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 ELDREDGEI wasn’t mean; I wasn’t evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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You can’t fight a battle you don’t think exists.
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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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I wasn’t mean; I wasn’t evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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We are made in the image of God; we carry within us the desire for our true life of intimacy and adventure. To say we want less than that is to lie.
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A man’s calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.
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Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.
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God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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We are not inviting—we are guarded. Most of our energy is spent trying to hide our true selves, and control our worlds to have some sense of security.
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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You would not ask someone with a broken arm to swim the English Channel, so you cannot demand that the broken to live as if they were whole.
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