John Eldredge’s book Wild at Heart examines the significance of masculinity in Christianity.
The book encourages men to rediscover their masculine heart and recognize themselves as being created in the image of a passionate God.
It also provides women insight into a man’s true heart and inspires men to be who God created them to be.
Here are 37 quotes from the Wild at Heart book for you.
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Wild at Heart Quotes by John Eldredge
“Life is a hypocrite if I can’t live The way it moves me!” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive, because what the world needs are men who have come alive.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Most messages for men ultimately fail. The reason is simple: 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.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“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.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Deep in his heart, every man longs for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“In the middle of the road of my life, I awoke in a dark wood, where the true way was wholly lost.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“To put it bluntly, your flesh is a weasel, a poser, and a selfish pig. And your flesh is not you.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
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Best Wild at Heart Quotes by John Eldredge
“Emasculation happens in marriage as well. Women are often attracted to the wilder side of a man, but once having caught him they settle down to the task of domesticating him. Ironically, if he gives in he’ll resent her for it, and she in turn will wonder where the passion has gone.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“He created Adam for adventure, battle and beauty; he created us for a unique place in his story and he is committed to bringing us back to the original design.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Every man carries a wound. I have never met a man without one. No matter how good your life may have seemed to you, you live in a broken world full of broken people.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“You must ask God what he thinks of you, and you must stay with the question until you have an answer. The battle will get fierce here. This is the last thing the Evil One wants you to know.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“There are no formulas with God. Period. So there are no formulas for the man who follows him. God is a Person, not a doctrine. He operates not like a system—not even a theological system—but with all the originality of a truly free and alive person.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“Despite what many modern educators would say, this is not a psychological disturbance brought on by violent television or chemical imbalance. Aggression is part of the masculine design; we are hardwired for it.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
Famous Wild at Heart Quotes
“Adventure, with all its requisite danger and wildness, is a deeply spiritual longing written into the soul of man.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Truth be told, most of us are faking our way through life. We pick only those battles we are sure to win, only those adventures we are sure to handle, only those beauties we are sure to rescue.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Most men think they are simply here on earth to kill time – and it’s killing them.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Let the world feel the weight of who you are and let them deal with it.” ~ John Eldredge, Wild at Heart.
“They may be misplaced, forgotten, or misdirected, but in the heart of every man is a desperate desire for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“But a wound unfelt is a wound unhealed.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“We don’t need accountability groups; we need fellow warriors, someone to fight alongside, someone to watch our back.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Corporate policies and procedures are designed with one aim: to harness a man to the plow and make him produce.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
Quotes from Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
“If you had permission to do what you really want to do, what would you do?” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“You can’t fight a battle you don’t think exists.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“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, (Wild at Heart).
“The Big Lie in the church today is that you are nothing more than “a sinner saved by grace.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“To put it bluntly, your flesh is a weasel, a poser, and a selfish pig. And your flesh is not you. Did you know that? Your flesh is not the real you.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“The naked woman’s body is a portion of eternity too great for the eye of man.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Every man is a warrior inside. But the choice to fight is his own.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Most men spend the energy of their lives trying to eliminate risk, or squeezing it down to a more manageable size.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
Top Wild at Heart Quotes by John Eldredge
“In any hand-to-hand combat, there’s a constant back-and-forth of blows.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“If strangers and strange sights can shake the world of children, it takes the people they know and love best to pull it out from under them like a chair.” ~ John Eldredge (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“Life needs a man to be fierce—and fiercely devoted. The wounds he will take throughout his life will cause him to lose heart if all he has been trained to be is soft.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“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 (Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Man’s Soul).
“The real you is on the side of God against the false self. Knowing this makes all the difference in the world. The man who wants to live valiantly will lose heart quickly if he believes that his heart is nothing but sin.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, an elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“The true test of a man, the beginning of his redemption, actually starts when he can no longer rely on what he’s used all his life. The real journey begins when the false self fails.” ~ John Eldredge, (Wild at Heart).
“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, Wild at Heart.
“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, (Wild at Heart).
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