To some reading this -- prepare to be shocked! When I was in high school I was in both school and church choir. I've always enjoyed singing. I did solos at church too. (Remember "Lord of the Harvest?")
I had some things happen that discouraged me along the way. Unlike some normal people, I don't handle discouragement well. I'm not sure that even without the discouragement I wouldn't have given up somewhere anyway. People change, life circumstances leads us down different paths.
My point in bringing this up is because we have a good friend that is a worship leader at church. He's mentioned off handed a couple times that I should be a part of the worship team. When we hang out we have a tendency to break into song and thrill our spouses with overkill! :) Anyway, our friends subtle suggestions have been more frequent lately. I appreciate his confidence and encouragement. I am not sure that I have the same skill set at singing that I once had, or maybe I never really had it to begin with? I also struggle with having a desire to be used by God with my voice but still a tendency to pull away from potential opportunity.
I can think of lots of good reasons to stay in the pew and not on the stage!
1. I'm not that great of a singer-average at best.
2. I tend to yawn when I sing, especially on Sunday morning BIG NO NO!
3. I'd have to go on Wednesday nights for practice, which is another level of commitment.
4. Singing is really Nicky's thing now--I don't want to take that away from her
5. I'm sure that there are other people who would be blessed more by the opportunity being given to them.
6. I am not a fan of being on stage--not afraid of it, just not eager to be there. I'm very OK with that being other people's role!
I don't know if I'll ever give into singing in public or not? I have to admit that my friend is getting closer and closer to persuading me, maybe I'll sing a special with him sometime? I never thought it was possible to entertain the idea of singing in front of others again, but he's broke that barrier, so who knows?
2 comments:
It probably comes down to your level of comfort with the whole thing.
I fully understand point #2. I yawn a lot on Sunday morning. :)
I understand the reluctance. I too did choir in high school and not sure I'd go back to it. On the other hand, I'm reading a book about courage and opportunity which would say do it! Maybe Nicky needs to know singing isn't just a phase when you're young but it can be used later in life? Just an idea. We all want to stay in our comfort zones but sometimes it is good for us to stretch. ewwwww.
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