The Gift of Limits

If there’s one thing I’ve struggled with most in my journey of slowing down, it’s accepting my limits.

For me, limits often felt like failure. Limits remind us of what we can’t do, where we fall short, and how fragile we are. In my own recovery from PTSD, I’ve had to face physical and emotional boundaries that I didn’t really want to admit existed. But, they do. We all have limits. And those limits change as we age. One day, my mind and body simply said, “You can’t keep going like this.”

Terri Bantau

Getting old ain’t for sissies.

At first, I resisted. Naturally. I believed that pushing through was a sign of strength and that admitting limits was weak. But God, through the Holy Spirit, has been gently teaching me otherwise.

The Apostle Paul wrote about pleading with God to take away his weakness, only to hear the Lord respond: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Limits aren’t punishment. They are grace. They remind us that we are not God. They press us to depend on Him. They free us from the illusion of self-sufficiency and invite us into the rest of His sufficiency. If it weren’t for limits, would we seek God?

I’m learning to see my limits as guardrails, rather than cages. I don’t like cages. I don’t like boxes. But God’s guardrails keep me from wrecking my life. They protect me from going too far, too fast. They create space for God’s power to show up where mine ends. They remind me that I need God every hour.

Marianne Williamson

As we let our own light shine, we give other people permission to do the same.

So today, instead of despising your limits, here’s a suggestion: Try thanking God for them. They may just be His way of saving you from yourself, of slowing you down so you can hear His voice more clearly.

After all, what feels like weakness may actually be the very place where God’s strength shines brightest. How cool is that?

Until my next post…

Be salty, stay lit.

Rainer Bantau —The Devotional Guy™

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