fulfill our god-given potential in this life, we have to allow god to knead us, press us and fold us, over and over again. we have to be stretched if we ever want to grow or rise above our current condition. when we allow god to work this process out in us we can rise to be all he has called us to be! it’s pretty interesting to know that if you don’t knead the dough and get it ready, when you put it in the oven- in the fire, it will not rise! the dough will collapse under the pressure. it is easy to become comfortable and resist stretching. 