Sometimes it seems we just can't get what we want. Circumstances thwart our best-laid plans. We struggle to live a heartfelt life. Worst of all,... read full description
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Feb 16, 2009
Andi
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John Eldredge’s The Journey of Desire is a book that met me right where I needed to be. The basic premise of this work is that people need to recover their desires, their true desires, and go after them. For believers, that means we need to thirst for and long for life with God that we also need to follow those desires that are given to us - our vocations, our passions, our loves. . . Wow, did I need to be reminded of that. As Eldredge points out, so much of life tells us to deaden our desires,
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Sep 15, 2011
Giedra
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We are never living, but hoping to live. –Blaise Pascal
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them. –George Eliot
And I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. –U2
And so began this book. I loved the quotes that began each chapter, generally a mix of quotes from the Bible, various historical/religious figures, poets, playwrights, and p More...
It seems to me we can never give up longing and wishing while we are alive. There are certain things we feel to be beautiful and good, and we must hunger for them. –George Eliot
And I still haven’t found what I’m looking for. –U2
And so began this book. I loved the quotes that began each chapter, generally a mix of quotes from the Bible, various historical/religious figures, poets, playwrights, and p More...
Apr 24, 2010
Dominic
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This book really met me where I was, when I read it during a vacation in Barbados. It speaks to two things: on the negative side, how the world, our disappointments and frustrations really tempt us to settle for a lesser life, rather than pursing a life lived in fellowship with God. The metaphor he gives us is a sea lion who has lost sight of the ocean, which he was meant for, and decides to make do with a tiny pool of water in the desert. However, the ocean still calls to us - like God and eter
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Dec 05, 2009
Jim
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This book was excellent. Addresses the unobtainable goal of trying to create the perfect existence on earth instead of acknowledging that our lives are a preparation for the heaven. Written in the wake of the death of Eldredge's closest friend he talks about coming to grips with not being "in control" but having a strong desire to do so. In the style that Eldredge is known for he employs numerous references from popular culture (song lyrics and movies) as well as anecdotes from his tim
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Jan 19, 2009
Tyler
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This was a book that I read at just the right time of my life and hit me where I was. At one point I was in tears as I sat reading a section on an airplane ride. John helps his readers to see that we have natural desires that are God-given in the way He created us, and usually when we are succumbing to the traps of certain repetitive sins it's because we are looking to fulfill these desires (sometimes unbeknownst to ourselves) in the wrong way. Rather than suppress the desires, we are to seek th
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May 09, 2011
Chris
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Borrowed this in the audio version from a super awesome person, so I knew it would be good. I've previously experienced Eldredge works through "Fathered by God", "Wild at Heart", and "The Sacred Romance", along with the audio version of "Captivating". With the expection of The Sacred Romance, I have found his writing as a call to my heart, and this was no exception. How do we view earthly desire and how does it live harmoniously with our spiritual being
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Sep 17, 2008
Ron
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Another in Eldredge's series about getting real with your heart.
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Nov 26, 2010
Debi
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Eldredge is now one of my favorite authors. I have devoured each of his books that I have read. Like water for a thirsty soul, they touch a deep inner part of me that craves something more. Desire is something we often try to avoid, for too often we are hurt by not getting what we desire. In this book, desire is seen not as the enemy but as what we must cultivate for our life that is to come. It cannot be found in this life. We were made for more.
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Jul 18, 2008
Stevie
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I read this book in hopes it would illuminate my understanding concerning the way God has made me and how to abound in holy desire.
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We cannot live without the yearning, and yet the yearning sets us up for disappointment - sometimes deep and devastating disappointment
Do we reach for nothing life because our reaching opens us up to tragedy?
How long can we sustain desire against continual disappointment?
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Poignant Quotes:
We cannot live without the yearning, and yet the yearning sets us up for disappointment - sometimes deep and devastating disappointment
Do we reach for nothing life because our reaching opens us up to tragedy?
How long can we sustain desire against continual disappointment?
eternal life is prima More...
May 11, 2009
Dave
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i hoped this book was going to be better than the previous book "Sacred Romance". i guess this just isnt my thing. again, i wanted to like it. it started off better than the first book. the writing is better, generally. he uses less quotes and anecdotes (though it wouldnt be an Eldredge book without ANY quotes. there are a lot in there, just not as many as the first).
so why didnt i like it? well. it's the same book, more or less. i didnt think that The Sacred Romance nee More...
so why didnt i like it? well. it's the same book, more or less. i didnt think that The Sacred Romance nee More...
May 28, 2011
Jesse
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Another book I recommend people who are having a hard time finding out what they're suppose to do with their life. This book will make you go back to childhood and really remember what you always wanted to do. This book will help you stop being ashamed of wanting to be what you've always wanted to be and not told anyone and will help you tackle life in a new way. it helped me. :]
Oct 29, 2011
Dan
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A watershed moment in my life, when I realized that God's plans for us really are good...what we would ask him for if we knew everything that he knows. Some stuff could be misinterpreted as saying that we should pursue selfishness, so it needs to be read carefully...look up the Scripture references in context to make sure the point is coming across clearly.
Feb 15, 2011
Kirstie
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Again, a truly wonderful book that every Christian should read. Eldredge again makes the point of how important it is to understand the workings of our heart. Desires play such a crucial role in our lives, and unfortunately, we all overlook them at some point in our life. Eldredge discusses desires in a very real way that does not skim over the fact that we've all been disappointed and hurt by our desires, rather he puts those disappointments and the pain in perspective. If you feel that in orde
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Jan 09, 2012
Joan
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Really good. Asked some big questions. God spoke to me and gave me some answers. He pointed me in the right direction. Never disappointed when I read Eldredge. He is a man after God's heart.
Feb 05, 2011
Michael
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I had read some of Eldredge's other works and decided to pick this up. It wasn't exactly relevant to me when I first read it, but it definitely had a huge impact later on. Great read.
Aug 18, 2011
Wendi
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Liked it when I read it, but sad to find out that John Eldredge is an open theist, which means he believes God doesn't have a clue what's going to happen in the end - complete heresy.
Jun 12, 2011
Rose
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One of my favorite books. I have given copies of this book away many times. I think it would be difficult to read this book and not come away with a new perspective on life!
Jan 22, 2011
Simona
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A little slow at the beginning. Once it picked up, I found challenging and uplifting. A beautiful way of connecting the essential drives of our being with transcendent concerns.
Sep 21, 2011
J.E.
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I would have rated this one with more stars, but it seemed to be a rehashing of his other works. It's still full of great stuff, but seemed merely repackaged.
Aug 10, 2011
I am just enjoying and learning how to "desire" something, through this amazing book.Of course, to desire things that will bring the best that God has to me.
Feb 22, 2009
Sheila
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I have read this book so many times and it still captures my heart. I often seek myself in the pages of this book when I am lost. I love it a thousand times.
Oct 12, 2010
Julie
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I have to say it's not amazing literature or anything, but the concepts had a huge impact on my way of thinking back in my early 20's.
Nov 05, 2009
Zena Catherine
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the book of my life- of the last three years...which has changed my life and let me take up important decisions of my life-tribute to j.e
Apr 19, 2009
Brad
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Mostly tiresome, dull, emotionally manipulative, steriotypical modern Christian literature. I wish I could get those hours back.
Mar 02, 2010
I just started this book the other day and I am thoroughly enjoying it. Its very true and definitely makes you think.
Dec 22, 2009
Alli
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I have learned that yearning or desiring a love relationship with Christ is the best thing that can happen to you.
Jan 13, 2009
Dick
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No longer have this book - it was ordered by Ely Torresin from Brazil. I read it before sending on.
Apr 22, 2009
Whitney
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Good ideas to think about. I love the story about the seal in the desert.
