Bible Verses on Growth and Change
Sometimes life feels like standing in the middle of a dry, empty field. Nothing seems to move. The dreams look distant. The heart gets tired. But God the One who spoke the world into being, is never still. He is always working. And where His hand moves, growth follows.
God doesn’t just patch things up. He transforms. He takes broken hearts and makes them whole. He takes dead places and breathes life into them again. The same God who turned the barren wilderness into rivers of living water still works miracles in ordinary lives.
The Bible tells us in Isaiah 43:19: “Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”
That is the God we serve. He makes a way where there was no way. He causes new things to bloom where there was only dry ground.
Growth doesn’t always happen overnight. Like a seed buried in the soil, change begins unseen. But deep beneath, God is doing His work. The roots are growing. The soil is being prepared. And one day, the sprout will break through. In Philippians 1:6, we’re reminded:
“Being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
God never starts something and walks away. If He began a work in you, He will finish it. His timing is perfect. His plans are sure.
Sometimes, the hardest part is waiting. But even in the waiting, God strengthens. Isaiah 40:31 says:
“But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”
When God moves, He doesn’t just change situations; He changes hearts. He grows patience, faith, humility, and trust inside of you. You may not see the full picture yet, but He does. And every season of waiting, every tear, every prayer, they are all seeds. Seeds that God waters in His perfect love.
Hold on to this truth: “With God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26) Your story is still unfolding. And with God writing the pages, beautiful things are ahead. Keep trusting. He is not done with you.
Matthew 19:26
“But Jesus looked at them and said, With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Isaiah 43:19
“Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.”
Philippians 1:6
“Being confident of this very thing, that he who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Isaiah 40:31
“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.”
Romans 8:28
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.”
Lamentations 3:22-23
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.”
Psalm 30:5
“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”
Hebrews 10:23
“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”
Isaiah 41:10
“Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.”
Psalm 121:1-2
“I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”
Deuteronomy 31:6
“Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”
Psalm 32:8
“I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.”
James 1:17
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”
Romans 12:2
“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
1 Peter 5:10
“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”
Zephaniah 3:17
“The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.”
Joshua 1:9
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
Psalm 37:5
“Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.”
Isaiah 55:8-9
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”
Galatians 6:9
“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”
Ephesians 3:20
“Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
2 Corinthians 4:16-17
“For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
Isaiah 61:3
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.”
Psalm 138:8
“The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.”
Hebrews 13:5-6
“For he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.”
Revelation 21:5
“And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.”
Prayer for Growth and Change
Heavenly Father, you are the God who makes all things new. I bring my life into Your hands today. Where I feel stuck, breathe fresh life. Where I feel weak, give me Your strength. Plant your purpose deep inside my heart. Change what needs to change in me.
Grow me into the person you’ve called me to be. I trust your timing. I trust your plan. Finish the good work you have started. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
