Boundaries

       I'm thinking and going to be learning a lot about boundaries in the New year and try and set some for me to get my life under my control along with God. It will be a process. How I wish I could be on a mission trip doing this but it is good either way. You will see a lot of enteries here about boundaries because I am reading the book called "Boundaries: When to say Yes, when to Say No To Take Control of Your Life".  It is by Dr. Henry Cloud and Dr. John Townsend. It has some pretty good points and verses from the Bible so I will be using those as enteries maybe to tell what they mean to me.
         I've already come across Gen. 1:28 where it says  that we must do what the Lord has given us on this earth to do. To subdue this earth and name every living creature and thing but that was Adam's job and purpose here on the earth from God. God has a plan for each one of like that though we just need to follow Him for it. As my friend sums up this verse, "Have Dominion". That means to me take control of what God has for you in this life so you can be happy in the next. You are the only person that can have dominion over your life with God's help of course. You are the only one that can set the boundaries inside and out.
         I can't wait to get started with the book and I think the book would be great for any small Bible study to do because it is just about life and how boundaries go with it. Boundaries are nothing to be scared of or run away from. God talks about boundaries and does boundaries a lot in the Bible. Something that the book already pointed out to me was that God said he was apart fro everything in this world when it was made. Another thing was that The Tinity is three person: Father, Son, and Holy Gost but they each doing different things in their own way and they can only do so much for us. They have their boundaries too. Just think if the Holy Gost had no boundaries, what would that be like?
           God set boundaries for Adam and Eve and did they follow them. No and look at what happened. They can sent out to be on their our. No more close time with God hearing Him talk or seeing Him walk in the garden with them. They were cast out of the garden. Boundaries are a good thing but so often the church teaches them as a bad thing by being selfish or just teaching them for dating/boyfriends when really they have to do with all of your life not just that part. The little things we do everyday is a boundary choice one way or the other. Good or bad. The verse in Proverbs where it says to "watch our hearts for it is the well spring of life". That means sat boundaries around it of all kinds so that good and joyful things can come out of it instead of bad things.
             This is only the start of what I have learned about boundaries by reading that book. I hope you keep looking for more enteries and not only enjoy them but will walk through this jounary with me and I could use some encouragement too if you feel like giving some. :) I hope this will change your life like I'm hoping it will change mine within the next year.