Boundaries for Success in God

Emptied of Self
While it is the Divine Spirit that makes the ground of the human heart good, the truth that is set forth in the parable of the sower bears on human responsibility. We must try to have our hearts like good ground for "the seed," to hear and understand the word. Let us hear it regularly, not "now and then"; let us pray beforehand for the grace of the Holy Spirit; let us guard against preoccupying the heart with the things of the world—as in a Sunday newspaper; and let us be ready to do as the word directs, like the jailer when he asked, "What must I do to be saved" (Acts 16:30), or like Saul when he said, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" (Acts 9:6).
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF GOD’S BOUNDARIES?
Genesis 2:16-17 . . . The Lord God gave him this warning: “You may freely eat any fruit in the garden except fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat of its fruit, you will surely die.”
Deuteronomy 10:13 . . . Obey the Lord’s commands and laws that I am giving you today for your own good.
God’s boundaries are set for our own good. They help us stay within his will.
Psalm 36:1 . . . Sin whispers to the wicked, deep within their hearts. They have no fear of God to restrain them.
Romans 3:17-18 . . . They do not know what true peace is. They have no fear of God to restrain them.
God’s boundaries are set for our protection from evil. They help us stay away from sin.
Psalm 23:4 . . . Even when I walk through the dark valley of death, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.
God’s boundaries are set for our safety and comfort. They keep us from harm.