This article is directed to those in the ministry but wise words for everyone. Also, see A PATTERN OF PRAYER — PART 2 and the comments I left.
PREACHING TRUTH
Expository Preaching: Sermons, Thoughts, and Resources of Todd Linn

Pastoral discouragement takes on many forms: personal struggles, family challenges, and painful ministry disappointments, to name a few. There are those especially difficult days when it seems we just can’t breakthrough. Here are a few ways to press on when those painful days arrive: