It doesn't take guts to run away. It takes fear, a lot of fear." His eyes widen, "Fear?" "It's time to run when the fear of the unknown is safer than what you do know," I say.
Prayer works (unless God has a different plan for you, that is different than what you want). Pray now. It works best if God is undecided.
He reminded me of all the questions I asked God years ago when God was too busy to answer. "Try asking God. I think it helps especially if you have problems talking to adults.