Fanatic or Frightened Sheep?

"God's real people have always been called fanatics. Jesus was called mad; so was Paul; so was Whitfield, Wesley, Moody, Spurgeon. No one has graduated far in God's School who has not been paid the compliment of being called a fanatic. We Christians today are indeed a tipid crew. Had we but half the fire and enthusiasm of the Suffragettes in the past, we would have the world evangelized and Christ back among us in no time. Had we the pluck and heroism of the Flyers, or the men who volunteered for North or South Polar Expeditions, or for the Great War, or for any dare-devil enterprise, we could have every soul on earth knowing the name and salvation of Jesus Christ in less than ten years. Alas! What stirs ordinary men's blood and turns them into heroes. makes most Christians run like a flock of frightened sheep. Militants daily risk their lives in furtherance of their cause, and subscribed of their means in a way that cried "Shame" on us Christians, who generally brand the braving risks and fighting against odds as a "tempting of God." - From "The Chocolate Soldier" by C.T. Studd