Unfair/Unrealistic/UnScriptural Expectations

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LadyRev,
I think these kind of discussions are helpful to bringing a certain light to the the issues of boundaries, roles, and realms.

Boundaries are real and purposeful in God's design of things.

If we could look at owner responsibility, individual diverse giftings, and the operation of a bondservant of Jesus in ministry, with a clear acknowledgement of where it should operate and when a boundary crossing is involved, peace and spiritual maturity would be served.

If we have inadvertantly (or even purposely) created a man-centric delivery system, then we are going to continually be frustrated by the tarpit caused by individuals thinking they have access/priviledge rights without acknowledgement of responsibility and boundaries.

Those who I serve are neither my master nor are they my sheep. Because I love the Good Shepherd who first loved me, I serve my Lord and saviour in serving his sheep.

In times past, some folks operating within roles as gifting servants among the saints, have expressed chronic fatigue for the constant examination of the roles and boundaries that should apply among the members of the body of Christ. My sense is that the misapplication of these roles and boundaries is the underlying cause that results in the setting of your thread start.