Monday, January 12, 2026
I know people caught in the illusion of need. I used to be one. I needed folks, and they needed me. That’s codependency, and I’d like to free you from that.
People are under the impression that God needs them. God is busy, so he needs us to help! He loves those who help him, and they get a nice reward for assisting and being the teacher’s pet. God needs help with all the waywardness in the world – lots of devils to reign in, so I know he appreciates your assistance.
Some people are under the impression that they are “essential employees.” They can’t do jury duty, take a vacation, undergo that much-needed medical procedure, or simply quit. Too many people “depend” on them. They simply couldn’t let those people down. So, they buck up and sacrifice.
I’m always amazed at how life carries on. Orphaned babies find loving parents. Stray dogs find rescue. Businesses whose CEO’s drop dead of a heart attack thrive under new management. Infertile couples find surrogates. Widow’s who thought their husbands were their “lifeblood” find new ways to love singleness, living out prosperous days without their “lifelines.”
People have even found wonderfully prosperous, content, and beautiful lives without God. If God is your rock and salvation, think of all the atheists loving life without needing God. I think God appreciates that, he’s busy with “the needy” anyway. He appreciates your independence.
People are doing amazing things, despite what seems “essential.” Your former jobs, your kids, and your former lovers are happy without you. I wonder if the world needs you. I wonder if you need your vices, your income, your comforts, your “rocks,” and your salvations. Your trinkets, incantations, or your church. You certainly don’t need My Morning Motivator!
What can you do without? You might be surprised to know you are free from this codependent nonsense.