Welcome to Paul Tripp's Wednesday's Word podcast.

I'm Dalton from the Paul Trip Ministries team,

and each week I'll read aloud Paul's popular Wednesday's word devotional,

short, powerful reflections that connect the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life.

You can get each week's devotional straight to your inbox by subscribing at

Paultrip.com slash Wednesday, or find it anytime on our website, the Paul Trip

app, or on Facebook and Instagram. This week, Paul concludes his series on aging by showing how

the brutal honesty of Psalms 4 and 88 reminds us that no matter how dark or confusing midlife

becomes, we're never outside the reach of God's sustaining grace.

Here's this week's Wednesday's Word.

Today we'll conclude our October and November series on getting older before we transition to

Advent in December.

I pray these have been a blessing and encouragement to you.

Many have replied suggesting or asking that I turn this series into a book, and in fact,

one already exists.

These email devotionals have been adapted from my book Lost in the Middle, Midlife and

the Grace of God.

If you want to continue to read what the Bible has to say on this area of life beyond Wednesday's Word.

Now, for the final entry.

I wrote last week that God's Word is our most reliable manual for human life, especially as

we get older.

I know you would confessionally agree with that statement, but you might also ask, where does the Bible practically talk about midlife struggles?

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