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The effects of failing to forgive conflicts and break their relationships;
When one fails to forgive, one stays with however, repentance restores their
the bitterness in the heart. In other words, relationship, and they begin to live in a
when someone takes a long time without good relationship. Indeed, we become
forgiving, that person carries a heavy prisoners without bars when we fail to
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burden in the mind that may affect one’s forgive others.
health psychologically and physically.
For instance, one may develop ulcers Forgiveness always restores
and high blood pressure or low blood relationships, trust and hope. It helps a
pressure, and emotionally, they may person to become the best child, student,
develop negative behaviours such as youth, husband, wife, father, mother,
aggressiveness, lack of concentration,
loss of appetite, and laziness. It employer or employee. Forgiveness
may also lead to murder, suicide or always opens the door to God’s
suicide thoughts. Therefore, failing to forgiveness, as Jesus Christ assures it in
forgive has long-lasting biological and Matthew 6:14-15.
psychological effects on someone’s life.
The unforgiving person is the enemy
Spiritually, failing to forgive causes the of many people, from the family to the
person to lose a relationship with God social level. Learning about forgiveness
(Matt. 6:14-15). Socially, failing to and practising it creates peace necessary
forgive creates hostility among people for social life and becomes a blessing.
and affects relationships with other
people. Forgiveness helps one to nourish the

human face against a defensive face or
The importance of forgiveness sad countenance, adds a favour and has
Forgiveness is not abstract but more the kind of attitude that will make one
practical since it is incomplete without its
practical application. When forgiveness very fruitful in his/her career. If you do
involves honesty, people grow spiritually not want to forgive to benefit yourself,
and socially. Forgiveness heals and learn to forgive so that your forgiveness
prevents us from hatred. Forgiveness will benefit others.
is a key component of love and good
relationships among couples and people Therefore, your forgiveness has a
in society. big chance of benefiting the entire
society. Forgiveness always changes
Forgiveness reunites broken human behaviour, from negative
relationships. If a person sins against attitudes to positive attitudes. It helps
God, he/she loses relationship with God. us to move forward in our spiritual
Similarly, human beings may enter into life. It encourages the spirit of mercy

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