Do not despise the Lord’s discipline, and do not resent His rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those He loves as a father the son he delights in.
Proverbs 3:11-12
I’ve had a handful of odd jobs throughout my life such as video rental store clerk, busboy, and boba shop manager. One of my favorite random jobs I had when I was in college was drum instructor. The one student I taught had learned drums on his own by watching drum instructional videos. However, he missed one key detail of drumming… how to hold the drumstick. He was gripping it like a baseball bat when he should’ve been gripping it like a tennis racquet. When I showed him the proper way to hold a drumstick, he said it felt like he was starting over because it changed the way he played. But over the course of a few months, his drum playing improved drastically.
Often times, in order to improve we need to start over. These kind of moments are necessary in order for us to get to the next level, especially in our spirituality. They’re often difficult, frustrating, or even painful sometimes. But in the end, we will improve drastically.
