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For this last year, and I prayed about this on the previous episodes, we were praying

through Psalm 68.

So over this last year, I have been, my family has been waiting to go and pick up a child

that we've been matched with for adoption in another country.

We were three days away from going to pick him up, our bags packed and everything when

the world started to shut down for COVID and we've been waiting over a year now and are

not sure when that door is going to open up.

And in the middle of it all, I've read a book that I would highly recommend to anyone by

Andrew Murray.

It's kind of like a devotional, it's just short chapters.

And the title is Waiting on God.

And it's so helpful.

Not just in thinking about waiting amidst different challenges and situations we've faced

in this world, but about how the Christian life is a life of waiting on God, meaning trusting

in God, resting in the faithful provision of God.

Think Isaiah, chapter 40, those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength.

They'll mount up with wings like eagles and run, not grow weary and walk and not be faint.

And that interesting, like the key to running and walking without being weary or fainting

is waiting on God as trusting in God.

And that's the picture here in Psalm chapter 69, verse 3, the Psalm is just saying very

honestly, I am weary with crying out, which I feel weary from crying out every single

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