Quote

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

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Author
Psychotherapist
Writer
LA
California
Believe
Cage
Years
Cages
Men
Lion
Lions
Believes
Longer
Living
Even

More quotes by John Eldredge

Image
Desire, both the whispers and the shouts, is the map we have been given to find the only life worth living.
John Eldredge
Image
A man's calling is written on his true heart, and he discovers it when he enters the frontier of his deep desires.
John Eldredge
Image
So long as man remains no real threat to the Enemy, Satan's line to him is 'You're fine'. But after you do take sides, it becomes 'Your heart is bad and you know it'.
John Eldredge
Image
Story is the language of the heart.
John Eldredge
Image
Christianity has basically communicated to men that the reason God put you on this Earth is to be a good boy. Mind your manners, be a nice guy. That's soul killing!
John Eldredge
Image
Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.
John Eldredge
Image
To find God, you must look with all your heart. To remain present to God, you must remain present to your heart. To hear his voice, you must listen with all your heart. To love him, you must love with all your heart. You cannot be the person God meant you to be, and you cannot live the life he meant you to live, unless you live from the heart.
John Eldredge
Image
But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.
John Eldredge
Image
You can't fight a battle you don't think exists.
John Eldredge
Image
An intimate encounter with Jesus is the most transforming experience of human existence. To know him as he is, is to come home. To have his life, joy, love, and presence cannot be compared. A true knowledge of Jesus is our greatest need and our greatest happiness.
John Eldredge
Image
We don't live in the Garden. We live far from Eden. Every life is full of heartaches. Every life, frankly, is unspeakably sad.
John Eldredge
Image
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
Image
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 Eldredge
Image
The most dangerous man on earth is the man who has reckoned with his own death. All men die few men ever really live.
John Eldredge
Image
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
Image
God endowed you with a glory when he created you, a glory so deep and mythic that all creation pales in comparison.
John Eldredge
Image
Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
John Eldredge
Image
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
Image
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.
John Eldredge
Image
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 Eldredge