THE GIFT OF SURRENDER

I’m headstrong.

I will talk, clap back, and stand firm. But Scripture shows us the kind of woman God delights in — the one with a meek and quiet spirit, the one He can shape into Himself.

“The unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit… is of great worth in God’s sight.” — 1 Peter 3:4

So I try to be gentle. I try to be poised. Because He loves that in me.

He has given me one of the biggest assignments of my life — Katiana Writes | A Kat’s Tale. I’m used to God giving me work that makes me look at Him like, “Are You serious?” But FOUND… FOUND is a work I never anticipated would expand the way it has. And if it has taught me anything, it’s this: Surrender to God.

Surrender to His creative nature. His nurturing nature. His love.

I love His leadership — truly — even though I don’t yield easily. Yet He used something as simple as writing a book to teach me about Him in ways I could never learn even if I read the Bible every day.

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.” — Proverbs 3:5

His call to me has been consistent: “Surrender to Me. I will show you the way.” And honestly? This kind of surrender doesn’t feel like giving up. It feels like coming home.

Home to Him.

Home to His creativity. Home to His strategy.

Home to His presence.

I think the reason I experience so much joy founding Katiana Writes | A Kat’s Tale is because I get to create with God. And yes — some of these designs are off the hook — but can’t you feel Him in them? Not linear. Not boxed in. Not predictable. But real.

As I push through FOUND’s pre‑launch — strategizing how to maximize the time and assets I have, keeping tabs on the people He sends to help fulfill the assignment — His constant nudging to talk to Him anchors me. Not to produce. Not to plan. Not to prepare. Just to be with Him.

And somewhere in those quiet moments, I hear His whisper: “I am with you. Trust Me.”

“My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.” — Exodus 33:14

So yes… you see why I’m spoiled.

Surrender for me is not the dramatic kind. Not the “Lord, take everything!” kind. It’s the steady, peaceful, “Whatever You want, I’m available” kind.

Because the truth is… everything I’ve built these past months — FOUND, the store, the merch, the magazine, the roles I never imagined stepping into — none of it came from striving. It came from crumbs. From nudges. From grace. From strength that wasn’t mine. “

Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,” says the Lord. — Zechariah 4:6

So today’s devotional is simple:

Surrender is not weakness. Surrender is alignment. Surrender is trust. Surrender is capacity. Surrender is love. Surrender is how He carries what we cannot.

I don’t know what this week holds. I don’t know what He’ll ask of me next. But I know this:

Whatever He wants, I want too. And that is enough.