What if I can’t do it?
What if I bore my students to death?’
What if they won’t like me?
What if I say something wrong?
What if they ask a question I can’t answer?
These lines are going over and over in my head right now. Right after my first tutoring session yesterday, they’ve begun to come in whispers. And now that I’ve finally gotten my schedule, they’re louder than ever. In fact, they’re so loud and annoying that I’ve already gotten myself a headache from thinking too much.
I know firsthand that young people today are hard to please; as a student, I was a critic myself. I wasn’t easily impressed, and I got bored pretty fast especially if the discussion didn’t interest me. Now that the tables have turned, I pray my students won’t be too hard on me when I finally take the floor. It may be an unfair request, but hey, I’m doing my best here, too.
So as I was saying, the voices kept going … and then something else entered my mind, which I can only describe as something that ran along these lines:
You were put here for a purpose.
You were chosen for this job. You didn’t ask for it exactly, but it was given to you.
Success does not always come in a silver platter.
It’s usually the first step that’s the hardest.
…and the last line that’s the most important of all:
“Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” -Exodus 4:12
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