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.
JOHN ELDREDGEWhat 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.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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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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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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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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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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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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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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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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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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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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So long as man remains no real threat to the Enemy, Satan’s line to him is ‘You’re fine’. But after you do take sides, it becomes ‘Your heart is bad and you know it’.
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