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This seems so silly to me. Truly. I don't have any idea why anyone would ever want to read my thoughts on Scripture. But then again, if you are reading this, then clearly there's a conversation that's starting here. And that, thrills me. I just wish it could be in my living room with a cup of coffee instead. And what better topic to talk about than Jesus, and His Word?


When I was starting this, I kept thinking of name after name after name for the blog, desperately searching for one that wasn't already taken. There were a few really good ones in the running. And once or twice I thought about just naming it "aldkfjalidavnoaiewnfa" just to find a name that wasn't claimed. But who wants to tell someone to go to aldkfjalidavnoaiewnfa .BlogSpot.com to talk about the Bible? Well, if you do, I left it out there for you. Feel free to grab it up, and I'd love to be your first follower.


But this blog didn't get named aldkfjalidavnoaiewnfa. It got named What if He Loves You. Because I think in my own walk, that is one of the key questions I've struggled with. Every time my heart is tempted to view God as a tyrant, or a cold, distant Super Being, the Holy Spirit has gently nudged my heart with this very simple question over and over and over again. What if, Kelly, He loves you? What if His greatest commandment has always been to love Him in return? What if He has over and over again displayed His boundless mercy, His endless compassion, and His unrelenting love


for you?


What if you just forget?


What if fear of this verse or the next, or resentment towards this situation or the next, robs me of the amazing grace that was once such a sweet sound to me?


What if what you need, Kell, more than another course in Systematic Theology, or applied Hermeneutics, is just to believe that the God who spoke Mars and Michigan into existence, also sings over you?


What if He's that good? What if this Warrior God is also a Daddy? What if the maker of moons and mitochondria put the same artistry in making dandelions and you? What if He loves you? What would the world look like if He did?


Maybe there'd be more peace. Maybe there'd be more mercy. Maybe there'd be more patience, and love, and joy inexpressible. Because maybe His love is that powerful. Maybe it's strong enough to change hearts as hard as mine.


I'm counting on it. And I count on it every single time I open the Scriptures. It is the only hope I have, that He is God, and He is good, and for some crazy reason, He chose to love me.


In light of that truth, I started this blog. To look go through the Word of God as if it were about Him, and as if it were a love letter to me. To read in it's pages, as crazy as some of them may seem, the resounding chorus of the love of Jesus for His Bride.


So here we go. What if He loves you?