From Nov 5, 2012 ….They’re still among us.
Grifter: noun, Slang.
Grifter:
1. a person who operates a side show at a circus, fair, etc., especially a gambling attraction.
2. a swindler, dishonest gambler, or the like.
A “confidence trickster,” 1915, carnival and circus slang, probably an alteration of grafter. Gradually extended to “any non-violent criminal.”
How sad that people become content with living such a life, always on the make, looking for their next “mark”, using people without any conscience, and living only for what appears to suit their needs or desires at the moment.
Given a chance to become people of character and integrity, to know God and be obedient to His will for their lives, to live in community with people who are willing to help them, they choose instead to gather with others of the same mindset, using and being used, perhaps thinking they aren’t worth anything more.
God help them to know and desire you.