[Parenthesis: I don't remember much of the book, only a few take-aways in terms of themes that I interpreted from it. When I read it, I was in the beginning of my, let's say, Spiritual (meaning the Holy Spirit, not some vague mystical nonsense) reawakening, and was still in the process of learning key doctrines and becoming better skilled at discerning good theology. So I should note that there are a number of critiques of his book(s) out there, but my intent here is not to promote the book, but to exposit a theme, which is certainly Biblical, that I got out of it, and I'm merely attributing the source. If you choose to read it for yourself, do check out a number of book reviews, pray and exercise discernment.]
“Many boys make this mistake, to idolize the woman
and treat HER as the adventure but
this is a mistake. No girl wants, on the inside, for her relationship with
another to be all about her. She knows herself and it gets boring when a guy
treats you as a goddess. Women want a relationship to be about something more
than just them; they want an adventure to be taken ON. Woman is not the
adventure. She is the partner to be taken on the adventure. In the rush to
honor woman, many men mistakenly worship her, in effect. But no mere man is
worthy of worship; it's not what we're made for. We're made to realize that
there's something GREATER than us, and to pursue it. Making woman the object of
your life pursuit is an easy fallacy to fall into and it leads to many aching
relationships and frustrated women"
Falling for this mistaken view makes woman the GOAL in herself, which she is not. She has a purpose too, and
it is not to be self-fulfilled. That’s the false gospel of hedonism that leads
so many people to do destructive things these days. You find your fulfillment
outside yourself. And the only true fulfillment is in Christ.
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