The Key to Every RELATIONSHIP

Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?  Amos 3:3

The key to every relationship is commitment.  Mutual agreement.  Agreeing to at least be in the same place at the same time for the same reason.  Walking in scripture is a picture of life together.  Literally walking together assumes the two walking together:

1. Know each other.
2. Agree to meet at a specific location
3. At a specific time
4. For a specific reason
5. To go to a specific destination.

Whether work associates, friends, best friends, or spouses, these five things apply.

I've learned this because of how attached I am to those I love. 
I first learned it with a close friend of mine.

I never knew when or if I would see him, and this bothered me.  So I told him.  I wanted us to commit to a specific day and time that belonged to us.  During that time, we belonged to each other, giving each other our undivided attention.  We've kept that commitment for 13 years now. 

I realized that my desire for marriage matched my desire for salvation.  I found out that believing in Jesus gave me a guarantee of heaven, of eternal life, defined by Jesus as intimate knowledge of God the Father and God the Son.  So what I wanted was a guarantee of constant intimacy.  Only God could give this to me.

Yet on earth I also wanted a guarantee of intimacy.  Only my wife could give this to me.  We agree to walk together until death or the Lord's return separates us.

I feel insecure when I feel connected or attached to someone without a mutual commitment.  I'm sure you do to, at least with those you really care about.  How can you know you will see and connect with your loved one unless your lives are orchestrated so that you have a guarantee of intimacy? 

How can you both walk together unless you agree?