The first boundary that we are going to discuss today is places.

Places that you will or will not go.

This is wide open for discussion. Think about your weak spots.  Truth is we all know where we struggle.  We all have places that probably are not good for us to go.  For someone who struggles with alcohol, it might be that bars would not be a good place to be.  If your struggle is pornography, perhaps being on the computer especially whenever you are alone may be a bad choice.

How committed are you to stay away from your weakness?

Several years ago, I read about a man named Greg who struggled with looking at scantily dressed women.  One in particular, he would see jogging every day on his way to work.  After a couple of weeks, he found himself starting to look for her in the morning, just to get a glimpse of her.  One day, on the way to work, he didn’t see her. He found himself sad.  As the day went by, he would stop and wonder what she was doing that day?  Why wasn’t she out jogging?  Did something come up? By that afternoon, he had consumed his entire day thinking about the jogger.  He went home, depressed, hoping that he would get an opportunity to see her again tomorrow.

The next day he got up, a little bit earlier than usual so that he could take his time driving in to work.  He would be sure, that if she was out jogging today, he wasn’t going to miss seeing her. His wife seemed a little surprised, whenever she realized he was up early, and she herself was running behind. She asked him if he would mind taking their daughter to preschool that morning since he was ahead of schedule, and she was obviously not.

The preschool was not where his jogger was, he would have to go a completely different route to work.  He was upset.  “Can’t you take her?” He almost demanded.

No sooner had the words come out of his mouth, did he feel like the Lord turned his heart inside out. He apologized to his wife, and in route to preschool, God started to reveal to him his heart, and his obsession with this jogger.  He remembered how consumed he was the day before, whenever he was unable to see her.

Guys, we all have a choice to make.  Do we entertain that thought?  Do we look, even though we know we shouldn’t?  Greg realized he too had a choice to make.  He knew that his fascination with his jogger friend has started crossing the line, and he was overstepping his boundaries by not only looking whenever the opportunity arose, but he began seeking opportunities to sin as well.

We all have places that we know are not healthy places for us to be.  Greg decided from that day going forward that he would take a different route to work, so that the jogger would no longer be an issue.  We need to be aware of the places that we struggle, and put a plan into action to protect ourselves.

Where are some places where you struggle?  Maybe you know where you struggle, but you aren’t sure what to do from there?  Leave us a comment below.