Why Christian Women Stay in Abusive Relationships

Abuse continues to be a word that breeds shame in our society.

Why do I say shame?

Because of perception
abused women keep silent. The place where the abused
should be able to take refuge is often the place
where they are persecuted the most.

Sadly, this place is the Church.

I believe that Church is a place of healing and love.
A place to demonstrate and
receive the grace and love of God. Lack of
awareness and experience with abuse makes it difficult to
know what to do when an abused woman comes for help.

Where there is awareness there is a possibility for putting support in
place to help abuse victims.

The following is an example of what happened when support and awareness
were not in place in a church community.

A woman getting abused by her husband
got the courage to share with her minister that she had been abused.
She did not know where else to go for support and wanted help.

The minister said that her husband never displayed
those kinds of actions in front of him and to listen to the
Bible and “submit to her husband.”

How is a woman to submit to a
man who constantly tells her how worthless she
is? She takes the step of faith to go to a messenger of God for help,
only to be invalidated.

Now is the time to raise awareness and break the silence in our
churches.

Please contact me and visit my website if you would like
information on how to raise awareness of supporting the abused in your church
community.