Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
JOHN ELDREDGEInstead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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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If a man is ever to find out who he is and what he is here for, he has got to take that journey for himself. He has got to get his heart back.
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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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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.
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A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
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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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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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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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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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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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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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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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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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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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If only Jesus’ followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.
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