There are five main things that we need to know when we are thinking about surrendering to God:
1. Seek God – We can’t surrender to God unless we know him, and to first know him, we have to seek him.
2. Stop striving and abiding – “I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” John 15:5
3. Confess and surrender our need for control – We all want to have control of our situation but once it affects our relationship with God, that’s a problem.
4. Be still and know that I am God – We don’t know what God has in store for us but he knows what is best for us.
5. Trust God for the finished work – He gave us a glimpse of what is to come, trust him to carry us where we need to be.