Originally Posted by
DayTrader 
Long story short, I had to surrender control of my path in sobriety too.
'Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity.'
My experience is that surrender is not a one time deal at the beginning. It's over and over into a continual state of surrender. Just to the extent that my reliance is on a higher power, do I find that serenity and peace. The more I give up control over, the happier I get. The spiritual principle of detachment. Even for my own life and its direction.