Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.
JOHN ELDREDGEYou live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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Am I really a man? Have I got what it takeswhen it counts?
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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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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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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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Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire 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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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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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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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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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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I don’t write anything that I haven’t lived. In terms of integrity, you have to write what you live. And if you write beyond what you live, it is theory. And theory is not helpful. It is just not.
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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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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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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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If only Jesus’ followers shared his personality. That one shift alone would correct so many of the ridiculous and horrifying things that pass for popular Christianity.
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