Stretching

My boyfriend and I just started a Bible Study by Beth Moore on the Fruit of the Spirit.  (yep - I have a boyfriend :-)) (yep yep, it took me a while before I could actually say the word "boyfriend", but it has grown on me!  It helps that he's pretty wonderful...)
ANYWAY, the Bible Study.  We watched the introductory DVD last week and one of the things Beth Moore said really stuck out to me.  I've been thinking about it all week.
"If you don't feel like you're being stretched, you probably aren't walking in the Spirit."
Meaning, the Spirit was given to us to give us power to do what we can't.  If we feel like we are handling everything on our own (not being stretched), then do we really need the Holy Spirit?
I haven't felt very stretched lately, but the idea of God giving me something to stretch me is a scary thought!  Stretching can be painful! (If you've done P90x you know what I mean).  It is so necessary though if we want to live our lives to the fullest they were meant to be lived!
How are you being stretched right now?  I welcome you to contemplate that with me!