It speaks of a change in a person’s status in relation to God, not of an inner change in the person...
فَهُوَ يُشِيرُ إِلَى تَغْيِيرٍ فِي نَظْرَةِ ٱللهِ إِلَى ٱلشَّخْصِ وَلَيْسَ إِلَى تَغْيِيرٍ دَاخِلِيٍّ فِيهِ .‏ .‏ .‏