I started guitar a year ago when I was 26 and couldn't play a thing, it took me ages to get the finger position for a simple E chord, i had to look and think about what I was doing.

This lasted for a few weeks and it seemed like a useless task but I stuck at it and after a while that E chord came pretty easy and I have never been happier guitar wise.

A good thing to do is to ask for a simple song to learn, something like Wild Thing, even if you hate the song it's amazing how good it feels to play something you recognise instead of just hitting random chords.

Also keep at it, I remember the first time I had to try a barre chord, my fingers would not physically stretch that far apart without my forcing them into place with my right hand but again after time it got easier and almost second nature.

The start is the hardest part of learning the guitar, the more you know the easier it becomes and the quicker you will learn new techniques and skills.