Fences in our Lives

Years ago a study was conducted. At a daycare, kids were allowed outside, closely watched by the staff. There was no fence. The kids stayed close to the building, even when the staff prompted them to go out further. It wasn't until a fence was constructed that the children ventured further away from the building.

Proverbs calls a person a fool who tosses away rules or as I call it, boundaries.  King David said he delighted in God's laws. These are two different views. The first saw the law or rules as restrictions and tossed it aside. The second saw it as a place of security.

I chose the King David way. Living as a Christian is not a set of rules that I have to stay within, it's a set of rules that I get to stay within. And within that protection I produce the greatest life a human being could live.

Which view do you hold?