it's a 'speed limit', not a 'speed minimum'!

so i'm driving to work in a 40 mph stretch of road, and the car behind me is riding my tail so closely i can't see his wheels... i'm going at least 40, and i think, 40 is the speed limit, not the speed minimum! 
where does this urge come from that when a limit is set, we MUST push to that limit, if not past it?
it's more than just speed.
the Bible tells us to dress modestly. this would be dressing in a way that does not cause lust... what do american women do? the jeans are so tight it looks like they are suctioned on, the shirts are low enough to show cleavage (breasts are seen as sexual organs and should be reserved for the husband's eyes ONLY!), shorts have gotten short enough that sometimes butt cheeks are visible!!! these are extreme cases, but really, clothing should cover all cleavage and not show the upper leg (leaving men little option but to be tempted to wonder how far up they can see), and all clothing should be loose enough so that every nook and cranny and bump is not visible to all. yes, it is up to the men not to lust, but it is just as much the woman's job to be sure there is nothing to tempt the eye!
the Bible tells us ONE wife, ONE sexual partner all our lives. what do people do? it's seen as normal, if not expected, that people have slept with many partners before they even get out of high school, let alone think of getting married. and even once people get married, there's always divorce if you 'fall out of love' with the person you've vowed to be with, or an affair if you want to 'spice things up'... vow? love? chastity? abstinence? americans don't even seem to know what the words mean.
the Bible tells us to control ourselves and not be gluttons. the word gluttony is defined in the dictionary as 'excess in eating or drinking.' this means taking in more than you need. what do people do? one third of all americans are considered obese! that's not even including those who are not yet obese, but considered 'overweight'! watch the trend map on this site to give you a sense of the growing problem of obesity in the US since 1985. it was stunning to me:
http:www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
obviously we aren't paying attention to any limits in the food category.

this is just to name a few... there are a lot more instances where we, as people, continue to push the boundaries, break past the limits. sometimes it's a good thing to push limits, but all too often it's bad.
what are the good limits YOU are failing to observe? are they physical? are they spiritual? what is God impressing on you to bring under control? He wants your life to be the best it can be. that's what limits are for!
"[The grace of God] teaches us to say 'NO' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope -- the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for Himself a people that are His very own, eager to do what is good." 
Titus 2:12-14
if you are a Christian, are you living as an example of Jesus' redemption, or do you look and act just like the rest of the world? are you eager to do what is good, instead of aching to give in to worldly passions?
if you are not a Christian, i encourage you to read the Bible to find out what God says. don't throw away your soul by rejecting Jesus! no matter what it is that you may struggle with, Jesus wants to have a relationship with you. HE will work inside you to transform you once you have accepted Him. there is no one too far, no one too lost, no sin too great for Him to forgive and heal.