Breaking the Grip - Finding Faith and Freedom from Toxic People

FREE pdf 13 Promises of God You Can Count On https://krisreece.com/13-promises-of-god/ Some of the teachings that are coming out of some churches today are just off. And some are down right ridiculous—mixing worldviews and new age teachings to make some convoluted mix of what we call progressive Christianity. And I’m embarrassed to say I not only believed some of this stuff, I TAUGHT IT. God forgi...

FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide If you’re like many well-meaning Christians who choose to stay with a narcissist, you can’t quiet that nagging question—how do I love this person without letting their toxic behavior get to me? Another common thought is, I’m barely done forgiving them for their last offense and here come three more. The underlying q...

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FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide I didn’t even realize he was a narcissist until after we were divorced. I felt like a fool for not seeing it, embarrassed because it took me that long to put a label on it. But the truth is, it didn’t need a label. I knew something was wrong six days after we returned from our honeymoon. I stood at the kitchen count...

FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide I recently had to cut someone out of my life and just before I hit that send button, I realized, THIS IS SO CONFUSING! I vacillated between thinking, Maybe it’s me and No, I’m positive I’ve done all I could. And between, Maybe I didn’t give them enough chances and I can’t keep doing this. Days turned into weeks unti...

FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide Have you ever tried to speak to someone who spoke a different language than you? Maybe you’re really patient at first but the more you realize that it’s not helping, the more frustrated you get.  You likely start talking s-l-o-w-e-r. Maybe you even start yelling, as if a higher decibel is going to change the fact th...

 Are you ready to set boundaries like a boss? Check out my online course….Boundaries with Toxic family. https://krisreece.com/biblical-boundaries-with-toxic-family/  Maybe you’ve just discovered that your manipulative friend isn’t as sweet as she pretends to be. Or the guilt your mother has been laying on you isn’t your biblical burden to bear.    You’re probably here because you realize that ‘no’...

FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide There is a type of narcissist that is the worst of them all—the type of person Jesus warned of when he said beware of wolves in sheep’s clothing (Matthew 7:15).  This narcissist sneaks in undetected and infects your life in ways you couldn’t even imagine.  When we think of the grandaddy of all narcissists, we usuall...

Conquering Codependency Biblically Online Course https://krisreece.com/conquering-codependency/  When you think of love and care, the first person that will likely come to mind is Jesus. After all, he gave his life so that you and I could be reconciled with God and spend eternity in His presence. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is. And if you’re like most Christians, your desire is to BE mor...

The Demonic Spirits Driving Narcissists Why do narcissists mess with your mind so much? It’s because YOUR mind is Satan’s number one target. If he can get in your head, he can infect every other area of your life. And he starts by using the people closest to you. A narcissist is someone who has demonic spirits driving their destructive behavior. These spirits tempt the narcissist with a false sens...

Grab your FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide Behind the Mask: What 24 Narcissists Had to Say About You Narcissists have a superficial and alluring charm that draws you in to their web. They say everything you want to hear, but over time the cracks in their mask start to show. Maybe after years of inconsistent behavior that didn’t match their words, y...

The Dark Side of Therapy: Avoid These 6 Counselor Types Finding the right person to help you in your struggle is crucial. That’s why I’ve teamed up with Faithful Counseling—to help Faithful Counseling  https://faithfulcounseling.com/krisreece   Counselors have become like hairstylists—everyone's got one. Just a few years ago, it was more taboo to need a counselor, whereas today, it’s often th...

Grab your FREE Toxic People Survival Guide https://krisreece.com/toxic-people-survival-guide Can a Narcissist Be a Christian?  You’ve heard of an oxymoron, right? An oxymoron is a self-contradicting word or group of words , like ‘jumbo shrimp,’ ‘awfully good,’ and ‘only choice.’  If you were just learning the language, some of these figures of speech would confuse you, and rightfully so.   The sam...

5 Toxic Movies God Wants You to Stop Romanticizing   Who formed your idea of love? If you’re like many, it wasn’t God, it wasn’t your parents, it wasn’t even the person you fell in love with. No, it was something much more distorted and toxic.  It was the movies.  For as long as films have been in existence, they have continued to pervert and disfigure the truth meaning of loving relationships.  T...

Join your FREE 5 Day Mountain Moving Faith Devotional  https://krisreece.com/5-day-faith-devotional-series/ Have you been saved by grace but still feel like you’re living in a chokehold?  In Galatians 5:1–15 , the apostle Paul discusses the nature of freedom in Christ, beginning with an admonition to “stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled aga...

Grab your FREE Uncover Your God-Given Purpose Guide  http://krisreece.com/purpose God’s Calling on Your Life Will Be Revealed in These 3 Ways   Have you ever wondered what you were created to do?  Ephesians 2:10 reminds us, “For we are all God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”  But you can miss your calling if you’re hung up on the...

There’s just something refreshing about a new year. It's a brand new opportunity to wipe the slate clean and get a reset. A chance to stop feeling like a loser from missing the mark last year and opportunity and a do-over for this year. Well, hey, my friend. My name is Kris Reece. I want to welcome you back to another edition of the Building Faith Podcast. Where it is my hope to bring you Bib...

Are you struggling with the pain of your past? Maybe someone betrayed you and you just can’t make sense of it. Or perhaps you’re still in the midst of a toxic situation and losing hope for a way out. Or maybe you’re wondering why God isn’t using you. You love Him and long to do His will, only to find yourself always sitting on the sidelines Over the years in my counseling and ministry there has be...

If you’re wondering why some promises haven’t come to pass in your life, it could be that you’re hanging on a wish, not a promise. Maybe some well-meaning Christians wanted to encourage you and told you that God would grant your every desire….but they are misrepresenting God and leading you astray. So to keep you from experiencing unnecessary disappointment and frustration, let’s talk about five t...

A few months ago, I launched a series on biblical boundaries, and these videos were met with welcome arms and the thank yous were flooding in, but it wasn't too long until I was inundated with one disheartened message after another. their boundaries weren't working. What went wrong? Was my advice off or are there just certain people that are immune to boundaries? Let's find out. Bec...

In our Christian culture, where boundaries are shamed as hate, codependency is glorified as love, and entitlement is disguised as faith. It's no wonder that so many Christians, find themselves in toxic unGodly relationships for fear of disappointing God simply for setting boundaries. But do we have it all wrong?  Our boundaries actually, something that God not only supports, but encourages hi...

One Church to the next, I would search for the most charismatic environment I could find because I longed for the spirit of God, I would wait online for hours, just for Word to be spoken over me. I would pray endlessly for a powerful move of God to overtake every fiber of my being, I was a woman on fire for God or so I thought.  I went to a conference many years ago and the purpose of this confere...

Imagine living your life in constant fear, never knowing how, or when you're going to be blamed, for just being you. Stomach, is always in knots, you'll watch your every word you'd give anything to be able to just relax. All you want to do is live in peace but you can't seem to escape this toxic person. No, no, not because your barricaded or in bondage, but simply because you w...

The mother daughter relationship should be one marked by nurture, love, support and proper correction. Sadly for many women, their relationship with mom is marked by dysfunction, blame, self-centeredness, and manipulation. It’s difficult to hug a porcupine, even when she’s your mother. And if you’re being honest, there’s no other relationship where you would tolerate such behavior. Over the years,...

In this episode we talk about when to stay and when to walk away from a toxic mother and how to do it biblically. Leaving a relationship is never easy and the decision should not be taken lightly, but we have necessary relationship endings all the time, friends, coworkers, even churches. But what do you do when you have to consider walking away from your own mother? Some people have a great relati...