NO BOUNDARIES

One of Webster's definitions for boundaries is "the limit". I think boundaries are created for safety and security. For some reason, our society is wanting to live a life with no boundaries. We think that we are being kept from things instead of being protected from things that could happen for crossing the lines that are set before us. Boundaries have been established since the beginning of time. The most precious and familiar are the Ten Commandments. Most of us can recite them, but do we live by them? (OUCH) In case you've not heard, they are trying to have them removed from every public place they are displayed. Without them, our world will be out of control. Let's keep them alive and teach them to all those that we love.

1. Do not worship any other gods but the one true God. That does not include Budda, Mohammed, or any other mystical creature.

2. Do not make idols of any kind. Let me list a few: money, clothes, sports, approval of man and you can fill in the rest of the blanks.

3. Do not use the name of the Lord in vain. Jesus Christ is Lord, not a curse word. Need I say more.

4. Observe the Sabbath and keep it Holy. It doesn't really matter what day it is but even God rested on the seventh day. We can't be more busy than He is.

5. Honor you father and mother. I think we have it backwards. We honor our children and then expect them to love us when we're old. (HELLO)

6. Do not murder. We are now under a government that is not pro-life. What part of THOU SHALL NOT do they not understand.

7. Do not commit adultery. Even though our TV's are plastered with that stuff and the world thinks we should do whatever makes us happy, a covenant is a covenant.

8. Do not steal. Let me put it this way: DO NOT TAKE WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU! You do reap what you sow. That's doesn't have to be a punishment because if you sow blessings, guess what you get back.

9. Treat you neighbor as yourself. I don't have the urge to rob a bank or shoot the next person I see, but do I treat others the way I want to be treated? I'm in training, how about you?

10. Do not covet what your neighbor has. We don't know the price they paid for what they have and we can't see behind the scenes.

I think our safest place is under the wings of the Lord Almighty. He has a book full of boundaries for us to refer to.