It started innocently enough. Steven emailed me saying that he had been following our ministry and was considering a significant contribution to our work.
Since I didn’t know him, nor could I find anything online about him beyond his own website, I was skeptical, but hopeful for a good result. I began asking our team and friends to pray for my discernment.
Eventually Steven called me, giving me an opportunity to research his phone numbers. Fortunately, thanks to God’s answered prayer for discernment, I uncovered Steven’s hoax before he could harm our ministry and I reported him to the FBI.
Proverbs 15:14 teaches, “The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.”
When you’re tempted, especially by strangers, pray and seek discernment and knowledge.
