I’ve been an athlete my whole life, basically. And one thing I have always overlooked is stretching. Well, now that I’m a little older I am really starting to appreciate it. But it doesn’t feel good, at least not in the moment. Working out as hard as you can, pushing your body past its limits, and then ending the workout with a solid stretch of all the muscles you’ve just destroyed, doesn’t feel good in the moment. However, my body most definitely feels great later on.
This new found appreciation for stretching led me to look a little deeper and see what makes it so good for the body. So I did what everyone does when they want to know something, opened my laptop, and asked google “Why is stretching good for the body?”. Here’s what I found:
“Most people know that stretching increases blood supply, but they do not realize that it also increases nutrient supply to muscles. Because stretching allows blood to flow through your body, the nutrients in the blood are being carried and spread out all throughout your body as well.”
Basically, stretching creates a space for the muscles in your body to grow through blood flow and nutrient supply.
So, in my last blog, I told you about how I had to switch teams and talked about how uncomfortable that is.. right? Well, get this.. I am also the “Team Leader” of my new team.
“The Team Leader serves as the main line of connection between the team and our leadership team and the team and our hosts. Team Leaders are asked to serve from a place of servant-leadership and. Team Leaders are not the team all-star, but someone that will help ensure that team time, feedback, worship, and other logistical matters of that sort are happening on a regular basis.”
So, not only am I the new guy, but I’m also the Team Leader? Um, alright.. I guess.
God is stretching me, and it doesn’t feel good right now. But I as I continue to grow, spiritually, I will learn to appreciate it.
Being uncomfortable creates so much open space for God to just have His way. It allows Him to stretch you, far past what you feel your capacity is, and truly reveal to you and mold you into who He has called you to be. I am in such a uncomfortable space right now, but I know that my God works all things together for my good. I know that He has had this planned for longer than I could even imagine. I know that He has full confidence in me, even when I don’t. I know that He doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called. I am qualified to lead this team, because He has called me to it.
The World Race has already been so overwhelming I switched teams and am the leader of my new team. I flew on a plane for the first time in my life yesterday, twice. One flight to New York and then another to Spain. I’m currently sitting at an airport in Madrid, Spain, a place I never thought I’d have the opportunity to go to. I’ve never been outside of the US until now. God is doing something, and He’s not finished; not even close to finished with me. He’s creating the most beautiful painting with my life, and I can’t wait to see the finished product
You never know what a good stretch will do for you.
