Stretched

In looking back over the events of this week, I
can sum up how I feel in just one word: stretched.  Dictionary.com defines stretch this way: “to extend, force, or make serve beyond the normal or
proper limits; strain: to stretch the imagination; to stretch the facts; to
stretch food to feed extra guests; to stretch money to keep within a budget.” That pretty much describes my life these days.





Most women can relate to what it feels like to
be stretched. We get up each day, drive our kids to school and their various
afterschool activities, keep house, manage the family finances, and romance our
spouses—and that’s just the beginning. Throw into the mix an unanticipated trip
to the emergency room or a couple of extra business meetings, and we quickly go
from stretched to overwhelmed.





Anyone who jogs knows that it is critical to
stretch one’s muscles before jogging in order to avoid injury. Whether or not you jog, you are involved in running
a race that requires every bit as much discipline, if not more, than running a
marathon! That race is called “life.”  If we are to “run in such a way as to get the
prize” (1 Corinthians 9:24), we must stretch our spiritual muscles by daily spending time
with God in prayer and Bible study. Isaiah 40:31 tells us, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as
eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”





Why run when you can soar? By the grace of God
and with the strength he promises to those who wait upon him, we can run—and
finish—the race.





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