Comments on: Let Me Tell You Why I Suck

By: Calvie D

Calvie D — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 03:05:22 +0000

I could read off your list as my own, buddy, and it would sum up the way I feel too, except I openly admit my problems and have to often say sorry for something simple or unnoticable. Walking with God is probably the hardest for me now. I promise God my life and ask Jesus to save me but I dont read Bible, tell people about Jesus, or try to go to church. Now Im depressed. Ive been depressed for some time but it seems to get a little worse all of the time. I think about death a lot. It doesnt scare me. Id actually welcome it, but I know God doesnt want that. And I dont feel God near me like I used to when I was a kid. I also suck at everything lol. So dont feel alone. Im only a kid (18) but believe me, my mind is always working on a question (mostly unanswerable ones). Just dont give up on The Lord man. I don’t think you will.

By: I Suck at Everything I do in Life

I Suck at Everything I do in Life — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:52:28 +0000

[...] title of this post has led a number of people to this blog via keyword searches. In August I wrote a post that outlined some areas of my life that I was felling pretty sucky at. Evidently, there are a lot of people who feel that the suck at things in life. In all honesty, [...]

By: tony

tony — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:29:03 +0000

If John Hardy came to Journey there would be much better BBQ activities than we now have. I think Mr. Hardy should stop by sometime. I’d even take him to Roscoe’s for lunch.

By: Bill B

Bill B — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:11:50 +0000

Does John Hardy attend Journey Church? Have I met him?? And I thought the ONE thing I didn’t suck at was being a ‘greeter’.

*smile*

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:29:50 +0000

Hello. My name is Jeff and I am a struggler. I mean, ‘I suck.’ Is it ok to say that on TV? Oh wait, this isn’t on TV? Man… I do suck….

I am with you point by point in areas you suck at. I constantly think I am not good at anything. I know this isn’t true but I can rattle off a list of my failings in a heart beat. Ask me to list my strengths and I end up with a blank sheet of paper in front of me. It is valuable to have a good view of the areas you struggle with. But I continually find myself living in the lull of suckdom. It is not a great place to be and if it were not for people around me to tell me my strengths, I am not sure I would ever pull myself out of suckdom. So I guess the balance is to have a realistic view of your suckiness as well as the giftings you have, the things you can do extrordinarily well. I for one suck at finding the extrordinary and can only find the sewage from the kingdom of suckdom.

So will there be some John Hardy’s at this BBQ? Now that would be extrordinary.

By: tony

tony — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 07:15:26 +0000

Rich — Wrote this post not so much to reassure myself that I suck, but to let other people know that I suck and it is okay to suck. Knowing who you are and who you aren’t is absolutely one of the best things ever.

Bill — I’ll bring the ribs.

By: Bill B

Bill B — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:58:06 +0000

If it is any consolation, I can relate. Maybe we can throw an ‘I SUCK!’ BBQ. We can all sit around the fire and take turns admiting our struggles(why we suck). I would stand up and say, ‘My name is Bill and I suck at everything.’ Really, I don’t suck at EVERYTHING, but it is quite a long list.

Funny thing is that I don’t have a problem admiting my failings, but one has to be careful. I can wear this as some sort of ‘badge of honor’ and rather than be humbled by my shortcomings; they become a source of pride. I tend to be rather self-deprecating. Truthfully, I think I have some good qualities and am happy to be me.

I don’t think that I am insecure. It doesn’t bother me if someone criticizes/teases me. I can take it in stride. On the otherhand, I like to tease and you remind me that I should be cautious. Sometimes I tease people that I don’t know well and who don’t know me. I don’t intend to hurt anyones feelings, but there is a chance that I do. I have to remember to bite my tongue sometimes.

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 23:28:42 +0000

T-

Truth be told we all feel the same way. Some just hide it better than others and others collapse when they hear what others see or don’t see in them. One thing is sure. By going public and admitting “why I suck” is a bold step in freedom and hanging on the saving power of Jesus Christ. “In our weakness, he makes us strong.”
#1 on my list is INSECURITY…. always has been, always will be. I know who I am and who I m not. But far too often I feel others can see right through and they laugh.
So there…. you’re not alone with these feelings, even inspite of the calling of God in your life.

Rich