Monday Morning Blues

The Letdown No One Talks About
Sunday may be the high point of a pastor’s week, but Monday often feels like the valley. The adrenaline fades, the sanctuary is empty, and the pastor begins to second-guess everything.

“Was the sermon clear enough?”
“Did I preach too hard—or not hard enough?”
“Did anyone even listen?”

This phenomenon—post-sermon discouragement—isn’t a sign of spiritual weakness. It’s a byproduct of spiritual investment. You poured out your heart, and now you feel empty.

Even biblical giants faced these emotional swings. Elijah called down fire on Mount Carmel one day and the next fled into the wilderness, exhausted and disillusioned (1 Kings 18–19). Continue Reading…..