Therefore when I was planning to do this, I did not do so without thinking about what I was doing, did I? Or do I make my plans according to mere human standards so that I would be saying both "Yes, yes" and "No, no" at the same time?

by truthful teaching, by the power of God, with weapons of righteousness both for the right hand and for the left,

So here is my opinion on this matter: It is to your advantage, since you made a good start last year both in your giving and your desire to give,