Jesus set boundaries that both defined and protected His priorities:
1. He knew His priorities and He was willing to sacrifice for them.
2. He had some people with whom He shared priorities and He was able to drop boundaries with them.
3. He had people that He knew He was pouring into without them pouring into Him - and he knew after pouring into them that He would want to go back to those closest to Him.
Matthew 26:37-38 (NLT)
37 He took Peter and Zebedee’s two sons, James and John, and he became anguished and distressed. 38 He told them, “My soul is crushed with grief to the point of death. Stay here and keep watch with me.”
Matthew 13:36 (NLT)
Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
Mark 3:7 (NLT)
Jesus went out to the lake with his disciples, and a large crowd followed him. They came from all over Galilee, Judea...