Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh has called for forgiveness as she prayed for broken families.
Kemi Filani reported on during the weekend that Dikeh shocked many when she extended an olive branch to her ex-husband, Churchill. She revealed that after ten years of public battles, deep wounds, broken communication, bitterness, and pain, God stepped in.
While giving a testimony at Pastor Jerry Eze’s church, she said she went through ten years of war, loneliness and shame, and her son not knowing his father, but God restored it in just one day.
In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, the movie star made it known that forgiveness isn’t weakness but freedom and God’s gift to heal your heart before He heals your story.
She prayed for the restoration of broken family relationships, understanding and more. Dikeh stated that she is the woman the Lord has shown mercy to, as she stands as a living proof that God never fails.
“I am the woman the Lord has shown mercy to.
I am that woman who stands as living proof that God never fails.
I am that woman who knows who she is and whose she is.
I am a living, breathing incubated prophecy of God.
I am that woman who carries a peace that defies logic and understanding. I’ve got joy that makes no sense.
I am that woman who has tasted the weight of God’s love; nothing compares to it.
His power, His beauty, His anointing.
I am that woman called and fashioned as an Esther-mandated vessel,
set apart for such a time as this.
I am that woman whose greatest pursuit is to know her God more and more.
I have learned that there is no true salvation without God first breaking you,
then rebuilding you in His image.
In the process, He cleanses you, purges you,
and strips away hate, bitterness, pride, and unforgiveness
until only His nature remains.
And if my life speaks at all,
It is a canvas of God’s unending love, mercy, and faithfulness.
To anyone seeking a forgiving spirit:
Be encouraged. Forgiveness is not weakness. It is freedom.
It is God’s gift to heal your heart before He heals your story.
What you release, God restores.
What you surrender, He redeems.
Prayer
Father, in the name of Jesus,
I pray for every heart longing to forgive but struggling to let go.
Pour Your grace where wounds still ache.
Soften hardened places and replace bitterness with healing.
I pray for the restoration of broken family relationships
where love was lost, breathe life again;
where communication died, restore understanding;
where division took root, plant peace and unity.
Rebuild homes, restore trust, and let Your love reign in every heart.
Do what only You can do, Lord
because when You rebuild, it is always better than before.
Amen”.