There is a desire in all of us to control. We want to control the ins and outs of our days. We want to control the outcomes of our decisions. We desire what is best for our kids, so we try to control their decisions. A medical diagnosis comes in, and we want to control the results. A career is feeling unstable, and we want to control the decisions. In each of us, to greater or lesser degrees, we want to control. Jesus challenges us to something different. He challenges us to surrender—to surrender the outcomes to him. In a word: Trust. We are called to the challenge of trusting Jesus not just with our eternity but also with our present. This doesn't mean that we stop pursuing wise decisions, but it does mean that we ultimately trust Him with the outcome.