Healthy Relationships Respect Boundaries

12–15 minutes

Center · Stillness

Settle in

Put the phone down. Take one slow breath, and say: “God, I am here. Speak, I am listening.”

Read · The passage

Scripture

“Everything is permissible,” but not everything is beneficial. “Everything is permissible,” but not everything is edifying.

1 Corinthians 10:23, BSB

Learn · Reflection

Reflection

Healthy Relationships Respect Boundaries

Talk · Conversation

Talk about it

What would you need to say to someone close to you for that relationship to become more honest and more safe?

Thank · Gratitude

Give thanks

Today I thank God for one relationship where I can be honest without being afraid.

Ask · Prayer

Pray together

Lord, not everything that is allowed builds me up. Teach me to build relationships on respect, truth, and care, without fear and without pressure.

Begin · Application

Carry it into the day

Today, calmly tell one person close to you something you need in that relationship, starting with “I need” instead of an accusation.

Scripture quoted from the Berean Standard Bible. Public domain (CC0)