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 ELDREDGEWe 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.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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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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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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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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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.
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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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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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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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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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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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There is something about human nature that just doesn’t want to face the reality that we live in two worlds. We live in the physical, material world where we have jobs, read books, and go about our business. And we live in a spiritual world – and that is a world at war.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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A man’s calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.
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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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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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