A Challenge or a Privilege?

I had an "a-ha!" moment during sacrament meeting and I've been thinking about it ever since. Testimony meeting started a little slow. Chris gave me the "you need to get up there" look and I laughed. I asked him why he thought I needed to get up there. He jokingly said, "Someone needs to hear it. You should get up there." I laughed again and we joked back & forth about it for a few minutes. Then, in the midst of another lull, I grinned at him and got out of my seat and walked to the stand. I realized that sharing my testimony should not be a challenge! It is a privilege to share my testimony! I fumbled my way through it, but felt good about what I was sharing. Needless to say, Chris was surprised when I actually got up there. I was too! When I sat down, I remembered a part from my patriarchal blessing that mentions this very thing. Because I have a testimony, and because of my lineage, I have a lifelong responsibility to share my testimony, and in so doing I will bless others. Although it started as a joke, I feel Heavenly Father was using Chris to teach me something I needed to learn. I love "a-ha!" moments!