20/10/2025
The Locked Door
There once lived a young couple, Michael and Sarah.
Their love story was beautiful, the kind that makes people believe in love again. They met in church, served together in the choir, and got married with so much hope and joy in their hearts.
But as the days turned into years, small misunderstandings began to creep in.
Sarah felt Michael no longer listened to her.
Michael felt Sarah was too sensitive and always bringing up old issues.
One day, after a heated argument, Michael said words he didn’t mean. Sarah wept bitterly and promised herself never to forget those words. From that day, her heart built an invisible wall she smiled on the outside but froze on the inside.
Days turned into months. Peace left their home. Their finances began to dry up. The joy that once filled their marriage became replaced with tension. Their prayers seemed unanswered, and every effort to rise failed.
Sarah would kneel to pray but hear a whisper in her spirit:
“You have locked the door with unforgiveness.”
She ignored it, thinking it was her imagination. But things only got worse. Even Michael’s business began to crumble; his once thriving contracts were cancelled one after another.
One evening, as Michael sat quietly, he said,
“Sarah, something is wrong. We pray, yet nothing changes. I think we are fighting invisible battles that our hearts opened the door to.”
Tears rolled down Sarah’s face. She broke down and confessed,
“Michael, I forgave you with my mouth, but not with my heart. I kept the pain like a treasure, and it has poisoned my peace.”
Michael knelt beside her and held her hands.
They both wept and prayed, this time sincerely, asking God to heal their hearts and restore their union.
As they finished praying, Sarah said she saw a vision, a large door, rusty and locked. But as they said “I forgive you”, the door creaked open, and light flooded through.
From that week onward, things began to change.
Peace returned. Love became new again. Michael received an unexpected call that reopened a business contract. Sarah, who had been battling constant illness, found herself healed without medicine.
Forgiveness opened the door that unforgiveness had shut.
Unforgiveness is like a lock that shuts the door of joy, progress, and answered prayers. It keeps heaven silent and hearts heavy. But forgiveness, even when it hurts,is the key that unlocks healing, peace, and prosperity in a home.
Let go.
Forgive.
And watch God restore what pain once stole.
From the table of I Must Marry Right & My Marriage Must Work. Follow for more inspired write-ups.
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