Awkward Is Tuition

That could be embarrassing. Hard pass.

Every awkward attempt is tuition — and the confidence it buys can't be bought any other way.

Ask any returned missionary: a thousand awkward doors purchased a fearlessness that changed the rest of their life. Embarrassment endured for a good reason pays compound interest.

Use it when: Raising your hand, bearing testimony, asking someone out, making the call.

Backed by: Romans 1:16 — "I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ." Paul, the most rejected missionary in scripture, wore the awkwardness as a badge. Isaiah 50:7 — "I have set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed." The same shame-proof resolve, centuries before Paul. Joshua 1:9 — "be strong and of a good courage... be not afraid" is God's charge before every exposed, awkward step.

What He’d say

Don't be ashamed of doing good out loud. Paul was turned away in city after city and wore it as a badge. Every awkward attempt you make for the right reasons, I count — and I pay it back as courage.

(His words from the passage above, spoken to you.)

See also: Nobody's Watching That Closely · Haters Mean You're Doing Something

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