“Your iPhone May Be Too Close”
This was a new setting I found on my phone while troubleshooting some days ago. I thought it was a great one and activated it.
The problem now is that this message keeps popping up on my screen more than usual — and I started thinking about taking it off.
But then I paused. Why did I activate the setting in the first place? Was it meant to help me (protect my eyes or frustrate me?) Why did I suddenly forget its benefits, focusing instead on its inconvenience?
Sometimes in life, we do the same thing with the boundaries we’ve set for ourselves.
When you find yourself about to compromise i.e resetting that alarm meant for prayer just to sleep a little longer, adjusting that diet plan “just this once,” lifting that spending limit, or unblocking that person you know you shouldn’t — take a moment to ask:
Why did I set this guardrail in the first place?
Was it meant to help me or to hurt me?
Why am I now focusing on the frustration instead of the benefit?
The enemy will do everything to make your boundaries feel burdensome — because he knows their purpose is to protect you.
So before you take down that guardrail, remember: what’s frustrating you now might actually be saving you later.
“Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control.”
Proverbs 25:28 NIV
