Knowing this makes all the difference in the world. 8:2–3, 9–11 The Message) The real you is on the side of God against the false self. Sadly, most men abandon those dreams and desires-aided by a Christianity that feels like nothing. Simply look at the dreams and desires written in the heart of every boy: To be a hero, to be a warrior, to live a life of adventure and risk. When God lives and breathes in you (and he does, as surely as he did in Jesus), you are delivered from that dead life. God designed men to be dangerous, says John Eldredge. if the alive-and-present God who raised Jesus from the dead moves into your life, he’ll do the same thing in you that he did in Jesus. But for you who welcome him, in whom he dwells. In Wild at Heart, John Eldredge invites men to recover their masculine heart, defined in the image of a passionate God. Anyone, of course, who has not welcomed this invisible but clearly present God, the Spirit of Christ, won’t know what we’re talking about. Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Mans Soul:. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The Spirit of life in Christ, like a strong wind, has magnificently cleared the air, freeing you from a fated lifetime of brutal tyranny at the hands of sin and death. Buy Wild at Heart: Discovering the Secret of a Mans Soul Revised, Expanded by Eldredge, John (ISBN: 9781400200399) from Amazons Book Store. The battle is not between us and God no, there is a traitor within who wars against our true heart fighting alongside the Spirit of God in us: A new power is in operation. Yes, there is a war within us, but it is a civil war. In the core of your being you are a good man. The New Testament calls you a saint, a holy one, a son of God. “The Big Lie in the church today is that you are nothing more than “a sinner saved by grace.” You are a lot more than that.
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