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.
JOHN ELDREDGEFalling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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It was men who stopped slavery. It was men who ran up the stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue people. It was men who gave up their seats on the lifeboats of the Titanic. Men are made to take risks and live passionately on behalf of others.
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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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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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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.
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The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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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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Henri Nouwen once asked Mother Teresa for spiritual direction. Spend one hour each day in adoration of your Lord, she said, and never do anything you know is wrong. Follow this and you’ll be fine.
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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
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