Reboot the Relationship
Relationships are a valuable part of life. When relationships become weakened, damaged, or unhealthy sometimes they need to be rebooted.  By listening, forgiving, and spending time we can work to repair damaged relationships. It is necessary for us to maintain and strengthen the most important relationships in our lives, and there is no
relationship more vital than our relationship with God. But when our relationship with God becomes damaged can it be rebooted?

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 Reboot 4 – Reboot Your Relationship
Sermon notes by Marshal Blessing
Redemption Church Plano, Tx

Welcome back to our REBOOT sermon series.
“Reboot” is a computer term, and as a computer engineer I am very familiar. I recently had to “reboot.”
*Shoe Story*
When you notice that you might be a problem , or you notice that something is going wrong you can ignore it and see if it gets worse, you can try to patch it up and keep going,
or you can start over and commit to fixing it. Sometimes that is the only way to solve the problem.
Sometimes we all need a reboot.
Usually we hear this type of message at the beginning of a new year, when everyone is thinking about New Year’s resolutions and making a new start. But if you’re aware of a problem, why wait to fix it?
You can start fixing the problem right now.
How silly would it be if my house was on fire, but “Fireman’s Day” was coming up in a few weeks…
So I’ll just wait until then to call 911.
That would be ridiculously stupid. But I did something similar. *Tire Story*
Don’t be like me. If you have a problem, or you know you need to make a change in some area of your life, don’t wait for New Years. Do it today. Reboot now.
Make a plan to get healthy. Make a budget. If you can make some progress by the start of 2017 then you will really have a Happy New Year.
If you need help making a plan, or you have questions, please feel free to contact us. You can use our Anonymous Text Line 214-856-0550
So far in this series we have talked about rebooting our health. Pastor Chris told us about his efforts to get healthier and avoid the cake guy at his gym. And we have talked a little about rebooting our finances.
But today I want to talk about another area of our lives that sometimes needs to be rebooted:
RELATIONSHIPS
Show of hands, who here is in a relationship?  Everyone should have their hands up, because we are all in relationships other people in our lives. We might jump to thinking of girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, wife relationships, but you have a relationship with your parents, or your children, your friends, your coworkers, your Starbucks barista. Many of you have a relationship with me as a Pastor or a friend. Any time we interact with other people we start to establish a relationship, and we participate in many different relationships throughout our life. Some are short, some last a long time, but we should want any relationship to be as healthy as possible.
Relationships are formed between people, and people change over time. So it is only natural that our relationships with others can change over time. The way a 5 year old relates to their parents is very different from the way a 30 year old relates to their parents.
There are currently 11 “relationship statuses” available on Facebook. Relationships can be healthy and positive, or they can be unhealthy and dysfunctional. Sometimes our relationships with others can become damaged.
This month we came through a very contentious presidential election, and just this week many families gathered together for Thanksgiving. I’m willing to bet that many people are experiencing damaged relationships. Hopefully none of you,