The Impact of An Emotionally Immature Person with Dr. Holly Spotts
I’ve got an important question for you. Do you pray boldly for others, but when it comes to asking God for your needs, you are shy, even though our Lord repeatedly invites us in his Word to come to him to ask for what we need? (Luke 11:11-13) Having an emotionally immature parent could be why you are timid about taking YOUR needs to God.
Children of emotionally immature parents often are self-reliant codependents and extreme caretakers. As they neglect their needs, sadly, codependents might even spiritualize their actions, reasoning they are putting others first – and then wonder why they are so resentful when our Lord said we would experience joy in serving him and others.
The truth is your past created a pattern of putting a parent, not the Lord, in the center of your life. Because that person held a “role,” your childhood mind reasoned that they were right, and your needs were wrong. And so you became used to ignoring your needs and brought this coping pattern into your relationship with your Abba Father, God Almighty.
But the Lord invites you to leave that pattern, put Him at the center, and bring your needs to Him in prayer! As you rely on the Lord and rest in his love, you can love others as He intended.
When someone uses their family role to demand that you center your life around theirs, it’s not biblical; it’s manipulation. Recognizing this is crucial, especially if you have codependent tendencies, because God wants you to put him first, and no other person can claim that role.
Want more? Listen to today’s message and get ready to find traction for a new direction as Dr. Holly Spotts gives insight into the impact of emotionally immature parents or spouses. Here’s to your NEW pattern of putting God in the center to live and love as He intended.
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Dr. Holly Spotts, our guest today, is a clinical psychologist and owner of Full Cup Wellness. Follow her on Instagram for wonderful and insightful content to tend to your heart. Or check out her website.
Lindsey C. Gibson, coined the term emotionally immature people, and has written several books on this topic including, “Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents: How to Heal from Distant, Rejecting, or Self Involved Parents”
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