Let me tell you the truth. If you have an unforgiving spirit, you cannot love God. You know why? Because something freezes on the inside. Something in your spirit hardens, and it cuts off the flow of God’s love through you.

The Word of God says in 1 John 4:20, “Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen.”

That’s strong truth. But it is truth that sets us free.

If you say you love God and hate your brother, you are deceiving yourself. Listen to me. You cannot love God and hold bitterness in your heart. You cannot feel the overflowing of His grace. You cannot experience His goodness. You cannot receive the soul prosperity God intends for your life while there is hostility, anger, and resentment in your spirit.

And I am here to tell you, there is no anger worth giving up love for. No anger, no hurt, no resentment is worth losing the sweetness of God’s presence in your life. There is nothing worth giving up your love for God, His love for you, and your ability to love others.

Jesus said in Matthew 6:14-15, “For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.”

That means forgiveness is not optional. It is a spiritual law. God’s forgiveness flows through us, not just to us. When we stop forgiving, we stop the flow. When you hold on to anger, you are holding yourself in bondage. When you choose to forgive, you set both yourself and the other person free.

Forgiveness is not saying what they did was right. Forgiveness is saying, “I refuse to let what they did keep me from God’s peace.” You can forgive and still have boundaries. You can release someone and still walk in wisdom. But you cannot walk in love while you hold on to bitterness.

Maybe someone hurt you deeply. Maybe they lied about you, rejected you, betrayed your trust, or walked away when you needed them most. But I want to tell you something. God saw it all. And He is not asking you to forget it. He is asking you to release it into His hands.

The moment you release that person, you open your heart for God to heal you. He cannot heal a closed wound. And that wound stays closed as long as you keep covering it with anger.

The apostle Paul wrote in Ephesians 4:31-32, “Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

When you let go of bitterness, you make room for blessing. When you release resentment, you make room for restoration. And when you choose forgiveness, you choose freedom.

There’s no anger worth giving up your love for God. None. There’s no hurt worth forfeiting your peace. Nothing in this world is worth freezing your spirit when God is calling you to live free.

So today, if there’s someone in your heart you’ve been holding on to in anger, make a choice. Say, “Father, I release them. I refuse to let this poison stay in me any longer. I forgive, not because they deserve it, but because You have forgiven me.”

And the moment you do, the freeze begins to melt. The flow of God’s love begins to move again. And you will feel what true soul prosperity really is.