It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
JOHN ELDREDGEWorship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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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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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
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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?
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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.
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I’m married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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So long as man remains no real threat to the Enemy, Satan’s line to him is ‘You’re fine’. But after you do take sides, it becomes ‘Your heart is bad and you know it’.
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Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That’s soul killing!
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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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