My good friend Ibukun wrote the following as a comment on one of my perseverance posts. I thought it might be as encouraging to you as it was to me so I asked her permission to post it a bit more prominently.
"I think it's always good to realize that language learning is a life-long process--there's always going to be a new level of proficiency to aspire to, so in a sense you shouldn't feel discouraged if you're not at some genius level just because you've been at it for six months. I've been studying Dutch for much, much longer than that and there are still days when I sound like a complete idiot in my own ears. But usually the people around me understand me better than I think they do, so that also encourages me at such times.
But the most important thing, I think is realizing that the Lord who's given you this opportunity and brought you this far will certainly take you the rest of the way. Plus, He has plans and purposes for your weakness in French. For me, having to use simpler language in Dutch than I'm actually capable of has been a humbling process, which is far more valuable an experience than simply mastering a new language. Humility will serve me much longer than Dutch will. And, I'm always amazed when God uses me, with my less than 100% Dutch, and God gets more glory 'cause I know for sure it wasn't my own strength! So, think of learning French as part of the sanctification process!"
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