Steem4nigeria Accelerator Contest Week 21: The Power of Forgiveness

Greetings @everyone, it's another day of the week and I'm so happy to share my entry in this contest today. I'm happy to be part of this community and this topic also calls for attention and that is why I want to share my participation in it today.

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Forgiveness is indeed a powerful word that is supposed to be part of everyone since our creator himself is a forgiven father. Most times we don't know the power associated with it and that is why most times we find it difficult to forgive others and ourselves as well.

Before we go ahead I would like to invite @dave-hanny, @drhira, and @m-fdo to join this contest in this community today and share their participation.

What do you understand by the word "Forgiveness"?

Forgiveness in my understanding is the act of pardoning oneself or another for the wrongs he or she did to you or others. This means that if anyone offends you when you pardon the person, it means you have forgiven him or her.

Forgiveness has to do with not holding grudges or remembering what the other person has done to you. When you genuinely forgive someone, you are not supposed to have grudges against the person you are supposed to forget that he/she has hurt you before.

Why do you think forgiveness is important in maintaining healthy relationships? Give 3 importance.

The importance of forgiveness in today's world can never be overemphasized hence there are thousands of reasons that necessities forgiveness and a few of them are listed below.

• Everyone needs to forgive because that is the first step towards receiving mercy from the creator. The Bible says all have sinned and come short of the glory.

• Secondly, you need to forgive so that you too will be free in your heart and mind. When you don't forgive, you will always feel uneasy anytime that person passes you or whenever you meet with that person.

• Lastly, since we are asked of only 3. Forgiveness is important because it's the major way to break through. The people who will forgive may be the gateway to our success.

Have you ever faced challenges in forgiving someone? How did you overcome them?

Forgiveness is for the strong in heart and those who know their God. The reason I have said this is because there are several occasions where I hear someone say over his dead body to forgive some person.

This is very true especially when the person has done a grievous thing to you. I have faced the same challenge over time and it wasn't is for me to let go. To overcome this, I remained consistent in praying and then I also went to different counseling where I was given reasons why I needed to forgive and allow peace to rain.

Can you share a personal experience where forgiveness played a significant role in your life or the life of someone you know?

I have also been a victim of circumstances. A year ago, I had serious issues with my uncle who was then sponsoring my school. He gave me a strict order that for no account should I leave the school without informing him of my whereabouts.

Since it was our last days in secondary school, I thought I had arrived hence I left the school to have fun with a few others and then he came to visit only to find me absent. He asked and they said they didn't know my whereabouts.

He waited until I came back and then he asked where to but I could defend myself. This made him ignore me for about a year and life became very unbearable because of my disobedience. When he finally forgives me I feel like a newborn child because a serious burden was elected off me.

What do you make of the statement "Love and Forgiveness are twins that cannot be separated? How true is that?

I agree firmly with this very statement and the reason is not far-fetched. If you love someone, forgiving the person won't be a very difficult thing for you provided the person shows remorse for doing what he/she did.

Love helps the process so that you can easily forget about the wrongdoings of that person because love doesn't count doings instead it focuses on the future without considering the past and that is the reason why everyone needs to have love and forgiveness as their main watch dog.