Codependency RULES!

I do some of my best thinking in the shower!

This morning I was thinking about how the ministries at PCC are starting to become intertwined with each other. Kidz Church has youth from the Students Ministry helping out, worship teams have started up in Kidz Church and both Middle School and High School Youth, Kidz Church workers are starting to take lead in their own worship team. With that has come some growing pains. Scheduling has become more complicated as well as the booking of media equipment. It occurred to me that we have become quite codependent!

NOT CODEPENDENT!!!

Isn't that an evil word in our society?? Isn't the goal to become more independent? Aren't people who are codependent sick??

Wikipedia (for what it's worth) defines codependent as;

"A codependent is loosely defined as someone who exhibits too much, and often inappropriate, caring for persons who depend on him or her. A "codependent" is one side of a relationship between mutually needy people. The dependent, or obviously needy party(s) may have emotional, physical, financial difficulties, or addictions they seemingly are unable to surmount."

THAT SOUNDS AWEFUL! Imagine a person who exhibits too much caring! I shudder at the thought of being obviously needy!

Sorry, was that too sarcastic??

Newsflash, we are all obviously needy! We need to be more codependent. We need to exhibit too much caring, if there really is such a thing. I'm so happy that our church is becoming more codependent, that we are obviously needy. We rely on each other. We use each other to have a greater impact on our community. We have 'emotional, physical, financial difficulties, or addictions they seemingly are unable to surmount' without each other but more importantly, without the grace and love of Jesus Christ.

Let's be perfectly clear. I am obviously needy when it comes to Jesus. I have emotional, physical, financial difficulties and addictions (does Google Reader count??) that will only be overcome by living in the fullness of God's love.

I am obviously needy when it comes to Jesus, and I've never been healthier.