On not being like we think we should be.

I always want to do the perfect sermon. I want to study enough and polish enough. I want to find the right words and the perfect story. I want God to be proud of my work. Or actually, I don’t want God to be mad at me. I don’t want to get in trouble with God for what I say to you.

And that freezes my thinking so much sometimes that I can’t do anything.

You know what I mean? I’m guessing that you might.

Because when I go from room to room, I hear things like, “I’m not praying like I sh...