The Critical Difference between Love and Codependency

As Christian’s, there is a general sentiment of generosity and exercising magnanimity with those in proximity to ourselves. But, in examining the highly regarded story of the Good Samaritan in the gospel of Luke, we gather critical insight on how love and generosity is demonstrated with respect to reasonable boundaries. How can followers love well while navigating around codependency? Through the model that Jesus lays out in his moral imagination, love is defined within limits and boundaries that encourages flourishing without the over-responsibility of codependency or sacrificing the calling that God has placed in each of us.