Surrender

Hello, two people who read this (Hi, Kristi!! Thanks for being faithful!). So here's my question: What does it actually look like to "surrender" your plans to God? Does it mean ceasing to desire it altogether? Or is it simply drawing the bottom line that you want what the Lord has for you no matter how much that differs from what you want. Surrender is something we always aspire to, but can we even define it? Or give someone practical steps to do so?
Random, I know...but it's been on my heart a lot lately.
Totally off topic, I love teaching my preschoolers Scripture! We have been talking about one fruit of the Spirit each month (Sept.=love, Oct.=joy, Nov.=peace, etc.). With each fruit, we learn a Bible verse. I cannot tell you the joy it brings to my spirit when I hear little four-year-old voices saying, "His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7b." Another great thing, hearing them explain what love, joy, and peace actually are. It's actually more difficult than it sounds coming up with preschool age-appropriate definitions for these character traits. Love is easy. Joy, a little bit more difficult but not bad. Peace--wow. How do you even describe peace to four-turning-five-year-olds? I really struggled with this for a few days in preparation for the lesson. Here's what I came up with (or should I say, what the Spirit gave me): Peace is knowing deep down in your heart that everything's going to be O.K. because God is in charge. That's basically what peace is, right? Hearing my kids define peace this way and tell me that they "prayed for God's peace to know it's O.K." when they were scared of the dark the night before is absolutely amazing.
Maybe you have to be a teacher to understand. Or a parent. But watching kids internalize and really comprehend God's Word and character is indescribable. Ok, gotta go eat lunch. See ya Tuesday, Kristi :)