Boundaries and bubbles
I am realizing how often I pushed my way into others lives by hopping over the fence of their heart. I don't know that I would have had any friends my age in high school. I have been reflecting on relationships and though I don't regret them I do have so many things in my life to lay down! A lot of the struggles I have had are communicating strong boundaries for myself without pulling away.
John 10: 1-5
Where is the line between honor and boundaries? This question has been a battle. Simply stated sometimes I have a hard time expressing my own needs without guilt or shame, especially if I see it hit someone else hard. I've gotten better since I am capable of saying no, however I still feel I have to justify declining. Isn't that the same as apologizing for existing, you know the people that are so uncomfortable in the space they take up, they over apologize.
I want to own the space I take up proudly and move in the fullness of what God has for me. I cannot take hold of anything until I believe I can have it. Boundaries give me the parameters of good stewardship allowing me to take care of what Is mine and Not what isn't mine.
One person's poor planning does not make an emergency on my part. I cannot save people from themselves. However by setting boundaries for myself I allow others to be themselves. It allows me to be consistent not double-minded.
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