Imagine trying to hike through a dense, fog-covered jungle using a self-made map drawn entirely on bad assumptions and faulty logic. You keep tripping over hidden roots, circling the same muddy swamps, and falling into ditch after ditch because you refuse to look at the master trail map provided by an experienced guide. Your pride keeps telling you, "I can figure this path out on my own." Our own "best thinking" is what led us into the ditch of active addiction. Leaning on our limited understanding keeps us stuck in the fog of self-will. True surrender means handing the map over to God and letting Him take the lead. When we submit our daily choices, our secret fears, and our future plans to His care, He clears away the confusing brush and cuts a straight, safe path directly through the wilderness. | 
