{"id":4174,"date":"2013-12-07T20:34:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-08T02:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/?page_id=4174"},"modified":"2013-12-07T20:34:16","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T02:34:16","slug":"2-outside-in-recovery","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.freedomfrommedom.com\/member\/2-outside-in-recovery","title":{"rendered":"2. Outside-In Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

While God\u2019s love for us is unconditional, the quality of relationship we have with God is conditional. This is evident throughout Scripture. Relationships always have a when-then<\/strong> quality to them. When<\/strong> one thing happens in relationship, then<\/strong> another thing happens in response.\u00a0This is true of every relationship you have. It is not a theory; it\u2019s a fact. You apply this fact about relationships to one degree or another everyday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The WHEN in relationships is what you\u00a0do\u00a0that elicits the THEN response. Submission is the\u00a0WHEN\u00a0that must to be committed—the condition is surrender—in your relationship with God.\u00a0To experience the life of\u00a0empowered transformative recovery, you need to beabout the\u00a0WHEN\u00a0in the relationship. God\u00a0THEN\u00a0will\u00a0change you into something new.<\/span><\/p>\n

The truth about even our most loving relationships is that one person or the other is at least slightly dominant in the relationship. Why? Because there is always someone in the relationship at least slightly more interested and invested than the other emotionally. This can be tricky because this truth becomes skewed by the reality that one person in the relationship is at least a little bit more secure about themselves in the relationship than the other. So,\u00a0the power in the relationship belongs to the least interested party. This does not mean, necessarily, that one loves more or less than the other; it simply means that the one who is more secure, even tempered, and less sensitive will tend to have the power in the relationship.<\/span><\/p>\n

The question is this: In your relationship with God—Jesus Christ, who has the power?<\/span><\/p>\n

Considering the power of the least interested party principle, who would you say really has the power in your relationship with God?<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, I urge you, brothers,\u00a0in view of God’s mercy, to\u00a0offer\u00a0your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God\u2014this is your spiritual\u00a0act of worship.\u00a0Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but\u00a0betransformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is\u2014his good, pleasing and perfect will.<\/strong> Romans 12:1-2 (NIV)<\/span><\/p>\n

NLX 101 breaks down this passage to enable participants to discover the truth about God’s expectations in this conditional relationship. They will learn the clear difference between what God expects from them and what they can expect from God. The focus here is on what God expects from us in this conditional relationship, and what God expects from us is to offer to Him our bodies. Considering the human condition, this is a major sacrifice. After all, “It’s my body!” This lesson, through a series of thought-provoking questions, helps participants to recognize how they can, practically speaking, offer God their bodies in worship to Him. What they actively do with their body from the outside in (the WHEN) is the conditional expectation that must be met in order for God to do what He does from the inside out (the THEN) by the renewing of the mind for a transformative new life experience. <\/span><\/p>\n

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