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.
JOHN ELDREDGEShe 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.
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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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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The real you is on the side of God against the false self.
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What strikes me about Jesus is that he is a remarkably true person; he never changes his personality to fit in with whatever crowd he finds himself. He is simply himself, and he never plays to his audience.
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My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him.
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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 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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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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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, “life to the limit.
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Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God.
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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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Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
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We don’t see clearly because we don’t see with the eyes of our heart.
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A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it.
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The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it.
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