Risk Being Judged

The Good News Today Is...American Idol is back on TV. I'm not much of a TV fan and I don't like reality TV in particular, but I enjoy watching American Idol, along with millions of other viewers. I was trying to think exactly what appeals to me about this show. I realized it's the passion with which the singers perform. They have so much hope and they risk so much criticism standing up there in front of the judges while they are singing. It has taken me a lot of years to stand up and be passionate about my beliefs - it is not an easy thing to sing at the top of our lungs and to be judged - but I do believe it is good practice for what is to come. "You, then, why do you judge your brother? Or why do you look down on your brother? For we will all stand before God's judgment seat." Rom 14:10.