I Choose – Week 2 | Surrender Over Control

You’re exhausted from trying to keep everything from slipping — the kids, the job, the reputation, or even the tiny things that make you feel like you matter. Perfectionism, fear, and old shame drive you to micromanage life, and when control slips everything feels unsafe. This message names that tight grip honestly and looks at how our need to be in charge becomes a spiritual problem, not just a personality quirk. The sermon traces real stories — Abraham’s compromises, Paul’s radical peace, and the familiar Proverbs promise — and then gets practical: four questions to ask before you grab the wheel, how to tell what’s yours to steward and what belongs to God, and why prayer is the first move, not the last. It reframes surrender as falling in love with a God who receives your flaws and frees your hands. Hear how those four questions can change what you hold—and why open hands feel like the most daring way to live.