The Bible study discussed setting spiritual boundaries with other Christians to avoid inappropriate behavior. It explained that God gave Adam dominion over boundaries and we must choose freedom through the Holy Spirit. Breaking boundaries shows they were never properly established. Some people pretend to have boundaries to manipulate others. True boundaries prevent people from crossing lines too early or figuring out ways to invade your space. Saying no helps avoid manipulation and sets proper boundaries.

1. 07.15.10 I Am Global International Ministries Bible Study this week continued detailing how setting boundaries in your spiritual life detail how far you can go with your sisters and brothers in Christ. Genesis 1:26 explains when God had given Adam dominion over the boundaries that he had set for him so let’s begin there as we continue with setting spiritual boundaries! “ God gave us freedom through Adam and Eve (our first parents). We have to choose freedom through the Holy Spirit.” “ If you break boundaries they were never set…just established.” “ Some people pretend to have boundaries so you can break them (false boundaries). People like this have no set boundaries and can be a set-up from the enemy.” “ If someone says they are a man or woman of God and you ask what are their boundaries and they have none they will cause you to break your boundaries and cross theirs.” “ When you allow people to cross your boundaries too early they can fake how they act around you because they know you.” “ In the body of Christ, people should define you by your boundaries (you only try and prove things to people who know you by your pattern, not by your boundaries).” “ Once you give people your boundaries they will respect your pattern.” “ Your space becomes invaded when your boundaries are set and people try to figure out how to get in.”

2. “ Due to a lack of boundaries, most of us try and convince ourselves that we are bigger than our last fall.” “ When patterns are set people already know what to do to get to you.” “ There needs to be a shift in our lives. We should shift our pattern of people knowing what we are going to do into a boundary of people respecting what we are going to do.” “ In order for someone to cross a boundary that you have set, permission must come solely from the Holy Spirit.” “ If you have a pattern of being a giver, doer, and/or fixer you need to be in an environment of support, not a place to over give, over do, and over fix.” “ Counterfeit victims look for sympathy because the have no boundaries.” “ Counterfeit victims use abuse to cover up who they really are.” “ Boundaries set on a controller, manipulator, or pretender shows how powerless they are.” “ When boundaries are broken by people who are manipulators, controllers, or pretenders, it shows how ungodly and how unholy they are.” “ People who can set boundaries but choose not to, do this so that other people can feel their pain.” “ When you are doing things wrong and continue in negative results you welcome bad experiences.” “ When you say “no”, that means that you know yourself without working out a “yes” through manipulation by another person.”

3. “ Most of us miss our suffering opportunities to identify with our Father because we don’t say no.” “ We must stop avoiding opportunities to feel how Jesus felt.” “ By saying “no” you can cause good hurt, and by saying “yes” in a “no” situation, there is a result of bad injury.” “ Never focus on the promise that God has for you in good hurt.” “ Many of us respond to a premature or non-manifested yes. Similar to real estate…just because you sign for the house doesn’t mean you get the keys.” “ It’s easier to turn a “no” into a “yes”, than a “yes” into a “no” after the fact. For example, “No, I wont have sex before marriage, but we can have sex and get married.” or “Because we've had sex before marriage, I don’t want to marry you.” “ Turning a “yes” into a “no” after the fact is just a reminder of the guilt.”

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