Bible Verses About Surrender
Giving up control to a good Father.
Releasing our grip on our own plans is not an admission of defeat, but a courageous act of trust in the One who holds all things. When we choose to yield our will to His, we find the transcendent peace that only comes from resting in His perfect care. By leaning into His wisdom rather than our own understanding, we discover a freedom that self-determination can never offer. Trust that an open-handed life is the safest place for your future to dwell.
Key Passages
"And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not worthy of me."
"And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple."
"Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;"
"¶ And he said to them all,If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me."
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"Yea, the LORD shall give that which is good; and our land shall yield her increase."
"¶ Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding."
"Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God."
"For we write none other things unto you, than what ye read or acknowledge; and I trust ye shall acknowledge even to the end;"
"Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;"
"But withal prepare me also a lodging: for I trust that through your prayers I shall be given unto you."
"And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me."
"Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you."
"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble."
"And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so."
"And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,"
"And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so."
"When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth."
"And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself."
"And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?"
"And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir."
"And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee: I have given my maid into thy bosom; and when she saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes: the LORD judge between me and thee."
"And the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands."
"And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her."
"And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, he is to thee a covering of the eyes, unto all that are with thee, and with all other: thus she was reproved."
"And she said, Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck? for I have born him a son in his old age."
"I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."
"That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you."
"Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead."
"And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there."
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