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= 1. No direct mention, but principles for aging of which menopause

is a part.
Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he
:; who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will
sustain you and I will rescue you.

~ Isaiah 35:3-4 Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that
give way; say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear;
your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine
:; retribution he will come to save you."

Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained

by a righteous life.
:; Proverbs 20:29 The glory of young men is their strength, gray
hair the splendor of the old.
;; 2. God understands every stage of life and is worthy of our trust.
Psalm 31:14-15 But I trust in you, 0 LORD;I say,"Youare my
:II God." My times are in your hands.
3. God provides for every time of life.

; Isaiah 58: 11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfYyour
needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You
will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never
;I fail.

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Job 12:12 Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long
life bring understanding?
Psalm 71:9, 18 Do not cast me away when I am old; do not
forsake me when my strength is gone. . . . Even when I am old and
gray, do not forsake me, 0 God, till I declare your power to the
next generation, your might to all who are to come.
Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through him who gives me
strength.

4. Old age should be a productive time.

Titus 2:3-5 Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in
the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine,
but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women
to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled and pure,
to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husbands,
so that no one will malign the word of God.
Psalm 92: 12-15 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they
will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the LORD,
they will flourish in the courts of our God. They will still bear fruit
in old age, they will stay fresh and green, proclaiming, "The LORD
is upright; he is my Rock, and there is no wickedness in him."

NOTE: It would be beneficial to have the counselee see a physician.

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