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So far, I am learning that codependent people take on other people’s problems for themselves, sometimes neglecting their own personal self-care.

Insecurity is a lack of faith. And a lack of faith is sin, because it’s signifies a lack of trust in God. When we are insecure about who we are and what our purpose is, it means we don’t trust God with our lives. We don’t believe that what he says about us in his word is true. Insecurity causes us to focus on ourselves and what we want, instead of focusing on him and what he wants.

This chapter talked about how God wants us to have our priorities in order. Our number one priority should be to obey God and follow his Commandments. This chapter talks about the importance of submitting.

You must first submit to the world of God and then through discernment submit to others who have authority over you.

Don’t just submit to anyone foolishly!

Chapter 1 emphasizes how we can draw closer to God bye building a relationship with him. One of the ways that you can build a relationship with him is by getting to know him on a personal level. This chapter references the various names of God that are used to describe his role in our lives. Two of the names that stood out to me were “husband“ and “wonderful counselor“.