If compelled to, go ahead and give. In the best-case scenario, you truly helped someone. And guess what? If they lied to you, scammed you, bought a bottle, or anything else, God will sort that out. That is the part of it that truly is not our job!
For at least the 6th year in a row since he left home and got married, he reminded me again, “Mom, this is the last year.” I chuckled and smiled at him, “Duly noted.” I have promised him for the last few years it would be the last.
