Joshua Harris Quotes

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• 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, Mean, Remember

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.82, Multnomah

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• 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

  Struggle, Humans, Our Lives

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.154, Multnomah

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• ‎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

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.20, Multnomah

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• Our hearts lie. Something can 'feel' right and be completely wrong.

  Joshua Harris

  Lying, Heart, Feels Right

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.149, Multnomah

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• 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

  Life, God, Christian

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• 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, Opportunity, Desire

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• 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

  Christian, Passion, Men

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.71, Multnomah

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• When God knows you're ready for the responsibility of commitment, He'll reveal the right person under the right circumstances.

  Joshua Harris

  Relationship, Commitment, Responsibility

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.90, Multnomah

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• But remember, continuing a wrong relationship only increases the pain when it finally does end.

  Joshua Harris

  Pain, Doe, Remember

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.119, Multnomah

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• Purity doesn't happen by accident; it requires obedience to God.

  Joshua Harris

  Purity, Obedience, Happens

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.107, Multnomah

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• Courtship is a commitment -
  it's a promise not to play games with another person's heart.

  Joshua Harris

  Heart, Commitment, Games

  Joshua Harris (2009). “Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship”, p.29, Multnomah

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• 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

  Goodbye, Girlfriend, Kissing

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.18, Multnomah

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• 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

  Heart, Opportunity, Determined

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.93, Multnomah

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• If you're not ready to get married, don't grab at a relationship.
  Patiently wait for the right time to start one that can eventually lead to marriage.
  If you're ready for marriage and you're in a relationship,
  don't let impatience cause you to rush.
  Take your time.
  Enjoy where God has the two of you right now.

  Joshua Harris

  Two, Waiting, Causes

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• 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

  Running, Temptation, Sticks

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.102, Multnomah

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• 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

  Joshua Harris (2009). “Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship”, p.83, Multnomah

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• 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

  Girl, Passion, Dating

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• 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, Reality, Men

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• 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

  Waiting, Missing, Tomorrow

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.88, Multnomah

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• Living to glorify God means doing everything... for Him, His way, to point to His greatness and to reflect His goodness.

  Joshua Harris

  Mean, Greatness, Way

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• Romantic love is the kite that catches the wind and tenaciously heads for the sky;
  wisdom is the string that tugs downward, holding it back

  Joshua Harris

  Romantic Love, Love Is, Wind

  Joshua Harris (2009). “Boy Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship”, p.40, Multnomah

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• Many couples have made commitments to sexual purity, but instead of adopting a lifestyle that supports this commitment, they continue relationships that encourage physical expression and place themselves in dangerous settings. The path you take with your feet should never contradict the conviction of your heart.

  Joshua Harris

  Couple, Heart, Commitment

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.97, Multnomah

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• What we say we believe makes very little difference until we act on our belief

  Joshua Harris

  Believe, Differences, Littles

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• When you dress and behave in a way that is designed primarily to arouse sexual desire in men, you are committing pornography with your life.

  Joshua Harris

  Men, Desire, Dresses

  Joshua Harris, Shannon Harris (2010). “Sex Is Not the Problem (Lust Is) - A Study Guide for Women: Sexuality Purity in a Lust-Saturated World”, p.41, Multnomah

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• Intimacy without commitment, like icing without cake, can be sweet, but it ends up making us sick.

  Joshua Harris

  Love, Sweet, Commitment

  Joshua Harris (2012). “I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance”, p.33, Multnomah

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