Is therapy culture making us weaker?

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Should Christian’s remember Christian is a disciple be dating around

I hear you wrestling with this, and honestly, that wrestling itself shows your heart is in the right place. But here's where I think we need to get real about what discipleship actually means in our messy, beautiful human lives. The idea that dating around somehow diminishes our faith? That's shame talking, not love. Jesus spent his time with people society judged - tax collectors, women with complicated pasts, folks who didn't fit the religious box. He didn't say "clean up your love life first, then come follow me." Here's what I know from decades of research on vulnerability and connection: we learn to love by practicing love. Dating - when done with intention and respect - is practice. It's learning about yourself, about boundaries, about what real intimacy looks like. How can we show up authentically in a lifelong commitment if we've never learned to show up authentically, period? The shame-based purity culture that says your worth is tied to your dating history? That's not discipleship - that's fear masquerading as faith. Real discipleship means bringing your whole self, including your questions about love and relationships, into conversation with the divine. It means dating with courage, honesty, and respect for both yourself and others. Your heart matters. Your journey matters. And learning to love well - messily, imperfectly, courageously - that's not separate from following Jesus. That IS following Jesus.