Burn up all my levity, lukewarmness, and folly!

(The following in an excerpt from the diary of
James Smith)


February, 1853. Though this week I have been the subject of deep searchings of heart. I have felt deeply that I do not realize . . .
  the value of the soul,
  the danger of the sinner,
  the glories of Heaven, or
  the horrors of Hell,
 — as I ought. Surely I need more compassion, and more earnestness in my ministry — then I may hope to be more useful.

O that my heart glowed with love to souls! I want it to be like a consuming fire within me — to burn up all my levity, lukewarmness, and folly!