What kind of trouble or danger would cause you to run away from your home? A crime? Abuse? A terrifying future?
Hagar ran away from physical abuse.
Jacob came from a family where Mama favored him and Dad favored his brother. When Jacob tricked his brother out of his rightful inheritance, his brother decided to put an end to Jacob. With Mama's help, Jacob ran to another country to live with his uncle.
Moses ran away after committing murder.
Elijah ran for his life and finally hid in a cave when an evil queen determined to call out her soldiers, track him down, and kill him.
Jonah, a prophet, ran away because he didn't like the assignment God gave him.
Onesimus was a runaway slave.
What happened to these people as the result of their choices to run away? Would you have made the same choices?