i kissed dating goodbye by joshua harris

Smart love is revolutionary its object is God and others, never self. Smart love begins with the desire for God’s best, and, by default, requires a knowledge of and a willingness to obey God’s rules. Joshua Harris, himself no stranger to the hurts and pitfalls of dating, offers a solution–something he calls smart love. There must be a better way to interact with members of the opposite sex, a less hurtful means to find a suitable life partner. Smart love To be sure, much of the damage may have been inflicted by the individuals involved, but likewise the system itself is faulty. Even those who make it through the junior-high and senior-high years with their sexual purity intact will often emerge with damaged emotions, bitterness, and cynicism. A two-year relationship seems like a long-term commitment.

To them, life is a series of one-girlfriend (or boyfriend)-after-another, which really amounts to one-heartache-after-another. Most kids grow up thinking that dating is an essential part of being a teenager. Dating is broken it needs to be fixed. Just a part of growing up Dating–in a traditional sense–is one of the greater obstacles to young men and women growing in Christ as they ought. While thematically focused on how to build proper male-female relationships, the real message of I Kissed Dating Goodbye is about a maturing relationship with God. “I view dating in a similar light as I view fast-food restaurants–it’s not wrong to eat there, but something far better is available.” In a methodical, practical, and challenging manner, Harris then goes on to describe the “better” way of romance, a way that might spare many heartaches and regrets. “I do not believe that dating is sinful,” writes Joshua Harris. It will change your opinion on dating forever.

I kissed dating goodbye by joshua harris