How Wild at Heart Pertains to Nature

This may seem odd, but I was introduced to the book Wild at Heart (which is intended to be read mainly by men) and I suddenly was very interested in the words between the covers. Author John Eldredge discusses the subject of the role of masculinity in our contemporary evangelical Christian culture and doctrine. He invites men young and old to look into the eyes of their creator and recover the hearts that have been given to them. One section that stood out to me in discussion with a friend is based on Scripture. In Genesis we read that God created everything and it was good. Something that I’ve skimmed over until now was the detail that God went into as he created his creation. We saw that God used different materials in nature to make men and women. For men God used the dirt from outside in the wilderness. For women, God used a more “tame” stuff that was found in the garden. This got me thinking, if not literally, but poetically, why men and women are innately so different. At the core of men’s beings is the desire to explore, to be outside, to be free. In addition, women (as see in John and Stati Eldredge's book Captivating) don’t desire what we may think. Being a woman is about embracing the glory of God more than anything else. This femininity complements what John describes is man's desire. Women innately desire to compliment men’s desire for a battle to fight, an adventure to live, and a beauty to rescue. I believe these ideas can be applied outside of the individual and seen in a grander way.