¹¹ Having started the ball rolling so enthusiastically, you should carry this project through to completion just as gladly, giving whatever you can out of whatever you have. Let your enthusiastic idea at the start be equalled by your realistic action now. ¹² If you are really eager to give, then it isn’t important how much you have to give. God wants you to give what you have, not what you haven’t.

¹³ Of course, I don’t mean that those who receive your gifts should have an easy time of it at your expense,