Friday, March 19 I have the desire to do what is fine but not the ability to carry it out.​—Rom. 7:18.

[Áine]

Friday, March 19

I have the desire to do what is fine but not the ability to carry it out.—Rom. 7:18.

 

About 55 C.E., the Corinthians made an important decision. Learning of the needs of their brothers in Jerusalem and Judea, they resolved to donate to a combined effort to help them. (1 Cor. 16:1; 2 Cor. 8:6) A few months later, though, the apostle Paul learned that the Corinthians had not followed through. As a result, their gift would not likely be ready in time for it to be taken to Jerusalem along with the contributions from the other congregations. (2 Cor. 9:4, 5) The Corinthians had made a good decision, and Paul commended them for their outstanding faith and their earnest desire to be generous. But he also had to encourage them to complete what they had started. (2 Cor. 8:7, 10, 11) Their experience teaches us that even faithful Christians may struggle to implement a good decision. Why? Because of imperfection, we may simply procrastinate. Or unforeseen events might make it impossible for us to follow through.—Eccl. 9:11. w19.11 26-27 ¶3-5

[Vinnie]

 Sometimes we want to do things but can't figure out how to get it done. Sometimes we know what we are supposed to do but not the desire and ability to do it.  It does not mean we are a failure.  We all have limitations that hold us back. Do what you can do with your whole heart and anything you do will be enough.

[Alexa]

Jehovah encourages us by his organization because even we are faithful we are imperfect and unaware of unforseenable events that makes it for us impossible to follow through.