Here is my relationship with every message I teach:
Wednesday: I love it, I can’t wait to teach it
Thursday: Anticipation building. This is going to be awesome!
Friday: I can’t look at it anymore! I hate it. I wouldn’t teach this message at gunpoint!
Saturday: It might not be as bad as I originally thought. This might actually be preach-able. (By Saturday night, I can’t wait to preach it!)
Sunday: I think it went pretty well. I don’t know how, but God used it. I wish I would just say what I wrote 
Monday: I’m never preaching again! (I’m staring at a blank page
Tuesday: I’m thinking about preaching again because I have to start my message for this Sunday
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Love it! That’s pretty much how I feel about my messages too!
Thank you for sharing! It is odd being on the other side of this. As the benefactor of a sermon, I feel fed. Somehow convicted and relieved all at the same time. I feel clear headed as to what I am being called to do, and so very greatful that God is still talking to me through the Pastor even though i know I have done so many things for Him to never say anything to me again! I come because I need to hear what has to be said. I thank God for you! Very often. Even when a sermon makes me mad.