Slow remedies

This post is from the defunct blog "Dying Church"

I occasionally worry that I'm not taking enough risks in my life. I fear that I'll one day wish that I had lived more boldly, especially in some of the ministry choices that I've made. I came across this quote by Calvin today that made me ask this question again. Calvin wrote in The Necessity of Reforming the Church:

The question is not, Whether the Church labors under diseases both numerous and grievous, (this is admitted even by all the moderate judges,) but whether the diseases are of a kind the cure of which admits not of longer delay, and as to which, therefore, it is neither useful nor becoming to await the result of slow remedies.

Good question.

Comments

[Mike Murdock]

I'm reminded of the time a buddy of mine and I, young Christians both, were discussing 2 Timothy 3:12 -- "Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." In our utter naivete, we questioned whether we should pray to receive persecution in order that our faith might grow. I don't know if there's any correlation, but it was not long thereafter that we both entered seminary. Today, neither of us is in pastoral ministry. Draw your own conclusions, and be careful what you ask for! :)

[hamo]

I sometimes feel the same way mate! Helen Keller "Life is a daring adventure or nothing!" A quote to live by...