During courtship, guarding each other's purity and refraining from intimacy are the acts of lovemaking. Joshua Harris More Quotes by Joshua Harris More Quotes From Joshua Harris Just because something is good doesn't mean we should pursue it right now. We have to remember that the right thing at the wrong time is the wrong thing. Joshua Harris christian remember mean True love isn't expressed in passionately whispered words an intimate kiss or a embrace; before two people are married, love is expressed in self-control, patience, even words left unsaid. Joshua Harris true-love kissing love-is Don’t concern yourself with being right in others’ eyes. And don’t secretly hope that their lives will fall apart so that your opinion will be vindicated. Instead, concentrate on obeying God in your own life and, when possible, helping others to obey Him as well. You don’t have to prove others wrong to continue on the course you know God has shown you. Joshua Harris christian god life When you let God be God you can let humans be humans. When we place God in His rightful place in our lives, we don't struggle so much when human relationships let us down. Joshua Harris our-lives humans struggle Every relationship for a Christian is an opportunity to love another person like God has loved us. To lay down our desires and do what's in his or her best interest. To care for him or her even when there's nothing in it for us. To want that person's purity and holiness because it pleases God and protects him or her. Joshua Harris christian desire opportunity The world takes us to a silver screen on which flickering images of passion and romance play, and as we watch, the world says, “This is love.” God takes us to the foot of a tree on which a naked and bloodied man hangs and says, “This is love. Joshua Harris passion christian men Our hearts lie. Something can 'feel' right and be completely wrong. Joshua Harris feels-right heart lying Having a girlfriend was no longer my greatest need. Knowing and obeying Him was . I wanted to please Him in my relationships even if it meant looking radical and foolish to other people - even if it meant kissing dating goodbye. Joshua Harris kissing girlfriend goodbye When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, He'll reveal the right person under the right circumstances. Joshua Harris responsibility relationship commitment If you're not ready to get married, don't grab at a relationship. Joshua Harris causes waiting two But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end. Joshua Harris pain doe remember I'm not saying dating is sinful, and I'm not saying a guy and a girl should never spend time alone together. I'm saying let's wait until we can be purposeful, so there's a reason behind our relationship, and we're not just stirring up passion for the sake of a good time. Joshua Harris dating passion girl True purity, however, is a direction, a persistent, determined pursuit of righteousness. This direction starts in the heart, and we express it in a lifestyle that flees opportunities for compromise. Joshua Harris determined heart opportunity Courtship is a commitment - Joshua Harris games heart commitment The most romantic things a man can do for a woman are the little things that let her know that she's on his mind and in his heart. Joshua Harris boyfriend heart men Lord, help me to appreciate this woman/man without elevating her/him above you in my heart. Help me to remember that nobody can ever take your place in my life. You are my strength, my hope, my joy, and my ultimate reward. Bring me back to reality, God. Give me an undivided heart. Joshua Harris heart men reality I won't stick around to see how much temptation I can take. God is not impressed with my ability to stand up to sin. He is more impressed by the obedience I show when I run from it. Joshua Harris sticks temptation running When we define our happiness by some point in the future, it will never arrive. We'll keep waiting until tomorrow. If we allow impatience to govern us, we will miss the gift of the moment. We'll arrive at that point in time we expected to provide fulfillment and find it lacking. Joshua Harris tomorrow missing waiting If you're not ready to consider marriage or you're not truly interested in marrying a specific person, it's selfish and potentially harmful to encourage that person to need you or ask him or her to gratify you emotionally or physically. Joshua Harris need-you selfish needs If you ant to feel deeply, you have to think deeply. Too often we separate the two. We assume that if we want to feel deeply, then we need to sit around and, well, feel. But emotion built on emotion is empty. True emotion- emotion that is reliable and does not lead us astray- is always a response to reality, to truth. Joshua Harris two reality thinking
