Weekly Theme April 12 through 18

Define the Relationship

 “And anyone who does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me.  Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.”

Matthew 10:38-39

In many relationships we have to have that defining moment.  We will  refer to this defining moment  as D.T.R or Define the Relationship.  We have the D.T.R. on an ongoing basis with our spouses.  As parents, when our kids enter adolescence we have a D.T.R. moment.  In fact, we may have more than one D.T.R. during that time of life.  Sometimes, we have a D.T.R. with a co-worker or a supervisor.  Sometimes, we have a D.T.R. with a close friend.

We even need a D.T.R. in our relationship with Jesus.  There comes a time when Jesus demands that we seriously define where our relationship is going with him.  Jesus even lays out the standards and requirements for our relationship with him and then he says, “What’s it going to be?  Are you going to be serious about following me or not?”