Faith looks back and draws courage; hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
JOHN ELDREDGEA man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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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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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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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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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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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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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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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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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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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You can’t fight a battle you don’t think exists.
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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.
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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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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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To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you’re always trying to understand character and motives.
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