Surrendering to God is an act of faith and obedience, yielding our will and desires to His perfect plan and purpose. In the Bible, we find examples of surrender that lead to transformation and blessing. Join us as we explore verses that inspire surrender, inviting us to lay down our burdens and submit our lives to God’s sovereignty and love, knowing that His ways are higher and His promises unfailing.
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Bible Verses About Surrendering To God
Matthew 16:24 – If we want to follow Christ, we must learn to deny ourselves
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.’”
James 4:7 – Submit to God and resist the devil
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 – Trust in the Lord with all your heart
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”
Galatians 2:20 – Crucified with Christ
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Psalm 37:5 – Commit your way to the Lord
“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn, your vindication like the noonday sun.”
Philippians 4:6-7 – Surrender your anxieties to God through prayer
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
1 Peter 5:6-7 – Humble yourselves by casting your anxieties on Him
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
Romans 12:1-2 – Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice to God
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
Galatians 5:24 – Crucify the flesh with its passions and desires
“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”
Jeremiah 29:11 – Surrender your plans to God and trust in His good plans for you
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Matthew 6:33 – Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Luke 14:27 – Surrender all to be Jesus’ disciple
“And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.”
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – We are not our own, we belong to God
“Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies.”
Psalms 143:10 – Teach me to do your will
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.”
Romans 8:28 – Trust that God works all things for your good
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Isaiah 55:9 – God’s ways are higher than ours
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts, declares the Lord.”
Psalm 46:10 – Be still and know that He is God
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Matthew 11:28-30 – Come to Jesus and find rest
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Proverbs 16:9 – Surrender your plans to the Lord, and He will establish them
“In their hearts humans plan their course, but the LORD establishes their steps.”
Matthew 26:39 – Surrender your will to God’s will
“Going a little farther, he (Jesus) fell with his face to the ground and prayed, ‘My Father, if it is possible, may this cup be taken from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will.'”
John 3:30 – Decrease so that God may increase in your life
“He (John the Baptist) must become greater; I must become less.”
Luke 22:42 – Not my will, but Yours be done
“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.”
Psalm 40:8 – Delight to do God’s will
“I desire to do your will, my God; your law is within my heart.”
Psalm 37:7 – Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
1 Peter 2:21 – Follow Christ’s example of surrender and submission
“To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”
Psalm 63:8 – Cling to God and let His right hand uphold you
“I cling to you; your right hand upholds me.”
Isaiah 1:19 – Submit to God and enjoy His blessings
“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the good things of the land.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 – Surrender in thankfulness, prayer, and rejoicing
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Psalm 37:3 – Trust in the Lord, do good, and dwell in the land
“Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.”
Hebrews 13:5 – Be content with what you have, for God will never leave you
“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.'”
Proverbs 19:21 – Surrender your plans to God, for His purpose will prevail
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Psalm 37:23 – Delight in the Lord, and He will establish your steps
“The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him.”
Matthew 6:24 – Surrender to serving God instead of serving money
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Psalm 23:1 – Surrender to the Lord as your shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.”
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit your plans to the Lord, and they will succeed
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.”
John 12:24 – Surrender and die to self, and bear much fruit
“Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds.”
James 1:22 – Surrender to God’s Word and be doers of it
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
Romans 12:2 – Surrender to God’s transformation through the renewal of your mind
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
2 Chronicles 7:14 – Surrender, seek God, and turn from wicked ways for healing of the land
“If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”
Isaiah 41:10 – Surrender to God’s strength and fear not
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
1 Peter 1:14-15 – As obedient children, surrender to God’s call to holiness
“As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do.”
Psalm 37:4 – Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart
“Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Mark 10:27 – Surrender to God’s power that nothing is impossible
“Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.'”
Philippians 3:7-8 – Count all things as loss compared to knowing Christ
“But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ.”
Matthew 6:19-21 – Surrender your treasures to God’s kingdom
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”