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Forgiveness Opens the Door of Heaven

Forgiveness opens the door of Heaven to our relationships. It is truly one of the most important things that we do in our walk with God because we were forgiven. If God hadn’t forgiven us, there would be no hope of Heaven, no love of God in our hearts, nor the ability to forgive. But God did forgive us, so it is our responsibility to say, “Father, I also choose to forgive.”

I personally know the power of forgiveness — and the destructive power of not forgiving. Decades ago, I found myself locked in a prison of unforgiveness for a few years. I didn’t even really know how to forgive. I just thought I was right, and the other person was wrong and needed to change.

The bitterness that was inside me was causing bad things to happen in my body, and I began experiencing frightening symptoms. My hands were numb and cold all the time. My feet were cold all the time. Even my face became cold. I started having panic attacks when I didn’t even know what a panic attack was!

I’m telling you the enemy is serious about taking us out.

But then came the moment of revelation. (I go into more detail about this in Chapter 6 of my book Unstoppable.) In that moment, the Lord helped me see His perspective on the situation — so different than what I had been living with for two years! And in that moment, I forgave.

All that time I had allowed that root of bitterness to fester in my soul. But in one night, I was set free! Jesus opened my spiritual eyes to help me see a different perspective on the matter. I forgave the offense, and I woke up the next morning in a totally different world! In my hands, my feet, my face, and my mind, I was completely healed and free!

Journal Prompt

Ask the Lord to reveal to you the areas of your life that need to be healed through forgiveness. If there is someone in your life that you need to forgive, make the decision today to forgive that person!

Memory Verse

From whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. — Ephesians 4:16 (NKJV)