Good Boundaries and Goodbyes by Lysa TerKeurst
Week 3: Chapter 2 — What Is a Boundary, Really?
Read Chapter 2 of Good Boundaries and Goodbyes. Key passages to consider: Galatians 6:2, 5; Matthew 22:37–39.
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One of the most important things this chapter does is define the word that gets used (and misused) so often — before going further, let's make sure we're all talking about the same thing.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.Lysa defines a boundary not as a wall to keep people out, but as a property line that clarifies what you are and are not responsible for. How does this definition differ from how you've heard the word used before?
2.She uses the image of a fence with a gate — something that can open and close — rather than a solid wall. How does that image change the emotional charge the word "boundary" may carry for you?
3.Galatians 6:2 says to "bear one another's burdens," and verse 5 says "each one should carry their own load." Lysa unpacks the tension between these two verses. In your own words, what distinction is she drawing between a burden and a load?
a.Can you think of a time when you carried someone else's load (rather than their burden) and it exhausted or harmed you?
b.Can you think of a time when someone else carried your load instead of letting you carry it yourself? What effect did that have?
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