Blessings from an Unexpected Source!!

My last blog, I discussed just how blessed we really are. I'm amazed at how God keeps showing up in different places and different people to show me how much He loves me and to bless me. I was really surprised tonight though while watching television that God can even use something as simple at a TV show to remind us He loves us. I come from a very musically talented family. Almost all the Horn's and Brimer's play an instrument or sing and on the other side I wish I had a dime for every song we have sang together. Music has always been a blessing to me. Tonight while watching Idol, we were all pointing out who we liked and who we don't. Who did good and who didn't. That is until the Last two performers took the stage. Then it was honestly like God just looked down from Heaven and said watch this. Joshua Ledet's cover of the Jennifer Hudson song You Pulled Me Through followed by Jermaine Jones' take on Luther Van Dross song Dance with My Father Again just simply blew me away. It's amazing how God reminds us that He is still here. I know that God has me in His hands and He is pulling me through all this that we are going through but the following song reminded me of a scene in the movie Courageous. The scene takes place outside a bank where the young girls gets out of the truck and asks her dad to dance with her. I remember sitting in the theatre watching this movie and this scene coming on the screen. Pam leaned over to me and said that wouldn't happen with you. You'd dance with her anyway. and honestly I would! Whether people think I'm crazy or not doesn't really matter to me. But the thing that hit me tonight while watching the final act on Idol was one simple question. Do I truly desire to dance with my Heavenly Father? I don't mean physically, but would I do something for Him that He asked me to do if it seemed goofy or if someone was looking. Would I step up with the same veracity that I do to show my children that I love them to show God that I love Him? When God sent His Son to this world to make a way for us to come to Him, He knew what He would face and He sent Him anyway. We are not facing no where near the same persecution today and yet we aren't stepping out to tell people about Him. So tonight's episode of Idol just got me to thinking, If I had the opportunity to stand before folks, what would I tell them? Where here is what I came up with. I don't understand why things happen like they do. I don't understand why people get sick. I don't understand why young people struggle and die. But nor do I understand why God loves us so much. I don't understand why He gives us so many chances. I don't understand why I am not doing more for Him in light of what He has done for me. and I don't understand how someone could love me so much to allow me to question Him who holds tomorrow. I do understand however that God does love me. I do understand that He cares for me and watches over me. And I do understand that He wants to do the same for everyone if we will just let Him. I do desire to dance with my Father now I'm just waiting on the music. My name is Jason Horn, and I AM SECOND!!