Crossing Boundaries

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. James 5:12 ESV

Good Morning Girlfriends:

Sitting and listening to a lady unload what she was going through at this time with a young family member, was quite a lot to take in. Her story unraveled as she continued to tell me about all of the dynamics that came along with having this family member in her home. she shared that she found it a little overwhelming at times, because she had not experienced anything like this before.

From the day that this lady opened up her home, guide lines had been laid down of what was allowed and what was not allowed to take place. As time had went by, she continued to share that she had learned that this young person was in the need of much love, and needed the presence of a loving mother figure.

It had not been easy at times as she continued to say, little items went missing, questionable things were taking place and she was in the need of prayer in order to help her continue on with the task that was in front of her. ( This story was under consent to share)

Girlfriends, I know from having raised five children of my own, it was hard enough in those days and I can see it is a much tougher world out there today to raise children with everything that is coming at them. There is more bullying taking place, suicides are very high, and there is a lot of young people in school from middle school to high school who are sleeping around with each other, yet they say they are just friends.

When a parent puts guidelines in place or has boundaries, of course it is for their children's own protection and when the boundaries are crossed a consequence or recompense is put into place when the guidelines are not followed. Proverbs 13:24 says, "If you refuse to discipline your son, it proves you don't love him; for if you love him you will be prompt to punish him." Discipline is not abuse, it is a way of correction in hopes a child will not do the same mistake over again, it is done out of love.

If a child crosses the boundary line and nothing is done about it, they will most like try it again, because nothing was done the first time, then things can certainly get out of hand. Sitting down with the child with gentle speech, will go a lot further than harsh words and yelling. (Proverbs 15:1) Not only children, but we as adults have to be held accountable for our actions, it's not okay to cross boundaries. In most cases an adult should know the difference between right and wrong, where children are still learning these things.

With God on this lady's side and the love of God she has in her heart, it will be love that will prevail over her situation as well as reinforced guidelines being put in place for correction, in love. Galatians 6:2 tells us to bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Let's keep one another in prayer, we don't know what each other is going through in this crazy world we live in, but we do know that prayer changes things, Philippians 4:6-7.

Let's Pray,

Father God, I thank You for yet another day to praise You. Lord I lift up the ones who are struggling with their little ones and their teenagers as they try to keep things on track. Lord, I speak a supernatural strength over each of them and that the wisdom of God would come over them to know how to handle each situation. Lord let each situation be dealt with by love, let love reign over it all, but let not correction be neglected if need be. Lord, I pray that wise decisions are made in each and every situation in the mighty name of Jesus, Amen.

be blessed dear ones and pass the blessings on.