So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you in advance and finish the arrangements for the generous gift you had promised. Then it will be ready as a generous gift, not as one grudgingly given.
Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV
For if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we–not to say anything about you–would be ashamed of having been so confident.2 Corinthians 9:4 NIV