The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other–moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.
JOHN ELDREDGEA man’s calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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If we can reawaken that fierce quality in a man, hook it up to a higher purpose, release the warrior within, then the boy can grow up and become truly masculine.
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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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I don’t write anything that I haven’t lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.
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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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We think you’ll find that every woman in her heart of hearts longs for three things: to be romanced, to play an irreplaceable role in a great adventure, and to unveil beauty. That’s what makes a woman come alive.
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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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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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For after years of living in a cage, a lion no longer even believes it is a lion, and a man no longer believes he is a man.
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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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A man needs a much bigger orbit than a woman. He needs a mission, a life purpose, and he needs to know his name. Only then is he fit for a woman, for only then does he have something to invite her into.
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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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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