My Little Cheerleader

So this is my cheerleader, Maddie. Today was her first game of the season as an UPWARD Cheerleader. She absolutely loves it! Funny, I never got along with the cheerleaders in school, I guess God does have a sense of humor after all. :) This cheerleading is different though. They don't cheer for specific teams and the score is not kept in the game. It is all about fun and learning about Jesus while learning the basics of cheerleading and football. There is always prayer at the beginning of the game and a halftime devotion in the middle. A great outreach for this church as well, I think.

But, as I was watching all the cheerleading, I got to thinking how no matter how bad one of the cheerleaders is, they all encourage and help each other to learn. If they don't work together to build that pyramid it will fall or if they aren't cheering together, they can't be heard. I think that God puts "cheerleaders" in our lives and we call them friends and family. People that help lift you up when you are falling. People that encourage and cheer you on when you just can't find the strength to make it another step. People that, when you are stuck in the valley between two tall mountains and haven't got a clue how to climb either one, throw you a rope and pull you to the top. How blessed I am to have so many cheerleaders in my life!

So, I guess what I am thinking, is that we are all called in one way or another to be cheerleaders. To build each other up and help each other grow stronger in the body of Christ. To take that load from the friend that just can't carry it any more and help her take it to Jesus, the Great Physician, all the while telling her, just a little while til we're on the mountaintop Praising Him. We all need a cheerleader at some point in our lives, are you ready to take that roll? Let us lift up and encourage one another until Christ Returns again!

Father, I thank you for my cheerleaders in my life. I thank you that though I am weak, You are strong. Help me, Lord, to be ever mindful of the pain and suffering around me and be there to uplift and encourage. Help me to let Your Light Shine through the darkest of times so that others can see Jesus in me. Thank You that Your ways are not my ways and Your timing is not mine. I love You, Abba Father. In your sweet name I pray...