This week, I really wanted to write about a different topic, but the Lord wouldn’t let me get off this topic. So, here I am being obedient to what I felt in my spirit. You know sometimes you have to put your own agenda aside so that God can speak to His people. With that being said… Let’s talk boundaries!
Definition of boundary (noun)
~ a line that marks the limits of an area; a dividing line
~ a limit of a subject or sphere of activity
As you see; the word boundary is a noun. It’s an action word. It’s something that you “do.” Events always have boundaries, places that you can’t go beyond, sometimes for your safety, and other times, it’s a designated area that only certain people can cross. Either way, you get my point!
The Lord has been dealing with me about setting boundaries; healthy boundaries; boundaries for the well-being of my soul. I’ve had to let go, cut off, and remove things and people that were not healthy for my soul. The cutting off and letting go of things can be a very painful process. It definitely isn’t satisfying to the flesh, but remember laying your fleshly desires down, must be a continual thing.
At some point, you have to analyze the things that are not good for you or your soul. For some people, it may be an addiction, to others it may be a toxic relationship/friendship, for others, it may be work related issues. Whatever it may be, everyone needs boundaries. These boundaries need to be set for the well-being of your soul.
I’m going to challenge you this week to re-evaluate your life and look at the things/people that bring you down and are not healthy for your soul. This may entail blocking people on social media, unfollowing people, deleting phone numbers, changing numbers, not going to certain places that will allow temptation to creep in, watching videos you shouldn’t be watching, hanging with people you shouldn’t be hanging with, or simply just telling people NO!
The things that are not healthy for your soul, you MUST cut and let go! All the negative things that don’t make you feel good, or build you up, get rid of it. Your life is too precious to waste on things or people who don’t deserve you. That drug doesn’t deserve your happiness, that toxic relationship doesn’t deserve your happiness, that X-rated video doesn’t deserve your happiness.
All these things are trying to feel a void that you haven’t come to grips with. It’s time to take control of your life and happiness. It’s not going to be easy, but if you do the necessary things to get your happiness back, down the road, you’ll look back and know it was all worth the fight. You don’t have to fight these battles alone, get some accountability partners to help you through.
I know some boundaries may be harder than others, but think about this: the harder the boundary to set; the greater the reward will be!
Let this be the start to a new healthy lifestyle for you. Not just physically and mentally, but spiritually too. When the days get tough, because they will; ask your accountability partners for prayer and most importantly ask God for the strength to help you through. Scripture says to give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you!
Here some scripture for you to recite when times get tough…
Psalm 55:22: “Give your burdens to the LORD, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” NLT
Isaiah 40:29: “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” NIV
Ephesians 6:10: “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.” HCSB
Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” ESV
Psalm 28:7: “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him.” NIV
Love this topic because it’s always a reminder! Our bodies and minds, are especially, our “temples” and we need to keep them sacred and clean. I believe everything connects together…
you continue to eat crap food and not do some type of activity (working out, walking, yoga, sports…etc), you will continue to feel like crap…make crap choices with crap people,,,,settle for crap circumstances etc. You become crap! lol. Its all vital to mind, body and soul!!!!
Chelles, we do not need anymore “crap” in our lives! Lol. Boundaries is such a necessary thing to live by.
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