The effect of the absence of a father in a child’s life whether due to divorce, death, work or even emotional unavailability , if unaddressed can affect other relationships, relationship with God and with others. When we do not receive adequate fathering in form of approval, acceptance and support, it can have devastating effects on our self-esteem and over all quality of life. Are we forever doomed as a result of what we could have had but didn’t get? NO. We have a father who sees us and knows us through and through, who is able to fill in the gaps and give us what we need despite what we had. We can’t continue to blame our parents while we stay locked in this cycle of defeat. Join me as we call on God to help us heal, as we take baby steps into becoming who God has called us to be and as we prepare ourselves for all that our Heavenly Father has for us.