For three years now I hear the Lord's gentle voice telling me to sing and to sing for Him. So I have and it's been wonderful. This encouraged a deeper desire to get better at playing the guitar and piano, or trying to for that matter. I am by no means great at them but I try nonetheless! I guess the point of this post is that after playing the guitar today and singing I continued to remember my best friend of eleven years telling me to share my voice with others because they would be encouraged. Urg. I want to but "I'm not good yet!" I thought. [I still feel like this.] More memories of people encouraging me to sing flooded my thoughts. That is my desire but I am afraid to. I do not feel ready, yet I am compelled to share with you, my reader, a song I recorded today.

I was about to share this song today but then I looked up popular acapella hymns in google, out of curiosity. I listened to songs that gave me goose bumps. Why in the world share this hymn sung by me when others can sing it far more amazingly!? I felt completely unworthy. So, I decided I would keep the song I recorded this afternoon to myself. Until the Lord spoke to me through another friends Instagram post. The photo was of MLK saying, "There comes a time when silence is betrayal." My friend went on to quote, "Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, 'Teacher, rebuke your disciples!'" "I tell you" Jesus replied, "if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out." [Luke 19:39-40.] My friend's encouragement read, "Profess the Messiah today. Do not be ashamed or afraid. Make known His glory. Don't let a stone be forced to receive your blessing."

So there you have it. No matter how good, off pitch, or bad I sound that is how I came to share this song. I would far more rather trust and obey the Lord than keep silent. 

May you be encouraged to do the things the Lord asks of you, even when you are very afraid or nervous. Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding but in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. The Lord is with you every step you take. [Proverbs 3:5,6; Joshua 1:9]

The song is at the top of the page. 
Be encouraged!
I'm scared!
Bye!
=)