Behind and Before

You hem me in, behind and before. You have laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. Too lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:5-6

I don't know about you, but I am one person in need of being hemmed in. I lose sight of the limits of my responsibility and ability. Suddenly the world is MY fix-it project, and the most basic tasks at my doorstep lie undone. I find the concept of being hemmed in a relief not a hinderance. That would mean I would have clarity as to the realm I am to focus my energies upon, the plot of land which I am to cultivate, and the yards of others which would be best for me to stay out of.
My friend Debbie was given an image of her life as a garden. God he had given her a plot of land with a quaint fence and gate. She was to focus on tending the treasures therein, and would be given discernment concerning who and what to open her gate to, lest her seedlings be trampled, and rich soil scattered about.
So hem me in, Dear Lord. Show me the limits of my responsibility. Help me to be good stewards of all that is entrusted to me, and entrust others and their pain, I'd so love to fix, to you. There is One Redeemer. And it is not, nor ever will it be, me.