Conquering Codependency Vocabulary

3. invisible “fences” God gives us to protect us from allowing others to abuse us and to keep us from invading their space to abuse them.
6. (3 words) a study of one’s background in order to understand and detach from the past.
7. a change of mind; sincere regret or remorse.
9. bodily symptoms caused by mental or emotional disturbance.
11. taking on a responsibility that properly belongs to someone else.
15. what happened when Christ, through His death, became the means by which God’s wrath was satisfied and God’s mercy was granted to the sinner who believes on Christ.
17. a developed blindness, an inability to see the truth in an area of our lives.
18. to restore to friendship or harmony; to settle or resolve something.
19. the act of restoring to the rightful owner that which was lost or has been taken away.
20. unreasonable or self-defeating thinking.

1. the sentence pronounced, a verdict, the decision resulting from an investigation.
2. the act of convincing a person of error.
4. a narrative drawn from nature or human circumstances in order to teach a spiritual lesson.
5. (2 words) a habit of thought that keeps us from seeing painful reality.
8. an obsessive, irresistible, driving urge.
10. the gracious gift of God whereby all who believe on the Lord Jesus Christ are brought into right relationship with God.
12. worship of something that is not God.
13. abilities, expertness.
14. seeing our situation from an impartial, unbiased perspective.
16. to make better by some change; improve; to improve one’s conduct.