. There are so many little gems of fathering advice that I urge all dads to read it.

How often have we heard our children say, “Papa (Mama), I want to be like you”. I am sure most of us have. Of late, I have been hearing this sentence countless times from my 4-year-old son. When I roam around the house without my shirt on, he says he wants to do that. When he sees me sleep with just T-shirt and shorts, he wants to change from his long sleeve pyjamas and shorts too.

Our children yearns for a father figure to lead and to guide them properly. Too often than not, we dads (me included) are totally clueless on how to do so. We father for performance, rather than fathering the heart.

The first gem I got from this book is this, “..when children feel grace and acceptance from their father, their hearts grow strong with a love for GOD and others“. Ponder on this, it is a great piece of advice.

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