Blobbing - Day 11

Yesterday, Kimberly asked me how my “blobbing” was going (she meant to say blogging). There really is something called blobbing. Have you ever been blobbed? The blob is this huge inflatable contraption that sits in a body of water, usually at camp. You jump off a platform onto the surface of the blob, crawl to the end, and then wait for the next person to jump onto the blob. Their weight decides how high your body will fly off the blob before you land back on the blob or in the body of water below you. It’s tons of fun because it involves excitement, anticipation, and fear all in one exhilarating moment. My very own husband is renowned for having been the reason blobbing rules were changed at the camp he attended, just ask Scott Torn.

Do you ever feel like you are being blobbed by God? Let me better express to you the sensation. When you are blobbed by God, you are in a holding pattern of sorts that you know will eventually come to an end, but the waiting is killing you. You aren’t really sure of where you will land or whether the trip will be one you’re even ready to take. You don’t get much of a warning of what it will look like or what will be required of you. And, you are quite certain that you won’t be very graceful along the way and that’s the point. God is in charge of this blob. Your waiting will end. You will be scared to death. You will scream with joy and fear combined. You will be blobbed. And, you will want to do it again. Because what’s the alternative? To never have the adventure? To never know the freedom of the unknown? To never experience the exhilaration of watching God move in your life? To never realize what it would be like to trust the Almighty?

To blob, or not to blob: that is the question. And yes, ‘tis nobler for the soul to be blobbed. Our souls and God require it.

Pray today that God will blob us some people that we need: a video person, preschool volunteers, and small group leaders. Are you ready to blob? God is!