"Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple" Jesus illustrated this with the parable of the

The parable of the reckoning of the cost of building a house was used by Jesus to illustrate the statement "Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple". In the parable, Jesus talks about a man who sets out to build a tower but first sits down to count the cost to ensure he has enough resources to complete it. Similarly, Jesus calls on his followers to count the cost of discipleship before deciding to follow him. This means being willing to give up everything and endure hardship in order to be his disciple.