The Journey of Desire-Searching for the Life we Only Dreamed Of

By John Eldredge

Reviewed by Johanna Cameron 

 Having an artistic soul, this poetic portrayal of the human heart has done for me what no other book has ever done. However,this book comes with a warning. Others I know have poured over the words in this book only to gain limited understanding and gaunt looks of puzzlement towards my unyielding praise of its pages. For those with a lyrical spirit, those that ponder daily the mysteries of
the human heart, the sacredness of the soul and the pure bountifulness of the deep, unswerving love of God, the warning is that this book will forever transform your heart.

John Eldridge takes you by the hand into the quest we all share – the place where
we desire more than this life has given us.Disappointments shadow our souls, stealing the joy we know we were destined for, yet cannot achieve. Short-term pleasures are wonderfully momentary and most of us search for the meaning of life within these times, only to be disappointed that our long sought after fulfillment cannot be met in the here and now.

An earlier writing of John Eldredge, this book lays out his view of the heart’s unknown mysteries. The book is not filled with easy answers. Instead, it confronts our all too often pursuit of the simple solutions. He says that one short explanation could never encapsulate one of life’s largest mysteries –
that of desire. A desire we did not ask for, but one that was placed within us before we were conceived.

Blaise Pascal once wrote that “the heart has reasons that reason knows not of.” So open your heart, throw off the intent to rationalize your desires and look deeply, honestly at your soul. Simply peer into the yearnings of life and lift them to Jesus Christ, looking into the realization of His enormous and spectacular plan for your heart. Read “The Journey of Desire,” and meet the life you’ve only dreamed of.