Recommitment
February 22nd was my original recommitment date. Many of you remembered and sudden inflow of generosity pushed the figure up to $1,366.80 by the end of the day. I had more than the required 25%. In fact, I had enough to consider running the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego instead of the Country Music 1/2 Marathon in Nashville. Uh oh.
At this point, our team manager, Amy, moved the recommitment date back to February 27th. Great, now I have four more days to agonize over the pros and cons of each event. And for all of you familiar with indecisiveness, it was four more days to avoid a decision.
- A marathon is much more impressive than half a marathon.
- There would be one more month of training time for the marathon.
- But I would have to fundraise an additional thousand dollars.
I consulted the parents. I consulted my friends. Personally, the full marathon sounded like the way to go. But my anxiety wouldn't go away. I was grilling Amy with questions that had no correct answers two hours before the recommitment deadline. I hung up the phone.
As I was walking back to my computer, I suddenly heard a voice say, "Country Music 1/2 Marathon." It was so out of the blue that it didn't register until I sat down, but I never questioned the authority of the voice. I immediately started filling out the paperwork. I felt a sense of peace. And I knew that God had spoken to me directly.