We had a dilemma. Kind of. Well, at first it seemed like a
dilemma, but the more we talked about it and prayed about it, the less it
seemed like one. We had to choose whether or not to do something, but dilemmas
typically involve two relatively equal options, either equally positive or
equally negative, and our current situation ultimately didn’t meet the
criteria.
We could either send in the registration check to Manhattan
Christian Academy, the school we fell in love with and would like our daughter
to attend in the fall, OR we could wait to send the check until we raised more
financial support and we were more confident that we will, indeed, be
relocating to the Bronx later this year. There were several things to consider:
1: We can’t wait too long, because it’s not a big school and
someone else may just jump in and take Ginny’s spot. OK, so send the check!
2: The fee is nonrefundable. If somehow we’re unable to make
the move by August, we’d be out $325. OK, so wait for a bit!
3: If we lose the spot, we’d be starting from scratch with
where to send Ginny for school. So, send the check!
4: It’s big and scary
and daunting to make this commitment before we have, well, any support at all
to stand on. Um, yeah, that is a little scary. Good luck with that one.
We sent the check.
Whenever we described the “dilemma” to someone, it went
something like this: “We have to decide whether we should commit to reserving a
spot for Ginny, and step out on faith that we’ll get the support we need, or if
we should wait until we have more of that support in before we make any
definite plans.”
The more we stated the problem, the more it sounded to our own ears like
this: “We need to decide if we should trust in God or trust in the money we’re
trying to raise.”
Yeah, doesn’t sound so much like a dilemma anymore. We'd much rather put our faith in God than in money. Those two options are definitely not equal.
Does it make sense to reserve a spot for Ginny before we're 100% sure that we'll be able to move to New York this summer? We think so, because we want to live by faith and not by sight. It’s definitely still scary, but playing it safe is totally overrated.
