“God does help those who use what He has given them to help themselves. Quit being silly.”
And when did I deny that? What I deny is your suggestion that God won’t help those who don’t help themselves.
"The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing" (Prov. 20:4)
"The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason" (Prov. 26:16)