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.
JOHN ELDREDGEA 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.
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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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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Every man carries a wound. I have never met a man without one. No matter how good your life may have seemed to you, you live in a broken world full of broken people.
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Eve is a life giver; she is Adam’s ally. It is to both of them that the charter for adventure is given. It will take both of them to sustain life. And they will both need to fight together.
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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 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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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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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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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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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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Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
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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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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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It is the thoughts and intents of the heart that shape a person’s life.
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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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