Surrender

The Strength to Yield

By: Geoffrey Schmitt

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Surrender.

For many, the word feels like loss—like giving up, letting go, or admitting defeat.

But what if surrender is not the end of strength…
but the beginning of a deeper life?

In Surrender: The Strength to Yield, Geoffrey Schmitt invites readers on a journey from control to trust, from striving to peace, and from living for Christ to living from Christ within.

Drawing on Scripture, pastoral experience, and personal reflection—including decades of ministry and prison outreach—this study explores what surrender truly means in everyday life.

Through twelve engaging chapters, readers will discover:

• The difference between surrender and resignation
• Why control is often an illusion—and how to release it
• How to trust God in uncertainty, suffering, and waiting
• The role of prayer as listening, not just asking
• The freedom that comes from letting go of striving
• The peace that remains even without full understanding
• How weakness becomes a place where God’s strength is revealed
• What it means to live from Christ within, not just for Him

With a warm, pastoral voice, each chapter includes:

• Scripture (KJV)
• Thoughtful teaching
• Guided meditation
• Personal reflection and real-life stories
• Original poetry
• Discussion questions
• Practical “Smithy’s Forge” exercises
• A closing prayer and anchor statement

This is not a book about giving up.

It is a book about giving over—placing your life in the hands of a faithful and loving God.

Whether you are new to faith or have walked with Christ for many years, this study offers a simple but profound invitation:

Release what you cannot control…
and discover the life that flows from surrender.

Surrender is not losing your life.
It is finding it where it was meant to be all along.