A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
JOHN ELDREDGE
Related Topics
Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.
More John Eldredge Quotes
-
A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
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.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
Story is the language of the heart.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
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.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
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.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
There is something else I am after, out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey, something that can only be found through the help of wilderness. I am looking for my heart.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
Instead 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?
JOHN ELDREDGE -
But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
She is the crescendo, the final, astonishing work of God. Woman. In one last flourish creation comes to a finish with Eve. She is the Master’s finishing touch.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
We don’t live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.
JOHN ELDREDGE -
A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
JOHN ELDREDGE