Everyone has been hurt and frustrated in relationships. Today you can experience great compassion and hope. It begins by understanding the danger of depending on others to meet your deepest needs.
As individuals, our most important dependency is upon God. But we must also recognize our need for human relationships—the kind that help us relate on a social, emotional, and practical level.These relationships give us pleasure and fulfillment, and they include friends, extended family, and work associates. There are two kinds of human relationships that meet this need.