Instead of asking, ‘What should a woman do – what is her role?’ it would be far more helpful to ask, ‘What is a woman—what is her design?’ and, ‘Why did God place Woman in our midst?
JOHN ELDREDGEEvery man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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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They ignore what is deep and true to a man’s heart, his real passions, and simply try to shape him up through various forms of pressure.
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Story is the language of the heart.
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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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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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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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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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Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.
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It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
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If we can reawaken that fierce quality in a man, hook it up to a higher purpose, release the warrior within, then the boy can grow up and become truly masculine.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.
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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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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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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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