Slamming the Door Gently…

The Art of Letting Go With Peace

I used to think letting go

had to be loud.

Sharp words.

Tears on the floor.

A dramatic goodbye.

But now I’m learning…

peace can be quiet.

Sometimes you just walk away—

no fireworks,

no closure,

no final “why.”

Just the decision

to stop reopening a door

God already closed.

“There is a time for everything…

a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to be silent and a time to speak.”— Ecclesiastes 3:1,6-7

I didn’t want to slam it.

But they pushed me to the edge.

Not with rage—

but with repeated disregard,

with apathy dressed as friendship,

with silence where there should’ve been care.

So I left.

But not with bitterness.

Not with drama.

Just a quiet final step

and a hand on the doorknob.

Click.

And that was it.

I still love them—

but I love myself enough now

to stop fighting to stay

where I was no longer seen.

“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,l ive at peace with everyone.”— Romans 12:18

This is what peace looked like for me:

Unfollowing in love.

Not replying in anger.

Praying for them,

while no longer allowing them

to drain me.

I slammed the door…

gently.

And behind it, I left

resentment,

confusion,

and all the versions of me

that begged to be chosen.

See, even scriptures says—

“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!”— Isaiah 43:18–19

So this post is for you

if you’re standing at that door.

Hand shaking.

Heart heavy.

Still hoping they’ll turn around.

Sometimes they won’t.

Sometimes God calls you forward

without closure.

But there is holy strength

in quiet exits.

There is divine healing

in walking away in love.

Letting go isn’t weakness.

It’s wisdom.

It’s part worship.

It’s trust that what’s ahead

is way better than what tried to break you.

So go ahead.

Close that door.

And walk away in peace.

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