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Co-dependency

Thursday April 11, 2024

Co-dependency is a relationship addiction. People who are co-dependent often form relationships that are one-sided, emotionally destructive, and often abusive.  A co-dependent person bases their identity and personal value on who they perceive themselves to be within a relationship.  They often relate with the other person in a way that is harmful to their own well-being.

For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.  (Ephesians 2:10 NLT) 

Contentment in life does not come from controlling or trying to please someone else, or from hoping that person will meet our needs so that we can feel secure.  Another human being cannot love us enough or touch us deeply enough to satisfy the longing in our hearts.  Only God can truly satisfy those longings.  Each person has only a limited responsibility for another’s happiness.  We have our desires and dreams and we need to let others have theirs.  We make our own mistakes and others make theirs.  We need to forgive ourselves and others for past mistakes and determine what we have learned from the situation.

Fullness of life and real freedom from co-dependency can only be found when we are first rooted in a relationship with our Heavenly Father.  God made us in His image, and we have great value in His sight.  

When we base our worth and identity around this truth, rather than on the opinions that others hold, we begin to experience peace, freedom, and security.

Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.  God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ.  This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure.  (Ephesians 1:4-5 NLT)

Prayer:  Heavenly Father, I ask You to show me how to live in a way that honours You and others.  Help me to love You with all my heart, soul, mind, and strength and to love others as myself.  Fill me to overflowing with Your love and give me wisdom to seek You in all my ways.  Amen

  

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