Remember this guy? This is Whitman Mayo...better known as Grady on the hit show Sanford and Son. "Good Goobety-Goop" was his trademark saying and usually followed some profound happening or everyday occurence that got him really excited!
Like Grady, I am kinda in that place right now. I have so many confirmations and revelations from God that I can hardly contain myself, but in the Land of Goobety-Goo, there is always some kind of twist or turn that seeks to put a damper on the fire of excitement and turn it into
major anxiety and nerve wracking second thoughts.
We consistently ask God, "Who me"? and even follow it with a more
cautious, "why me"? and I am ever happy that God does not give us
a quick-fix answer because I am sure He has heard it all before. In
fact, He had to listen to the long and drawn out prayers and questions
from Noah and Jonah and Abraham and more than likely, Joseph who
was getting ready to marry the already pregnant Mary, mother of
Jesus and you KNOW there was talk in the neighborhood! Come on
now! So, when God shoots an "impossible to man" vision at us, we
put on a brave face and tell a few trusted people and we seem to
be able to take on the new assignment with all of our faith and all of our
might, but inside...we are trembling and begging, "Does it have to be me"?
At this place in my life, I think and say out loud...."Lord, do you have
any idea how old I am"? and of course, He does not have to reply
because we have covered this ground before, and He is tired of my
"age" reminders. He will not take excuses and He will not allow me
to back down, no matter what. I am, as the kids say, "In it to win it"
but not for myself alone. I am moving forward into ministry and I
have no idea where this will all go. Stay with me, people..in prayer and
in friendship. God is leading and I am following and all I can say is
"Good Goobety Goop"!!!
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