Tackling Prospective Fathers-in-law - The "Biblical" Way

(Story told by my youth pastor, as a negative example. Attention, NEGATIVE example.)

Here goes.....

A young man was going to meet the father of his prospective bride for the first time, and knowing that the father was strongly religious, he wanted to impress the man with Bible verses.
And so, when he met his prospective father-in-law, while he talked he quoted Proverbs 18:22 :"He who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the LORD."
The father replied, "Ah young man, but do you not know what apostle Paul said? He that marries does well, but he who does not marry does better."
The young man got rather nervous, but after thinking for a while, he flashed a triumphant smile and said, "Well sir, we know that apostle Paul did not marry, while Solomon had 700 wives. So, surely in matters of marriage Solomon is more experienced?"

=) Well, well, for those who are in courtship age (I can hear my cousin complaining that the Israelites were all married off by the time they're 20..) and still waiting for your help mate, remember: God's choice is so much better than simply any good choice, and "let not our longing slay the appetite of our living."

God bless you!