21 Bible Verses About Change and Transformation

“I’m trying Lord! I’m really trying!” Have you ever prayed that prayer? I sure have. Maybe you are ready to make a change in your life, but you aren’t sure where to begin. I would dare to say the only true and real change can come by the blood of Christ and the Holy Spirit working in you and through you! The Lord empowers us to change by His unending grace and love.

 

It’s easy to get caught up in the world that we live in and forget that we are in this world, but we are not of this world. As believers, we live in the kingdom of this world, but we are children of the King and of the kingdom of Heaven! Our world is ever-changing, but we have a Rock to stand on! We have put together this collection of Bible verses about change to be an encouragement to you as you are going through an uncertain time or as you are wanting to change and grow personally.

What Does the Bible Say About Change? 

 

If you are struggling to change your habits or shortcomings, don’t focus on yourself and where you have fallen short, but rather strive to renew your mind to who you are in Christ – a new creation! You are righteous and holy in His sight through Christ. Our Heavenly Father gave His own Son so that we would be changed from our sinful nature and renewed to His glory and His righteousness. Living by the Spirit of God brings life and peace, but living by our own methods brings destruction. If you have wondered, "What does the Bible say about change?" then take a look at these 21 Bible Verses about change that can encourage you.

 

Bible Verses About Change

There is so much hope in the Word of God for us to lean on in times of uncertainty. The Lord would never have us be fearful of the world that is changing around us and would never have us be fearful that our sin or junk would keep us from Him. He is an ever-present help in times of trouble! Reflect on these scriptures on change as you fix your eyes on the eternal and not what is temporary.

Romans 12:1-2: 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. 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 Corinthians 4:16-18: Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

 

1 Corinthians 6:14: By his power God raised the Lord from the dead, and he will raise us also.

 

James 4:7: Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

 

John 8:32: Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

 

2 Corinthians 5:17: Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

 

Romans 8:6: The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

Bible Verses About Growth

The good news about reading through these Bible Verses on change and growth through Christ is that He has already made us new through the cross! The only work we must do is to accept Christ and His righteousness, and we are made a new creation and are one with Him in Spirit. The more we are renewing our minds to His Word, the more we will understand the depth of His love for us and our true identity in Christ. I’m so thankful that I don’t have to be the old me anymore! Here are a few Bible verses about change and bible verses about growth that you can apply in your life.

2 Corinthians 3:18: And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

 

Ephesians 4:20-24 NLT: But that isn’t what you learned about Christ. Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.

 

1 Corinthians 6:17: But whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit.

 

Isaiah 40:31: 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.

 

2 Corinthians 10:4: The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

 

Philippians 1:6: being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

 

Bible Verses About New Things

The Lord is so good to give us new mercies every day. If you are going through a time of uncertainty, look to these Bible verses about starting new and be encouraged! The Lord’s faithful love never ends! Thank him for the new day ahead and the new grace that comes with it. If you blew it yesterday, today is a new day! God is constantly giving us grace upon grace and He looks forward to each new season with us. I promise, there is something good in this season, and if you get quiet with our Heavenly Father, I know He will show it to you.

 

Isaiah 43:19: See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.

 

Jeremiah 29:11: “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.”

 

Lamentations 3:21-23: Yet I still dare to hope when I remember this: The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.

 

Zephaniah 3:19: At that time I will deal with all who oppressed you. I will rescue the lame; I will gather the exiles. I will give them praise and honor in every land where they have suffered shame.

 

Philippians 3:21: But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our Savior. He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything under his control.  

 

Bible Verses About an Unchanging God

I love so much that we serve a God that does. not. change! It is so comforting to know that His love is constant, and His word is unchanging. Just meditating on the fact that He is steady and a Rock to lean on when things change is so encouraging to me. If you are like me, change can be daunting. New friends, new work situations, even our children getting older are all things that can be scary and bring anxiety. But whew! I am so thankful to have a friend in Jesus, who is always there to lead me.

 

Hebrews 13:8: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

 

Malachi 3:6: I the Lord do not change. So you, the descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.

 

James 1:17: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

 

  

 

We pray that these verses will change you from the inside out as they continue to change us. The Word of God is living and active! If you are finding yourself in an uncertain season of life, get out a pen and paper and jot down some verses that apply to your situation and start to think about them every day. Put those Bible verses about personal growth or Bible verses about transformation somewhere where you can see them, maybe your bathroom mirror or in your car, and let the Lord speak His life into whatever is changing for you. He is so good to us and wants to see His children growing and becoming more and more like Him.

 

A prayer for this devotional:

 

Thank you Lord, for renewing me day by day. I realize that only you can create a real change in me. Make me more like you as I strive to walk closely with you. Thank you for your presence in my life.

 

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