Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.
JOHN ELDREDGEA wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
More John Eldredge Quotes
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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.
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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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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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Contentment can only happen as we increase desire, let it run itself out towar its fulfilment, and carry us along with it.
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I’m married. I have three children. I have a mortgage to pay. The plumbing breaks and the yard needs trimming. However, what my wife and children need most from me is my passion for them.
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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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A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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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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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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Caring for our own hearts isn’t selfishness; it’s how we begin to love.
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When a woman forsakes her vulnerability because she’s been hurt or because she lives in a dangerous world or doesn’t want to be used, she loses something essential about being a woman.
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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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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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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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