That may not seem like a big deal to many people, but for those who preach, this was like flying an airplane without instruments. My “pregnant pauses” weren’t meant so much to give my listeners time to think and reflect on what I had just said they were to give me time to look at my notes and make my next point. I often had to stop and reread my notes silently to get back into the flow of the message. I could connect the truth of God’s Word with the audience to whom I was speaking. In the past, my thoughts flowed effortlessly. I had taught God’s Word for over twenty years on college campuses, at schools, and in local churches, and I had never had this problem before.
I was frustrated, but I wasn’t quite sure why.
