I CANNOT OVERSTATE how frightening it is to lose a sense of control or influence…

People will even choose to stay in familiar situations that they know are not working rather than face the ambiguity of the unknown. Many times a battered wife will remain for years, even a lifetime, with a physically violent husband. Women have reported that, among other reasons, they have stayed with brutal husbands because breaking out of the relationship was even more frightening than the beatings. Even though the situation may be physically and emotionally abusive, such women have at least learned what to expect, and there is an odd comfort in being able to anticipate the future–even a negative future. Daryl Conner

“By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he would afterward receive as an inheritance. And He went out, not knowing where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8

–Mike Benson