A friend of mine made a post earlier talking about toxicity and boundaries – it goes like this ..
“Toxic people make us think we’re holding a grudge – when in reality we’re only holding a boundary”
So yes – with this truth in mind – let’s talk about boundaries – it’s simple.
Boundaries are about taking responsibility for our own lives. God gives us freedom to choose to live within His boundaries or outside of them – and to live outside of God’s boundaries means to accept the consequences.
Living inside God’s boundaries brings blessings, and yes – living outside of them brings destruction and death
A person with healthy boundaries takes responsibility for his own life and allows others to live theirs – the goal of boundaries is to make sacrifices for people when appropriate, but – never in a destructive manner.
We should be available for people in a crisis, but unavailable to indulgent demands – being gracious is not a blank check for others to continually drain our emotional account.
Saying “yes” out of fear of rejection is really a selfish motive for being kind – being kind in order to gain someone’s favor smacks of hypocrisy and shows a definite need for boundaries.
Fear of someone’s disapproval can lead to codependency – which is – the unhealthy alternative to interdependency.
Friends – we can be kind, gentle and loving – we can do this with boundaries in place – it’s God’s way – and there is no other way.
We are loved by love Himself. He loves us big and He loves us strong, and yes – love wins period
“Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil” Matthew 5:37
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