Boundaries by Henry Cloud
Week 14: Chapter 13 — Boundaries and God
Read Chapter 13 of Boundaries by Henry Cloud and John Townsend.
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For many readers, this is the most searching chapter in the book — because it addresses the ways we project our boundary problems onto God Himself. Come with honesty and openness.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Cloud and Townsend describe how people with boundary problems often experience God as either a demanding taskmaster (whose approval must constantly be earned) or an absent father (who cannot be trusted to show up). Do either of these distortions resonate with your own experience of God?
2.The authors argue that God actually models perfect boundaries — He will not violate our free will, He allows consequences, He speaks clearly about what He will and will not do. How does recognizing these qualities in God change how you relate to Him?
3.Cloud and Townsend point to God's pattern in Scripture of clearly stating His limits: "If you do this, I will do that." The covenant structure of the Bible is itself a kind of bounded relationship. How does seeing God as a covenant partner (rather than an unpredictable authority) affect your sense of spiritual safety?
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