HOW TO LOVE THOSE WHO OVERSTEP GODLY BOUNDARIES Written by Mindy Schuman Have you ever thought about what your actions should look like when you love someone? These actions of love tend to come pretty easily with those we love and cherish, and who show us love and kindness in return. I want to share today about another angle to loving others, a general principle that the Bible has a lot to say about yet has become a stumbling block to some in the body of Christ. The enemy has tried to deceive true believers in many ways, including attempting to use religion and twisting scripture to deceive believers about how to love others who overstep and cross our personal and moral boundaries. Specifically, how do we love those that demand we let them control areas of our life that don’t belong to them and that they have no authority over? The Bible is clear that we are to have and enforce personal boundaries to keep others from crossing the line and controlling areas where it is inappropriate for them to do so. In addition, by exercising personal boundaries, we avoid unnecessary temptations that we would otherwise be exposed to…

When I grew up I went to the doctor when I was sick and the chiropractor when I had back pain and headaches (as I was diagnosed with scoliosis).  I was never taught about how we could walk in the full authority of Christ to be able to see the same works that He did and experience good health like He did. So when I became an adult I experienced catching pneumonia when I was attending a missions program’s annual conference in Orange County, CA.  I played golf and tennis outside and began to cough up blood the last day I was there and then flew home on a plane and got weaker and weaker and weaker.  By the time I landed in Indianapolis I was very weak and the next morning could not go to work as I felt so exhausted and could barely breathe.  I went to my doctor and he said my lungs were 75% filled with liquid and had I waited to come in until the next day I would have died.  He gave me very large penicillin pills and after a week I became stronger.  He told me that I would catch bronchitis and pneumonia…