God's sense of humor

Friends, I have often stated that God must have a keen sense based on his call for me to step into pastoral ministry.  However, I'm wondering if that understanding is somewhat false.  What if God saw in me some latent ability to speak, to dream, to say the things He would have me say in a public setting?  What if it was His foresight that prompted me down this path because He had confidence in me even if I lacked it?  See, that changes everything.  It's not His sense of humor but His confidence in me.  Rather than pulling some uncomfortable practical joke, He's really pushing me to be better than I am.  Wow!  What a change of thought!  I had this notion that He was sitting on His throne, elbowing Jesus and saying, "Watch this!  I'm gonna tell this fellow he's going to preach.  Watch him squirm.  Then, when he gets in the pulpit, I won't leave him hanging, but it'll be fun to see the contortions he goes through just to get there."  Gales of laughter from the Three-in-One.  Please understand, I mean no disrespect to God.  It's my poor view. I'm not saying that God doesn't have a sense of humor.  It must be a keen sense and one that is deeply affected by the actions of His creation.  However, in this way, I don't believe it was His humor that led me to be a minister of the Gospel, to be a student again, to earn a PhD, to direct an online learning program.  It's not His humor; it's his confidence.  At that, I bow my head in wonder and amazement - that the King of all creation would consider me enough to push me in ways that would expand my horizon, equip me to do things beyond my natural ability, and to keep me moving forward.  As the old chorus says, "What a mighty God we serve!"  "I stand, I stand in awe of [Him]!"