Welcome to Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word podcast. I'm Dalton, a member of the Paul Trip

Ministries team. Join me each week as I read aloud Paul's popular Wednesday's word devotional.

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This week, Paul explores the often overlooked power of our words and how even everyday talk

carries significant weight capable of building up or tearing down relationships.

Here's this week's Wednesday's word.

Let me paint a hypothetical scenario for you.

I'm sure you've never experienced this because your relationships are perfect.

I certainly can't relate to what I'm about to describe.

That's a joke.

A married couple is driving through the city on a Friday night.

Let's randomly choose Philadelphia.

They're sitting in the car in deafening silence.

Even though the drive only lasted a few minutes, it felt like hours.

It had been a long and stressful week with work and kids, but finally Friday night had

arrived.

The husband and wife had been looking forward to this alone time all week, but a few minutes earlier as they were getting ready

at home, the romantic date night plans started to go sideways. The husband and wife each had their

own unspoken agenda for the evening and expectations for the other person. Both were more demanding

than serving, as they realized their idea for the night person. Both were more demanding than serving. As they

realized their idea for the night was being challenged and rejected, the emotional temperature

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