I Want To Be A Goose!!!

This past Monday I was asked to substitute teach in a Kindergarten class at our church's academy.  I taught this class a couple of year's ago so I agreed to help out when the teacher was ill.  Back when I was the teacher, I always had the same problem.  I always ended up with a lot of extra free time at the end of the day.  I am a woman a few words.  It doesn't take me long to explain to the kids the lesson that is being taught.  We get down to business and get 'er done.  Once again at the end of our half day Kindergarten we had about 15 minutes and I had no more lessons to teach them.  15 minutes of 5 year old free time can turn disastrous if you don't give them something to do so I decided that we would go on a walk.  We played follow the leader into the gym where the older students were eating lunch.  I was the leader and the children had to copy everything that I did.  As I started walking around the lunch table I started patting people on the head and saying, "Duck, duck, duck..."  The children copied me.  The older kids at the table gave me quizzical glances and started scooting to the edge of their seats just in case I patted their head and yelled , "Goose!"

As I circled the table and patted each head I started to think which child seated at the table would be a good sport and chase after our class if I choose them to be the goose.  After all, I didn't want my impromptu  game to fall flat for these adorable cutie pies.  I carefully chose my target.  She was watching us closely.  She had a smile on her face.  She was perched on the edge of her chair.  She was ready and willing to entertain these sweet Kindergartners in a chase of duck, duck, goose.  I tapped her head and yelled, "Goose!"  She didn't disappoint.  She waited until each child tapped her head and yelled Goose and took off on the chase.  The Kindergarten class loved it.

As we were running around the table I heard a few of the other students murmur the words, "I want to be the goose!"  They also were eager and willing to participate.  It did my heart good.  Later that evening I started to think that must be what it is like for God sometimes.  I can imagine Him up in Heaven seeking for that perfect person to accomplish a task on hand.  I can see Him walking around the cafeteria table of life looking for that person who is on the edge of their seat.  He is looking for that person with the right attitude that will drop everything that they are busy with to do whatever He asks of them. 

When I was circling the table there were kids that didn't even stop eating there lunch to pay attention to what we were doing.  I didn't pick them to be the goose.  There were people with their heads down making no eye contact.  I could tell they didn't want to chase us.  I didn't pick them to be the goose.

I chose the person who was making it crystal clear. "Pick me!  I'll do it!"  They were my goose.

Eze_22:30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

That is how I believe we should present ourselves to the Lord as well.  We need to be attentive to Him.  We need to be on the edge of our seats, willing to drop our peanut butter sandwich in an instant to follow Him.  Don't get so busy with your "lunch" to see what is going on around you.

I want to be the goose!  I want Him to pick me!  I want it to be my turn to accomplish His task.  How about you?  Do you want to be a goose?

Blessed abundantly,

 

Rachel