Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
JOHN ELDREDGEDesire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die; few men ever really live.
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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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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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There is something about human nature that just doesn’t want to face the reality that we live in two worlds. We live in the physical, material world where we have jobs, read books, and go about our business. And we live in a spiritual world – and that is a world at war.
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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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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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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
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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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The point is the love story. We live in a love story in the midst of war.
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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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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.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
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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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