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.
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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If a man is ever to find out who he is and what he is here for, he has got to take that journey for himself. He has got to get his heart back.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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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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Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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Story is the language of the heart.
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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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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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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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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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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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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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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