The Art of Surrender

How To Stop Fighting God and Start Trusting Him

What if the disappointment you are facing is because you misunderstood what surrender actually is?

when saying yes to god is harder than you thought

Letting go sounds spiritual...

...until you are faced with a situation where you are forced to give up control.

I was adamant of how I thought God should handle my situation -

as if I knew better than He did.

So what do you do when:

You thought surrender would bring peace.

You thought obedience would bring comfort.

You thought saying yes would be simple...

But instead you were met with

• Pressure

• Confusion

• Opposition

• Fear

  
  

You thought saying "Here I am, Lord" would make the path smooth.

But instead, it lead to a road that's unfamiliar, filled with trials, and now you're asking:

"Did I hear God correctly?" "Why did my life get worse when I surrendered to God?" "Why suddenly am I filled with fear, angry, and struggling with my faith?"

Sis, you are not alone

I used to think surrender was this blissful, easy-breezy decision.

A brave, courageous act of boldness that promised safety.

But what I didn't realize is this:

Surrender is not just a moment. It is a lifestyle.

It's not about control - it's about trust.

It's not about perfection - it's about honesty.

It's not about comfort - it's about challenge.

my wilderness experience

I had a promise from God, but no peace in my heart.

Instead I was battling:

• Confusion

• Pressure

• Fear

  
  

...both internally and externally.

The pressure to move, to decide, and do something was crushing me.

Everyone had an opinion-even my own thoughts were loud and chaotic.

But God?

He was quiet.

I was not walking with God in peace..

I was walking in panic trying to fix what He never asked me to fix.

I thought surrender would relieve the pressure.

Instead, it exposed every part of me that didn't trust Him.

My environment was saying "go".

But God whispered "wait".

In between all the noise fear crept in.

And I started to freak out...

Like the Israelites before the parting of the Red Sea freak out.

"When Pharoah came near, the people of Israel looked and saw the Egyptians coming after them. And they were filled with fear and cried out to the Lord." ~Exodus 14:10

the israelites struggled with this too

The Israelites had a promise in the wilderness, too.

As they departed from Egypt with confidence, the Lord led them a vulnerable position.

He even told them turn back and camp- to rest.

And when they obeyed?

They found themselves face to face with the very thing they feared the most.

"The things that frighten me most have happened to me." ~ Job 3:25

Because they didn't understand the process, they grew:

• Bitter

• Angry

• Filled with unbelief

  
  

They blamed Moses.

They blamed God.

They questioned everything.

Their bitterness was rooted in fear. Their fear came from unbelief. And unbelief is the enemy to surrender.

What God saw as a transition,

they mistook for a trap.

And if we're honest?

We often do the same.

It's easy to trust God when everything is going our way.

But the real test of faith comes when nothing is.

my personal breaking point

At one point, I told God:

"That's it, I've had enough. I can't wait anymore. I need a solution,-today- and I need to escape. The pressure is too much."

But the Lord gently convicted my heart.

He reminded me that He is not the Author of confusion, and that even when I don't have all of the answers, He is still in control.

That's when I truly learned the art of surrender

I said:

"Lord if you want me to go i'll go, and if you want me to stay I'll stay. May your will be done."

And that was the moment everything changed-

Not because my situation turned around,

but because my posture did.

the power of humility and grace

I had to release the lie that it was my job to figure it all out.

I had to stop striving to be perfect and let go fo the fear of messing up.

This bible verse set me free:

"He knows that we are weak humans. He remembers that He used dust to make us." ~ Psalm 103:14

God doesn't expect perfection.

He remembers that we are human.

And that truth? It set me free.

Only then did I begin to walk in grace-

realizing that God's will is not fragile.

That He is not angry when I hesitate or ask questions.

That surrender doesn't mean having it all together-

it means trusting, even when I don't.

what surrender really looks like

• It looks like letting go of timelines.

• It looks like trusting God even when you're unsure.

• It looks like choosing faith over fear.

• It looks like saying:

"I don't understand Lord, but my answer is yes."

And when you do that? Your perspective changes.

Mine did.

I stopped obsessing over the outcomes (or lack thereof) and started preparing.

I stopped fighting God's timing and began enjoying the moment.

Peace came-not from having all the answers-

but from choosing to trust.

let this truth set you free

You are not in control-

and that's a good thing.

The weight was never yours to carry. The battle was never yours to fight.

FINAL ENCOURAGEMENT

If you are struggling to surrender, just know:

You're not failing. You are being formed. The process is messy, but it's sacred.

You don't have to be perfect.

You don't have to have it all figured out.

All you have to do is say:

"Yes, Lord. I trust you."

You're not failing.

You're being fortified.

You're not crazy.

You're called.

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