Who Needs Boundaries?

When most of us hear the word boundaries our thoughts are not usually positive. Boundaries bring to mind lack of movement, lack of creativity, lack of fun. Haven't we been taught to "think outside the box" & "color outside the lines?" Even some of our oldest songs contain an "anti-boundaries" theme..."Give me land lots of land under starry skies above, don't fence me in." With all this ingrained into our psyche why would we do a series on...you guessed it...Boundaries. While we are certainly pro-creativity at Real Life Family Center we also understand the absolute necessity for healthy boundaries. Without them our traffic system would be in chaos, our nation in anarchy and our morality a big mess. Yes, proper boundaries give us structure, support and balance. Show me a person or a family that lacks or does not follow well thought out boundaries and I will show you a person or family that not only lacks balance, but exhausts itself under that load. Our next series at RLFC entitled, "Got Boundaries?" will help point out the need for well thought out structure and systems as well as teach us how to put them in place if lacking. We will discuss boundaries for thinking, emotions, relationship, finances and time. These are 5 of the most important areas of life and with these 5 pillars is constructed the majority of our lives.  Challenge - take a good look at your life in each of those 5 areas. Is anyone of them a little chaotic? Out of control or out of balance? Anyone of those areas bringing exhaustion to your life? It may be the result of an overlooked or absent boundary. Join us these next 6 weeks as we examine, rebuild and strengthen the boundaries in our lives.