When looking at the signs of a controlling friendship it’s important to ask yourself:
Do you often find the need to explain or defend yourself? When around this friend, do you find yourself feeling guilty for no apparent reason? Do you pretend to agree and go along with things you don’t want to do in order to keep peace? Are you finding yourself isolated from your friends and family in order to maintain the friendship? When you are around this specific person, do you often feel obligated?
We can either be controlled by others or captured by Christ. Knowing that we are accepted by God enables us to find our identity in His love and not the acceptance of others. When we are secure in God’s acceptance we are able to find the confidence to not only recognize an unhealthy relationship, but to break free from its control.
[Romans 15:7] …….just as Christ ACCEPTED you, in order to bring praise to God.
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