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But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.

John Eldredge

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John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
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Psychotherapist
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LA
California
Unfelt
Wound
Wounds

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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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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'.
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A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.
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Story is the language of the heart.
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Faith looks back and draws courage hope looks ahead, and keeps desire alive.
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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.
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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!
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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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Most Christians are still living with an Old Testament view of their heart. Jeremiah 17:9 says, 'My heart is deceitfully wicked.' No, it's not. Not after the work of Christ, because the promise of the new covenant is a new heart.
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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.
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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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It takes great courage to be vulnerable. It takes enormous strength to be a real woman.
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Falling in love with God is the most important thing a person can do.
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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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We don't see clearly because we don't see with the eyes of our heart.
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Caring for our own hearts isn't selfishness it's how we begin to love.
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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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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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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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