Lately I feel like that is the best word to describe my life. Everything seems to be stretching to its very limits, and in some cases beyond--my time, my bank account, my faith, my patience, my understanding, my energy, even my waistline.
In the world of fitness we know we must stretch before a serious activity so that we don't get injured when things get intense. My husband loves to work out and sometimes he does rather extensive stretching before hand. I've done a few exercise sessions with him and after a bit of "movement prep" (as he calls it)I'm tired and sore and ready to be done. He just smiles and says "We haven't even started the work out yet."
Sometimes I wonder if the current stretching of my life is just prep work for bigger, harder things that may be on my horizon. I wonder if the Lord is smiling at me and saying "Keep stretching. Your real work out hasn't even started yet."
And if that's the case then I'm grateful for the stretching. I just hope it's working and that I'm prepared enough to avoid major injury down the road.
Because that's what stretching is for.
5 comments:
"Stretched" is a pretty apt description for all that's in your life right now. There's no one else I know who could handle it all with such grace.
Hang in there- you are such an incredible person! I'm sure you'll weather this just fine. Just in time for your next crisis to hit.
We MUST be friends because this is EXACTLY how I have felt over the past year. Thank goodness for a grander perspective, because stretching can make one feel thin and over-extended! You're right... there are so many benefits...
I can so relate Sarah!!! Maybe it is the blood. Hang in there.
That whole stretching thing is so uncomfortable- but you are right, it does expand you so you can handle more in the future- most days I would rather shrink than expand, but once you are through it everything seems to make sense! Good luck with your stretching!
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