John Eldredge Quotes

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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.

John Eldredge
Security is not found in the absence of danger, but in the presence of Jesus.

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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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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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Aggression is part of the masculine design, we are hardwired for it.

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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.

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You live in a world at war. Spiritual attack must be a category you think in or you will misunderstand more than half of what happens in your marriage.

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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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Eternal life is not primarily duration but quality of life, "life to the limit.

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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 culture of women in the church today is crippled by some very pervasive lies. "To be spiritual is to be busy. To be spiritual is to be disciplined. To be spiritual is to be dutiful." No, to be spiritual is to be in Romance with God. The desire to be romanced lies deep in the heart of every women. It is for such that you were made. Are you ARE romanced, and ever will be.

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We are made in the image of God; we carry within us the desire for our true life of intimacy and adventure. To say we want less than that is to lie.

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A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.

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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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Little girls do not invent games where large numbers of people die, where blood is a prerequisite for having fun. Hockey, for example was not a feminine creation. Nor was boxing. A boy wants to attack something — and so does a man, even if it's only a little white ball on a tee.

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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.

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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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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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Moses does not encounter the living God at the mall. He finds Him (or is found by Him) somewhere out in the deserts of Sinai, a long way from the comforts of Egypt... Where did the great prophet Elijah go to recover his strength? To the wild. As did John the Baptist, and his cousin, Jesus, Who is led by the Spirit into the wilderness.

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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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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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The meaning of our lives is revealed through experiences that at first seem at odds with each other--moments we wish would never end and moments we wish had never begun.

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The heart is God's most magnificent creation, and the prize over which he fights the kingdom of darkness.
Now consider this - marriage is the sanctuary of the heart. You have been entrusted with the heart of another human being. Whatever else your life's great mission will entail, loving and defending this heart next to you is part of your great quest.

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There is something else I am after, out here in the wild. I am searching for an even more elusive prey... something that can only be found through the help of wilderness. I am looking for my heart.

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Mary had Joseph. Esther had Mordecai. Ruth had Boaz. We will not become the women God intends us to be without the guidance, counsel, wisdom, strength, and love of good men in our lives.

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Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.

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Without the anticipation of better things ahead, we will have no heart for the journey.

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When winter fails to provide an adequate snow base, my boys bring their sleds in the house and ride them down the stairs. Just the other day, my wife found them with a rope out their second-story bedroom window, preparing to rappel down the side of the house. The recipe for fun is pretty simple raising boys: Add to any activity an element of danger, stir in a little exploration, add a dash of destruction, and you've got yourself a winner.

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