He wants us to do more than just care , He wants us to share. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. He can do the impossable if necessary. Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.
Effort is necessary ,effort that sacrifices and strains to the point of hurting.
Paul let's us know that we will never win if we walk out of the ring in the middle of a fight. He is not just beating at the air missing the target, he is not just swinging wildly, hoping to hit the mark. God saved and delivered Paul through every situation and trial. God's power can sustain you. There is a well-known brand of soap that has two uncommon qualities.