The Healing Power of Forgiveness: How Letting Go Restores Your Health and Relationships

Forgiveness is about choosing to let go of intentional or unintentional acts of offending and a hurtful attitude from another person. The power of forgiveness cannot be overstated, as it is actually in our best interest. However, on the other hand, we all know that forgiveness can be challenging at times, especially when a loved one offends or hurts us badly.  

In this blog post, we will delve into the power of forgiveness and explore why we should always forgive, regardless of the enormity of the offence committed against us. I hope you are ready. So let’s get started!

What is the power of forgiveness?

 The power of forgiveness is like a miraculous force; I have a friend who has been ill for several years. Believe me when I tell you that this friend of mine has spent a lot of money on this illness. He has visited many hospitals, incurring expenses for various lab tests, scans, and X-rays, but to no avail. He has even consulted spiritual healers in search of healing, but to no avail.

At one time, he gave up and continued managing himself and his health. The truth is that even to manage his health the way he has been doing it, without English medication, is still very costly. He has been spending a lot of money on his health, even when he decided to stop going to the hospital, since it now looks like there is no hope coming from the medical doctors.

At one time, he began travelling from one prayer house to another, seeking healing from the men and women of God. You know, some of these so-called prayer ministries would ask you to pay them money, as if you were in a hospital.

The truth is that they even charge more. This is how my friend continued to move from place to place in search of healing, but all was effort in futility.

Forgiveness Cleans Your Mind of every negativity

One time, I went to see him at his house. I got to his house, and we were sitting and discussing a solution to his ill health. It occurred to me what transpired between him and his ex-girlfriend, the way the young lady got his shirt torn and devastated, leaving him so helpless and heartbroken. And I realised that the pain of this inhuman treatment he got from his girlfriend could make him decide never to forgive her.

What happened is that the lady broke up with him and dumped him, leaving him so weak and confused. I believe this even worsened the health condition of my friend, and he has been going through a lot ever since she left.

I considered the fact that he has been harbouring grudges in his heart against this lady ever since she left him. And I know what resentment and bitterness can do to a human’s mind and body. Sometimes, the sickness that results from resentment and unforgiveness can hardly be cured by any medication.

Forgiveness Can Heal Your Body

So, I started suggesting to my friend that I think he is still battling with bitterness and resentment. Though he tried to deny it at first, I still looked for a subtle way to make him understand that I know what I’m saying because I know him very well.

What happened is that he has been going through a tough time trying to get through and over it, but it has not been easy for him. And I know that this is what has been worsening his health condition.

So I pleaded with him to forgive and let go of the whole situation. I also reminded him of the importance of letting go and the power of forgiveness. It took him a while to start considering what I told him, and I do not blame him, because, as I said earlier, forgiving can sometimes be very difficult, especially if the hurt is coming from someone you genuinely love.

I had to be open and blunt with him, telling him that he needs to forgive his ex-girlfriend for him to heal and get better. After all I said to him, he decided to forgive and move on from his ex-girlfriend, though it was not easy for him at all. But he finally did.

Just a few months later, he got healed. He told me that his breath started coming back gradually, and he could now sleep well at night. Now this is the power of forgiveness.

Forgiveness Can Heal Your Relationship

This lady later came to me and told me that she regretted her actions. “I didn’t know what came over me,” she said remorsefully, while expressing genuine remorse from her heart. She even explained in detail what had transpired and what had made her behave the way she did. I became confused, and even wondered why my friend had acted the way she did.

I finally realised that yes, he left, but it wasn’t her fault. However, the truth is that he has now come back to profess his love to the man he left, shattered and heartbroken. After everything, they came together and continued from where they stopped.

This is a testament to the power of forgiveness, further evidence that it can heal a relationship. All I did was to tell him to be careful this time, never to let her go again.

I am glad that he forgave her and got healed. Now, my friend is happily married with two children as of today. They are both living happily.

Summary

Forgiveness is divine, but we will not fail to acknowledge that forgiveness is not easy. Most of the time, to forgive feels more painful than whatever it was that was committed against you. But the hard and divine truth is that you don’t really forgive just because of the person who offended you. The whole idea of forgiveness is all for you, about you and for your own good.

That particular ill health you have been battling with for a long time, which has refused to go away, could be a result of the particular emotional pains you have been nurturing in your heart. But when you decide to let go of it all and free yourself from that painful bondage by forgiving and letting go of whatever it is that has been keeping you down in your heart, trust me, your healing will commence.