Are You On the Right Team?

I’ve never really understood sports. I get the concept of the games, but cheering for one side baffles me. Is that weird?

I always seem to find myself wondering if I’m on the right side.

My son plays basketball. It’s a rec team and every Saturday he faces off against a friend or two on the court. They are playing the same sport with the same goals in the same town. The only difference is the color of the shirt. Otherwise, everything is the same.

Of course I cheer for my boy because, well, he’s mine. I am rooting for him when he has the ball and when he doesn’t. I am watching steps and effort and making sure he drinks water. I’m there for him. 100%.

But when one of his friends in a different color shirt makes a basket, I clap. I know he is on the other team, but I can’t help but be happy for a kid when he makes a great play. And don’t even get me started on when someone gets hurt. I don’t care what team he is on, I just want him to be okay and have fun playing the game.

I’ve often thought life was like being on a certain team. And I usually placed myself on the losing one. I pictured God on His throne shaking His head when I miss a shot or fumble through something. I imagine Him cheering for the other side because it always seems that they are better.

Even in church, I’ve done this. You know my feelings on worship leaders. Clearly they are on the winning side, right? And pastors . . . God is team PASTORS all the way.

And he is rooting for them. 100%. But I missed the part where He’s also rooting for me.

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It’s easy to think of God looking for the sure thing, the win, the most spiritual ones and backing them. But God isn’t like that. He doesn’t pick teams.

He’s not cheering for the Worship Leaders over the Sunday School Teachers

There’s no championship game between the Pastors and the Almost-Missed-Church-because-we-couldn’t-get-out-the-door teams.

Even if you’re on the Never-Been-to-Church team, He is still on your side.

Because God doesn’t cheer for teams; He cheers for YOU.

It’s hard to really understand this, especially because we see all the ways we think we fall short. But through every missed shot, every mistake, every out-of-bounds, God is still rooting for us. Why?

He loves you. Perfectly. Always. Completely.

Everything you do (or don’t do) today, remember you have someone cheering for you. Someone who is glad you are theirs. Someone who picked you from the beginning and would pick you again today.

Can you hear Him cheering?

It's easy to wonder if God is really rooting for us. But what if God isn't about teams? What if He's rooting for all of us?
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Author: Rebecca Hastings

Rebecca is a writer and speaker encouraging women to find real faith that works in real life. A wife and mother of three in Connecticut, she can often be found typing words, driving her kids places or wherever there is chocolate.

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