Comments on: In Need of Guidance https://theprayingwoman.com/in-need-of-guidance/ A Lifestyle Blog For Christian Women Sun, 21 Mar 2021 10:21:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Christine https://theprayingwoman.com/in-need-of-guidance/comment-page-1/#comment-596665 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 02:48:00 +0000 http://theprayingwoman.com/?p=6194#comment-596665 Pack a bag and put it in a place where he will not find it, and then when it is safe to leave get out as soon as you can. There should be safe havens or women’s shelters in your area. Ask the police where they are or even have them take you there if necessary. When you are safe, pray for God’s guidance and lift up your husband to the Lord also. Ask Him to send the Holy Spirit to work on your husband’s heart. But even if he seems changed, don’t go back until you have counseling and know his heart is committed to God. If his heart is not truly changed, he will most likely harm your child as well. Abuse is cyclic in nature unless a true inward change has taken place. Abuse has to do with power, control, and manipulation. Your husband may love you in his heart and feel truly sorry, but that won’t stop his actions because he is mentally unstable. I imagine he was abused in some way himself and most likely deals with self-esteem issues and feelings of insecurity or failure. Seek professional help and find a support group to give you strength, preferably a Christian group. There is safety in numbers. You need to build up walls of safety around you, not only for your physical well being, but for your mental and spiritual health as well.
Psalm 46:1 (KJV) “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

I said a prayer for you.
Your Sister in Christ

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