Preserved by Purpose: Stretching your Faith at the Next Level

As I looked around at the others in the workout room and settled onto my yoga mat, I thought, “I can handle this.   It’s just a few stretches, some funny looking poses and a great way to relax.”    Because I’d heard people warn that yoga involved meditating to non-Christian gods, I even had a few scriptures in mind to focus on… However, once the yoga class started, all I had time to focus on was trying to not fall on my face. “Oh God!   Oh God!” was all I could mutter between short breaths as I attempted to do Yoga for the first time a few weeks ago.    Between trying to keep up with the rest of the class and figuring out how to do the poses, I was exhausted at the end of the hour-long session. A few co-workers had been attending yoga sessions for a few weeks and had boasted how much they enjoyed it.    Also, I’d wanted to try some new physical fitness activities and thought yoga might be a good fit. 30 minutes into the session, my mind was wondering:& “Am I doing it right? & & & Is my body supposed to twist like that?...