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Lessons from Laban

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on September 16, 2011

Genesis 29; Ecclesiastes 5:1-7 – "Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. 2  Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. 3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words. 4  When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5  Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay. 6  Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands? 7  For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God." 

1.  DTA (Don’t Trust Anybody)- not even your future father-in-law. 

2. ALWAYS get the details clear – and, where possible, ALWAYS get them in writing. 

3. INSIST UPON INTEGRITY – even if your Laban HAS none, but insists he’s ACTING WITH integrity. And ALWAYS ACT WITH INTEGRITY YOURSELF. 

4. DO RIGHT – regardless of Laban’s UTTER INABILITY to do right.  And …

5. GET, and KEEP, God involved.

Posted in Boundaries, Communication, Discouragement, Forgiveness, Human Nature, Integrity, Justice, Leadership, Reconciliation, Rejection, Relationships, Resilience, Suffering, Tests, Trust | Comments Off

Boundaries Against Sin

Posted by ProliferatingTruth on April 4, 2009

Boundaries
The Importance Of Boundaries Against Sin

Proverbs 25:28: “He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.”

Introductory Statements:

We need to guard the gates of our soul because our world is full of enticements to sin. And those enticements are available, in many cases, at the touch of a button. In some cases, they can even be unsolicited. Furthermore, these enticements are commonly accepted by society. But they must be kept at bay and at a distance in the Christian’s life. This is done by exercising separation, along with other strong personal boundaries, as Christians. “A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished” (Proverbs 22:3). “A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident” (Proverbs 14:16).

What are the gates of our soul? The gates to our soul are our five senses: Sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell. And these senses have the potential spur on such wicked desires as discontentment, gluttony, lust, and covetousness. Remember what Christ said in Matt 5:29-30: “If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.” In other words, whatever causes us to stumble, whether it be external or internal, ought to be eliminated from our lives, in order that we might preserve our holiness, purity and chastity before our God.

So it is of utmost importance that we guard our hearts against sin and intrusion by the desires, philosophies, and enticements of this world.

Let’s look at what our personal boundaries are designed to do.

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