In the 1980s, self-help books popularized the term “codependent” to describe dysfunctional relationships in which an individual excessively relies upon others for worth, approval, and self-identity.

As image bearers of God, desiring intimate relationships is in our spiritual DNA—yet only God can offer us unfailing love. We can have a taste of love like this in human relationships, but spouses, parents, children, friends, siblings, and mentors are supposed to point us to God’s love, not hijack our heart’s devotion to him.

So if you’re stuck seeking love, attention, and affirmation in a codependent relationship, how do you build relationships that are Christ-centered?

In today’s episode, Ellen Mary Dykas encourages us to look to the Bible to understand what’s really going on in our hearts and why the gospel offers us all that we n ...