I Love It, But It's Not My Life

 So as you may know, I cheer for varsity football and absolutely love it. Well, there's also a competitive cheer team in Waynesboro called Southern Charm, which is owned by one of my coaches, Erica Campaigne. I went to one of their practices last year with a friend and loved it. I also went to the open gym tumbling classes where we worked on back handsprings. Then, Erica asked me to join and it became my main goal.    The point is, some things just don't work out, no matter how much we want it to. God wants us to be well-rounded. He wants us to be passionate about some things, but we shouldn't be so into it that we're willing to give up our lives for it. I knew I had other priorities besides cheer, and I had to accept it. God just has other plans for me right now.   I asked my mom if there was a possibility that I may be able to join the team the next year, and she said she didn't know how much time and money it would require. So I prayed and prayed that it would be God's will for me to be on the team, and I still feel like the answer was never really completely obvious.

  Anyway, over Summer we have many practices for varsity so we can practice for our competitions, and every time I saw Erica I would ask her more questions about SCC and I became more and more interested. And this Summer, cheer has basically been my life. I love it, but I also realized that when school started- which was going to be soon- I'd have a lot more to balance. Especially going to high school.


  As Summer went on, I realized I would have to make a decision pretty soon, and I wanted it, but it wasn't that easy. My mom said she would find a way to pay for it and to join if I wanted to, but I felt sooo guilty just taking her money. And there was also the schedule. Southern Charm practices were only twice a week, and one was Saturday mornings. My Friday nights were already going to be occupied by varsity games, so if I had something else on Saturday, I would hardly ever see my dad. That wouldn't be good. So I started looking at the pros and cons of the situation, and always ended up with more cons. But I still couldn't just let it go because the pros were so strong they basically evened out the good and bad! I was stuck and began praying about it more than ever.


 But in the end, I decided it would be better not to do it...at least for this year. The timing just wasn't right. With going into high school and being on varsity, I would already have a busy schedule; and if I did take part in all these activities, I would definitely be risking my social life           

God is always with you, seen or unseen, saint or sinner. Giving you air, supporting your footsteps, nourishing you with sunshine, God is here with you. The separateness you sometimes feel is an illusion, in truth you are never alone.