2 Cor. Chapters 5-9 Debbie

I've read.  In Chapter 8   ....they gave according to their means, as I can testify and beyond their means, of their own accord."  "...they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us."  I guess what speaks to me is their example to us.  I want to be a giver.  And in verse 7 he's telling us to excel in this act of grace also, but later he tells us it's according to what we have and not according what we don't have.  That takes a lot of guilt off of us.  Also, if we promise a gift to be ready to give it.