We've got to make sure we understand that wisdom comes from the Lord.

So you've got to learn to screen everything you hear and read and experience on talk TV.

You have to screen all of those messages through the filter of the

Word of God.

The difference between a good thing and a God thing on today's Destin for Victory featuring

Pastor Paul Shepard.

From talk shows to self-help books, to friends and family, almost everyone has an opinion

on dating in marriage, and many of them

seem to make sense.

But today, we want to offer you a word of warning.

If the advice you follow doesn't line up with the truth of God's word, if it doesn't pass

his screen test, it could very well set you on a path towards destruction.

Now, remember, you're always invited to visit us at pastor paul.net where you can hear

any recent Destin for Victory Message on demand, including today's. That's pastor paul.net.

Now, let's listen closely that Pastor Paul's destined for victory message, act like a Christian lady, think like a Christian man.

Psalm 119. Let's look again at verses 98 through 100 and verse 105. Then we'll look at

Proverbs 2, 1 through 6 and Ephesians 5, 8 through 10. I just want to provide these foundational scriptures for this part

of our straight talk to singles series. Psalm 119, verse 98. Oh, how I love your law. I meditate on it all day

long. Your commands make me wiser than my enemies, for they are ever with me.

I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.

I have more understanding than the elders, for I obey your precepts.

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

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