Validation comes to us in two ways: through trials we overcome, and through the words of older men. John Eldredge More Quotes by John Eldredge More Quotes From John Eldredge The point is the love story. We live in a love story in the midst of war. John Eldredge love-storystorieswar 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. John Eldredge passionwifechildren Every boy, in his journey to become a man, takes an arrow in the center of his heart, in the place of his strength. Because the wound is rarely discussed and even more rarely healed, every man carries a wound. And the wound is nearly always given by his father. John Eldredge heartboysfather 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. John Eldredge proportionfeelsadventure Worship is the act of the abandoned heart adoring its God John Eldredge abandonedworshipheart Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living. John Eldredge mapsdesirelife You can't fight a battle you don't think exists. John Eldredge battlefightingthinking But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed. John Eldredge wounds 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. John Eldredge menbelieveyears A man does not go to a woman to get his strength; he goes to her to offer it. John Eldredge offersdoemen Story is the language of the heart. John Eldredge languagestoriesheart How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone and narrow to be everything to someone? No, a woman’s function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. (What’s Wrong with the World) John Eldredge minutesmotherhoodworld A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family. John Eldredge fightinghomemen Have you thought about His (God) handling of the gospel? God needs to get a message out to the human race, without which they will perish...foreve r. What's the plan? First, He starts with the most unlikely group ever: a couple of prostitutes, a few fishermen with no better than a second-grade education, a tax collector. Then, he passes the ball to us. Unbelievable. John Eldredge groupscouplerace 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. John Eldredge followerspersonalityjesus 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. John Eldredge winterfunboys 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. John Eldredge cousinfaithjesus 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. John Eldredge our-worldselftrying To be in theater you have to be a kind of psychologist, for you're always trying to understand character and motives. John Eldredge always-tryingkindcharacter My heart matters to God. My heart has always mattered to him. John Eldredge my-heartmatterheart
