Hi, my name is Andi and I am a believer who is recovering from codependency.
My Celebrate Recovery Step Study Group has been a lifeline for me.
Over the years, I have learned the hard way, that not everyone gets to have my heart. I have been โvulnerable with the manyโ instead of just a few trusted, safe people.
As my friend Irene Rollins says, โ๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ถ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ค ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ท๐ถ๐ญ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ง๐ฆ๐ธ.โย
In my recovery journey from codependency, my Step Study women have truly shown up for me, not to fix me, but to come alongside and support me, and I for them.
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ?
Well, for me itโs:
– Feeling responsible for the well-being, emotions and actions of others.
– Going to extremes to make sure everyone else is happy/okay to the detriment of my own peace and wellbeing.
– Saying โyesโ when I actually want to say โnoโ.
– A need to be needed.
– Trying to control the behavior of others.
I mean, these are just a few ways codependency can manifest and there are a plethora of great books out there to understand it more and be set free from it. Hereโs what I know; the thief comes to steal, kill and destroy our lives but Christ has comes to bring life and life abundantly.
(โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฆ๐ง ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฐ๐บ; ๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ข๐บ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ช๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ถ๐ญ๐ญ.โ ๐๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฏ 10:10)
Jesus has come to recover ๐๐ก๐ก of the losses, and I am in recovery with Him daily – my safest place – as I choose to continually submit my whole life to Him.