Enthusiasm is a virtue rarely produced in a state of calm and unruffled repose. It flourishes in adversity. It kindles in the hour of danger and rises to deeds of renown. The terrors of persecution only serve to awaken the energy of its purposes. It swells in the pride of integrity, and great in the purity of its cause, it can scatter defiance amid a host of enemies.
True enthusiasm comes from being filled with the Spirit, and as we strive to do that to which we know God has called us, in conscious dependence upon Him, we will then be able to convey our excitement to others and carry them with us (Derek Prime and Alistair Begg).
On Being a Pastor, Moody Press, 2004, p. 222. Get this book!
Nothing great has ever been achieved without enthusiasm. Colossians 3:23…do it heartily.