THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness draws us closer to God. When you don’t forgive, there is a wall that separates you from God. You want to grow spiritually but you can’t, and when you forgive, you have peace with you and God.
Forgiveness heals the soul and restores relationships. The soul becomes sick when it holds on to resentment, but when we forgive, our souls become healed and full of life.
Forgiveness brings physical healing. It was discovered that people who experience chronic anxiety, prolonged periods of sadness and negativity, or continuous tension or hostility due to a situation of resentment have double the risk of becoming sick with: asthma, arthritis, headaches, ulcers, and cardiac problems. This makes bothersome emotions risk factors that are just as dangerous as smoking or high cholesterol.
Forgiveness helps us live gratefully. When you don’t forgive, you are saying: there is no money, thing, or person that could pay the debt they owe me. When we don’t forgive, our reasoning invalidates Jesus’ sacrifice.
Forgiveness keeps us aligned to God’s purpose. Hebrews 12:15-17
We shouldn’t abandon God’s purpose just because someone didn’t say hello to us or spoke badly about us. Isn’t God’s purpose for our lives more valuable than a misunderstood leader or other person? When we don’t forgive, we align ourselves with hell’s plans because Satan came to kill our calling. When we forgive, we align ourselves to Heaven.
Forgiveness frees us. (Luke 4:18)
When we don’t forgive, we are giving a right to Satan and his demons to oppress us. An executioner is a person that is in charge of executing those who were condemned to death and applying corporal punishment. Nowadays, they represent the demons of: depression, guilt, vices, drugs, alcoholism, suicide, anxiety, sickness, poverty, etc. When we forgive, we are free of oppression.
Steps to forgive:
- Make the decision of forgiving with all of your heart.
- Make a list of all the people who have hurt you throughout your life and forgive them.
- Repent for holding on to that lack of forgiveness.
- Express your forgiveness in a verbal manner.
- Renounce to all spirit of resentment, bitterness, hate, and lack of forgiveness.
Think about it:
Which of all these benefits do you need?
Have you deviated from God’s purpose due to lack of forgiveness?
Have you made the decision to forgive others so you can experience all of these benefits?
