Jesus lived the stretched-out life so that you and I can have the incredible gift of sweet salvation in Him. The Stretched-out life is a life of submission and subjection to our Creator God, who knows our end from our beginning. It's about treading the narrow path of pain, promise, and purpose. It looks like an unpaved road of sacrifice, strength, and sorrow filled with uncertainty, but there is peace amid the storm.

Can you see how God uses your trials to develop and not destroy you?

It's vital to our existence that we change our vantage point when viewing our trials. Candice M. Andrews, in this well-written inspirational, testifies how God has pulled, pressed, and pushed her to activate her gifts and abilities, some of which were dormant for years. This high school teacher has observed through students' educational experience and has seen firsthand that we are ultimately players in the school called life. Andrews describes the spiritual life as stretched and sees trials as training. If we are to follow the pattern of the man Jesus, then we ought to expect a similar path as He walked.

Devour and digest this offering as you navigate through the tough and tremendous times you face with every waking moment. This is more than an inspirational book; it's a textual movie of Candice's life and testimony.