Boundaries can be good things. They can protect us. They can help define us – as to what we believe, what we will stand on, and what we will stand for. They can unite us in a common effort.
Yes, like any good thing, boundaries can also be misused. Others can attempt to use boundaries to control us and abuse us. That’s why it’s important that we understand the reasons for the boundaries. We need to understand why they’ve been established. British writer and philosopher G. K Chesterton wrote, “Don’t remove a fence until you know why it was put up in the first place.” There are some fences that need to be taken down – but there are many others that need to stand strong.
From the very beginning, our Creator established boundaries for us – boundaries for our good. But our prideful and sinful nature resists those boundaries….