But these liberal, wholehearted believers, prompted by a zealous love for the cause and a desire to act promptly, judge themselves capable of doing more than God requires them to do, for their usefulness is crippled in other directions. These willing ones sometimes pledge to raise money when they know not from what source it is coming, and some are placed in distressing circumstances to meet their pledges. Some are obliged to sell their produce at great disadvantage, and some have actually suffered for the conveniences and necessities of life in order to meet their pledges. {3T 410.1}

Men disse gavmilde, helhjertede troende, tilskyndet af nidkær kærlighed for sagen og et ønske for at handle hurtigt, tror at de selv er i stand til at gøre mere end hvad Gud kræver af dem, for deres nyttighed er forkrøblet i andre retninger. Disse villige forpligter sig nogen gange til at oprejse penge, selvom de ikke altid ved hvilken kilde de kommer fra og nogle er sat i dårlige omstændigheder til at efterkomme disse forpligtelser.