A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
JOHN ELDREDGEA true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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When a woman forsakes her vulnerability because she’s been hurt or because she lives in a dangerous world or doesn’t want to be used, she loses something essential about being a woman.
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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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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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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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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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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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Caring for your heart is also how you protect your relationship with God. The heart is where we commune with him. It is where we hear his voice. Most of the folks I know who have never heard God speak to them are the same folks who live far from their hearts.
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You can’t fight a battle you don’t think exists.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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I wasn’t mean; I wasn’t evil. I was nice. And let me tell you, a hesitant man is the last thing in the world a woman needs. She needs a lover and a warrior, not a Really Nice Guy.
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What strikes me about Jesus is that he is a remarkably true person; he never changes his personality to fit in with whatever crowd he finds himself. He is simply himself, and he never plays to his audience.
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A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.
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Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
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