
There’s something quietly powerful about starting something new.
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It’s uncomfortable.
It can bruise your ego.
But being humble enough to suck long enough until you become good says more about your character than natural talent ever will.
"God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."—James 4:6
We live in a world that glorifies mastery.
Everyone wants to be seen as the expert, the natural, the best.
But what we don’t see?
The shaky first steps.
The failed attempts.
The awkward learning curve that always comes before competence.
“For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice.”—Zechariah 4:10
It’s easier to avoid trying than to risk being seen as failing.
And that’s precisely what many do.
Ironically, the ones who aren’t willing to fail often become the loudest critics.
But every skill, every craft, every art, even the ones you admire most, started with someone fumbling in the dark.
Great writers wrote terrible drafts.
Great athletes lost more times than they won.
Great musicians hit the wrong notes.
Great firefighters made the same mistakes you’ve made or will.
So, what’s the difference between those who grew and those who stayed stuck?
They were willing to be bad at it first.
Willing to be embarrassed.
Willing to try anyway.
“Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.”—2 Timothy 2:3
Humility is the doorway to growth.
It says, “I don’t know this yet, but I’m willing to learn.”
It frees you from the pressure of perfection.
It opens your ears to instruction.
It gives you space to improve.
“An intelligent heart acquires knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.”—Proverbs 18:15
So start the new thing.
Pick up the instrument.
Speak the language.
Build the business.
Take the class.
Ask the “dumb” question.
Let yourself suck at it.
Embrace the awkwardness.
Laugh at the missteps.
Keep going.
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”—Galatians 6:9
Because with enough humility, time, and persistence, sucking turns into skill.
And one day, you’ll look back, grateful you had the courage to begin.
“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”—2 Timothy 1:7
Written by Ian Voisine