I suffered through piano lessons fro 12 years, from 1st grade to my senior year in high school, because my parents decided that was good for me. Ugh! I hated it.
Then, one day, I sang something for a friend of mine when I was about 55 years old and she marveled at my voice, telling me that it was beautiful and I should do something with it. I was amazed! I had no idea that my voice would be pleasing to anyone.
SO I went along in church and sang all the hymns as I always did, but I started, from my seat in the pews, to sing some of the choir's songs too, just for the pure joy of it. Well! The choir director told me she could hear me from all the way in front of the church, and that I was welcome e to join the choir. I was shocked, as I thought my voice had just blended in with the choir and didn't realize she could hear me.
I was bashful and didn't join right away, but eventually I got up the courage to join. Since then I have asked the Holy Spirit (God's Spirit) to help me sing every Sunday, and He does. I got over my bashfulness too, and now I really enjoy singing with the choir every Sunday.
