I'm pretty much at the same stage of playing as you I even got myself the same Ibanez set and yeah your fingers will hurt but that seems to be normal for new players.
Your fingers have to get used to the strings and toughen up and (at least in my case) my fingers aren't as nimble as they used to be so I have a hard time hitting the right spot for some of the chords.
But according to a friend they should loosen up within a month or so :)