I Feel Like A Failure

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt
“Eleanor Roosevelt never was a professor.” Anonymous

How do we deal with feelings of failure?  Here are a few stories from Christian colleagues, taken from My Ministry Minutes:

Carol Lim, University of Utah

“Last year I went to the ER with a ruptured appendix and a diagnosis of myocardial fibrosis, followed by an infection and cyst – and a lot of pain…My family was suffering because of my stress. I was up for tenure soon, and my research funds were running out. I had no idea of what to do, and had nowhere to turn. There was no end in sight.”  Read More

Phil Bishop, Alabama

“It’s easy to get confused as a Christian professor.I am often tempted to criticize my colleagues and students for what I feel are lives of hopelessness and frustration. I am tempted to correct their sinful behavior – until I see my own.”     Read More

Edwin Yamauchi, Miami University (Ohio)

“When I completed my Ph.D. in Mediterranean Studies in 1964, the Lord opened several doors of employment for me, including a position in the History Department at Rutgers-the State University of New Jersey. When I did not receive tenure at Rutgers,” Read More