Oct 2, 2025
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Hey don't be afraid to give the poor/homeless money.
Usually they need money more than food.
So what if the spend it on drugs or alcohol?
That's their decision. They can choose whether they want meth more than a hotel room with a shower.
Besides some people have allergies or are diabetic and can't take certain foods.
God's test to you is are you willing to give your excess to one who has less or will you only give charity when the conditions fit your narrative of what is good?
Don't make yourself judge of whether someone is deserving of your help. Remember how unworthy you are of all that God gives you. He will provide enough for you even if you give.
Don't hold on to things and money. They do you no good at your judgement day unless you have given them all away.
In this garden God not only placed trees for food but also ornamental trees, most beautiful to look at. In the middle of this garden God placed the Tree of Life and not far distant, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil by which He would test man's love and loyalty.
Genesis 2:9 Clear Word
He told man, 'You may eat of every tree in the garden, but there is one tree whose fruit you mustn't eat; this will test your love for me. You must choose between good and evil. If you decide to eat from this tree, you will have chosen evil and will have to die.'
Genesis 2:16-17 Clear Word
The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, but the LORD tests hearts.
Proverbs 17:3 NASB
The woman said to the serpent, 'We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; but God said, "You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall you touch it, or you shall die".'
Genesis 3:2-3 NRSV
He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your ancestors had known, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.
Deuteronomy 8:3 NIV
Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 NIV