Scammed

I hate being taken advantage of. It really riles me up when I think someone has “suckered” me into doing or giving them something with false pretenses. It seems that more and more people are begging for a hand out. Sometimes you give them something and then you find out that they are not in need at all. And you feel “taken”. I want to share and I want to be a good steward of what God has given to me, but I hate to be conned. What to do? How do I decide if a need is real or a scam? Sometimes, I can’t know. In those times, as a Christian, my default position must be that it is never wrong to do good. (Luke 6:9) If I get burned maybe we can win them over with love. Blessings