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A leader from North Platte met with me after years of giving everything he had to everyone who asked. He said yes because he didn’t want to seem unkind. He said yes because he’d been taught that good leaders sacrifice endlessly. He said yes because Nebraska culture values generosity. But the problem was this he never said yes to himself.
He told me he was exhausted, overwhelmed, and quietly angry at the very people he loved serving. Not because they did anything wrong, but because he never protected his own soul. His business was thriving, but he felt like he was drowning under the weight of obligations he never should have carried alone.
I told him something he had never considered: “Boundaries are spiritual, not selfish.” He looked at me confused, so I continued, “Every time you allow something to drain you, you are giving away energy God intended for your calling, your family, your peace, and your future.”
It was as if a light broke through.
We spent weeks helping him identify where he was overgiving emotionally, mentally, financially, and creatively. We talked about how Jesus served with compassion but also retreated into solitude. Even Christ had boundaries. Even He stepped away to refill. Even He didn’t say yes to everyone.
Slowly, this Nebraska leader began to practice boundaries. He started saying no without guilt. He started protecting his time. He stopped allowing urgency from others to become pressure inside him. And for the first time in years he rested.
One morning he texted me, “Isaiah, I feel peaceful. I feel whole. I feel present again.” That’s the power of boundaries. They don’t limit your impact. They preserve your capacity to sustain it.
If you feel stretched thin and unable to protect your own peace, I’d be honored to help you build the boundaries your calling deserves.
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