40 Powerful Bible Verses About Surrendering To God

Surrendering to God entails giving our all to him, our choices, lifestyle and even the things we find as our source of happiness. This particular decision can be a very difficult one for some people to make. While to some, surrendering to God is easy because their plans miraculously match with God’s will for them. Surrendering to God is a path that is filled with lots of set back, questions and fears. But the good thing is that when we face these obstacles and surrender wholly to God, our paths will begin to shine brighter and we unpack our blessings bestowed unto us by God. Join us in this blog as we study some powerful Bible verses that teaches us the importance of surrendering to God.

Not only that giving ourselves to God without holding back will make our lives better, it will also have a unique effect on others that will push them to give themselves to God likewise. Using Jonah in the Bible as an example. If Jonah  hadn’t obeyed God and gone to Nineveh to preach the gospel of salvation, the people of Nineveh wouldn’t have turned from their wicked ways and surrender to God. Our lives become peaceful and fulfilling when we surrender to God.

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What does the Bible say about Surrendering to God;

The Bible tells us that when we turn to God totally, the devil will divert his attention from us, this can be seen in the book of James 4:7. The scripture as always is our guild to living a fulfilled and happy life here on earth. The holy Book has encouraged us to surrender to God because it is going to be worthless for us to have the whole world and loose our precious soul.

There are several scriptures that desires that we surrender to God. Here are some of the Bible verses that talk about surrendering to God and its benefits;

Short Bible Verses about Surrendering yourself to God

1. Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. – James 4:7
2. He must become greater; I must become less. – John 3:30
3. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this. – Psalm 37:5
4. My son, give me your heart, And let your eyes observe my ways. – Proverbs 23:26

General Bible Verses About Surrendering To God

1. Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. – Matthew 16:24
2. 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. – Romans 12:1
3. 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. – Proverbs 3:5-6
4. Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. – Luke 9:23
5. 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. – Galatians 2:20
6. 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. – Philippians 3:8
7. 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. – Psalm 37:7
8. 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. – Jeremiah 29:11
9. “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. – Isaiah 55:8-9
10. He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” – Psalm 46:10
11. 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. – 1 Peter 5:6-7
12. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. – Matthew 6:33
13. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. – Mark 8:35
14. Do not offer any part of yourself to sin as an instrument of wickedness, but rather offer yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and offer every part of yourself to him as an instrument of righteousness. – Romans 6:13
15. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. – 2 Corinthians 12:9
16. But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. – Isaiah 40:31
17. Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. – Colossians 3:23-24
18. 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. – Matthew 11:28-30
19. 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. – Romans 8:28
20. Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. – Hebrews 12:1-2
21. Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. – Psalm 9:10
22. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. – Romans 12:2
23. He walked on a little farther. Then He threw Himself on the ground and prayed for deliverance from what was about to come. Abba, Father, I know that anything is possible for You. Please take this cup away so I don’t have to drink from it. But whatever happens, let Your will be done—not Mine. – Mark 14:35-36
24. You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. – Philippians 2:5-8
25. Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. – Matthew 7:21
26. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. – Hebrews 4:16
27. Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s. – 1 Corinthians 6:18-20
28. So Jesus answered them by saying, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, the Son is able to do nothing of Himself (of His own accord); but He is able to do only what He sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does is what the Son does in the same way [in His turn]. – John 5:19
29. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. – 2 Corinthians 5:17
30. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. – Colossians 1:10-12
31. If we have to choose between obedience to God and obedience to any human authority, then we must obey God. – Acts 5:29
32. Submit to God, and you will have peace; then things will go well for you. Listen to his instructions, and store them in your heart. – Job 22:21-22
33. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up. – James 4:8-10
34. Then Jesus explained: ‘My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. – John 4:34
35. Rend your hearts and not your garments and return to the Lord, your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in loving-kindness; and He revokes His sentence of evil [when His conditions are met]. – Joel 2:13
36. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. – Galatians 5:24-25

Prayer for Surrendering your all to God

Our Heavenly Father, thank You for being my Father, a Father Who loves me unconditionally, Who only wants good for me, Who will never leave or forsake me, and will never ever stop loving me. I acknowledge and agree with Jesus that You and You alone can do anything. Nothing is impossible with You.

I come to You, praising You for being that kind of Father and I thank You for Your grace that offers me a second chance, and a third, and another chance. Thank You for Your grace.

Today I surrender to Your will. I will do what You want me to do; I will go anywhere you want me to go; I will be available when you tell me to do it; and I will approach and speak to anyone You tell me to.

Father, I do not know what this prayer will bring, but I know that whatever comes, it will be for Your glory and my good and growth. I trust You Lord, with whatever You allow into my life and whatever Your will brings.

Father forgive me for the many times when I have made things all about me; my way, my will, my plans, my dreams. I surrender my will and cry out for Your will only in my life.

Thank You in advance for what You are going to do over these next two months.

In Jesus Name, Amen.