Yeah, but see, that is what church is all about: recognizing that you've made mistakes, that its going to take God's grace to fix your mistakes and that you can't cut it on your own.
I grew up on the receiving end of God's provision through the church body and watched my mom continue to give out of the little we had to those who were struggling. I worked hard to get where I am today, but I know that it's taken a lot of God's faithfulness to make it happen. The pittance we bring home in salary doesn't account for where we are financially....and you'd think me a fool if you knew how much we give away.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no "Joel Osteen" God's making me rich cuz I visualized it and I pray so He's giving it to me! nutbag... I have no expectations, but I know where my resources come from and recognize that I'm a steward of them.
Like you, I have NO patience for leeches. Even socialism requires ALL to pitch in before they start taking out