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Boundaries are a Tool not a Weapon.
May 1, 2024
Hey Clawson Family!
Song:
Scripture:
Matthew 5:37
New Living Translation
37 Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one.
1 Corinthians 6:12
New Living Translation
12 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.
Devotional:
A tool is used to do something good. Whether a hammer or a gun, the tool is used to perfom a purpose. A weapon is meant to hurt.
What boundaries should not be a tool to help be great healthy relationships. Boundaries should not be avoidance. Boundaries are not the silent treatment. Boundaries are not ghosting people.
Not communicating is a great sign of immaturity, and an impure heart.
Boundaries are not gossip. Those are signs that we are using the term boundaries as a weapon and your motives and intentions and heart are not in a good place.
Quit demonizing people, catch me on a bad day and you may not come back to church here. So, we use boundaries as a tool.
How should boundaries be used as a tool?
To make sure that influences in your life are good. And to put a boundary between you and people that are trying to influence you in a way that you know you should not be influenced.
To protect your health. Physical, spiritual, emotional, mental
To help balance your life - who gets access and responsibility.
Journal:
In your journal today, compare when boundaries are being used as a tool and when they are being used as a weapon. Think about the boundaries in your life. Are they tools or weapons? What areas in your life need better boundaries? Where do you need to tear some boundaries down that are being used as a weapon?
Training:
Father,
I confess that I have not always meant Yes when I said Yes. Neither have I always meant No when I said No. I want to live an honest life with healthy boundaries. Help me evaluate where I need to set stronger boundaries or tear poor boundaries down. Help me to use my boundaries as a tool and not a weapon. I trust that You will give me the wisdom to know the difference.
In Jesus Name, Amen
Ask God to give you guidance and wisdom. He will give you greater peace by helping you repair and rebuild your boundaries.
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