When people hurt you or let you down, you have the control of not letting them break you. Forgiving people will actually free you.

You can respond to people who have hurt you in a way that grows you rather than breaks you. By forgiving them you are taking back that power from them. You are telling them that they can’t control you.

You can take whatever has happened in your life and you can use it to become stronger. You can let things go and forgive. Take note that you are not forgiving for the person who hurt you. You are forgiving them to help yourself.

Forgiving people frees you but most importantly it allows you to get the forgiveness of Allah. This is a win-win situation for all of us.

Allah is giving you an opportunity to gain the forgiveness of Allah by forgiving those who have hurt you.