The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person is the journey of his or her heart.
JOHN ELDREDGEMost of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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The point is the love story. We live in a love story in the midst of war.
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you’ll be fine.
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We don’t live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.
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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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You can’t fight a battle you don’t think exists.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.
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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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They ignore what is deep and true to a man’s heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.
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To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you’re always trying to understand character and motives.
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In the end, it doesn’t matter how well we have performed or what we have accomplished—a life without heart is not worth living.
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You live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.
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