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.
JOHN ELDREDGEIf 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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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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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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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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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.
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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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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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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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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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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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Truth be told, most of us are faking our way through life. We pick only those battles we are sure to win, only those adventures we are sure to handle, only those beauties we are sure to rescue.
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The point is the love story. We live in a love story in the midst of war.
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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
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Reading the Gospels, without the personality of Jesus, is like watching television with the sound turned off.
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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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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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We don’t live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.
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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.
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