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Cody Rebekah Kerby

Please, Lord, Don’t Let

Our Lives Be in Vain

by Cody Kerby

“Unless she pursues me, I
will never meet her.” About a
month after I stopped striving,
I met Rebekah.
recall, as a child, praying to
God for direction, desiring to She was in my math class and
I be fully known and fully loved. was a far better student. One
I wanted to be a reflection of the day, she came up to me after
love He gave me. When I was 16, I class with her phone number
began praying for a wife whom He and asked if I wanted to
would be personally responsible hang out sometime. Without
for finding. Time went by, and my hesitation, I answered,
“How about tonight?” It was
college years arrived. At 20, I was
806-281-6106 still pursuing God and my wife-to- such an easy and satisfying
relationship. From the very
be, but the hindrance was my own
1717 Norfolk Avenue understanding. My search became beginning, we both knew we
Lubbock, Texas 79416 so frustrating that, one day, I finally were meant to be together. We
cared deeply for each other
handed the task back to Him. I said,
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