Spiritual Leadership: Boundaries Paper
Tanya Attebery 17 September 2022 Lead 103: Spiritual Leadership Boundaries: Family, Work, & Worldview “And so, we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them” (New Application Study Bible, 1 John 4:16). This scripture encompasses the very nature of God. Our deepest need is to belong, so relationships give us a sense of connectedness and a purpose for our soul’s existence. Reading the book on boundaries I reflected on three aspects as I relate to my family, my career, and how I can take my Christian worldview to impact those who are spiritually lost. My spiritual and emotional radar was broken from childhood. My father abandoned me when I was five years old. One of my stepfathers was an alcoholics and physical abuser of my mom. As a child, my need to make a connection with my family was rejected on multiple levels. So, into adulthood I married a very emotionally abusive man. I spent seventeen years twisting m