The Lord Stretches Us

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” – Isaiah 54:2 I want to emphasize today that the Lord stretches us in many ways. Yesterday, I briefly mentioned this. I took an online class about stretching and learned a lot. The first thing I learned is that stretching must be done slowly. I wanted to do it quickly, but it takes a long time. My second discovery was that stretching has very little to do with your muscles and tendons. The CNS – the central nervous system – plays a large role in this. Actually, what you’re doing is training your brain and spinal cord to relax.   The same can be observed in the spiritual world. When God is stretching us, He is not just stretching what we think is stretching. He’s stretching and changing us in our