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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.

John Eldredge

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John Eldredge
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Author
Psychotherapist
Writer
LA
California
Maps
Worth
Desire
Living
Given
Find
Life
Shouts
Whispers

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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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A wound that goes unacknowledged and unwept is a wound that cannot heal.
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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.
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Desire reveals design, and design reveals destiny.
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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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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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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.
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