Oh don't I love this book and it's message: Child of a king 👑. An excerpt on letting the prophetic voice of the father (Earthly and the Heavenly Father) speak life, hope and courage to our lives.......

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Fathers also speak hope and life into the lives of their children. Just like all human beings, children have an inherent need for assurance that their future is lined up with inexhaustible possibilities. The path from childhood to adulthood has many challenges hence the need in a child’s life for a voice that continually encourages and motivates. We don’t need a problem free environment for us to have successful lives; we need ‘prophetic’ support and guidance that inspires us to rise after every fall. One ‘it is possible my child’ from a father to his son or daughter is worth more than a thousand cheering voices from strangers. It has been said that success is not the absence of failure but the result of positively learning from any setbacks one may encounter along the way. It is therefore paramount that the voice of the father be heard continuously in the life of his children as they take the learning curve to their destinies.

There seems to already set standards everywhere a child may go: home, school, church, playground, talent-based activities and so on. The missing link may be said to be the absence of people to actively participate in the lives of the children to grow their abilities towards these standards, goals and targets. It is not enough to tell a child to pass in his/her subjects; there is need to patiently motivate and walk with them. This role majorly fits the fathers who can and should exploit the natural closeness and influence they have in their children’s lives.
The office of leadership that men occupy in the family can be termed as a subset of this call to be prophets in their families. Only a person with a sense of direction can lead others. Humanity’s need for leadership and direction is an old as the human race itself. Leadership opens people’s eyes to see ‘what can be’ and then helps formulate ‘how to’ in order to achieve the vision. It is my personal observation that the young people have great pictures of what could become of their lives but not an equal supply of ‘how to’ achieve their dreams. I call it a ‘mentors’ gap’.

It is not fair to say that fathers alone can fill this ‘mentors’ gap’ but it surely ought to start at home. Fathers are strategically placed to notice the specific struggles of each of his children and help them through with words of encouragement, motivation and hope. This is what I am calling ‘prophetic fathers’ office.