Take a moment to think about the people in your life. Who do you turn to for encouragement and support?
Build a community centered around God’s Word by completing Plans with Friends, posting encouraging comments, and sharing Prayer requests with each other.
Connect with Friends and start building relationships as you commit to doing life together.
When you wake up, what is the first thing you do? Are you an email checker? Social media scroller? A “just ten more minutes” sleeper? Or maybe you’re that person who’s happy and chipper before their first cup of coffee.
Whatever your wake-up routine looks like, how you begin each day impacts your mood and mindset. So before you do anything else, get into the habit of fixing your mind on what matters most.
Start your day with Verse of the Day Stories, and make space for God to speak to you through reflection and prayer.
Open your YouVersion Bible App and look for the Stories icon at the top of your Home page. Spend a few minutes on each Story screen, and use those cards as a launching point for reflecting on Scripture.
If there are any preteens in your life, help them develop a relationship with God that’s their own by activating Kids Bible Experience in your Bible App Settings. Using the same format as Verse of the Day Stories, this feature contains content curated with preteens in mind.
If you prefer listening to the Bible, get the daily Story read to you on your favorite voice device. Just start with the same “Ok Google…” or “Alexa…” that you use with any other voice command.
Whether you’re in the car, taking a walk outside, doing chores around the house, or trying to find something new to listen to, make getting God’s words and dreams into your heart a daily habit.
Allow God to speak to You through His Word in a fresh way by listening to an Audio Bible or Audio Plan.
You can either pick a Plan from an audio collection or, anytime you see the 
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Here are some Plans to help get you started:
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Try YouVersion Bible for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. (Your kids can also listen to over 40 Bible stories from Bible App for Kids on Amazon devices!)
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God, You know me. Before I was even born, You loved me and knew every detail of my life.
So as I enter 2021, please fill me with Your peace that passes understanding and keep my eyes fixed on You.
No matter what I face this year, give me strength and hope, and help me to dream with You. Even when it may feel like dreaming isn’t possible, show me that nothing is impossible for You.
In 2021, please bless me and protect me. Let Your face shine upon me and be gracious to me. Please give me Your peace and make this a year of breakthrough.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.
We’ve all acquired patterns of behavior that form the basis of our daily routines. But what happens when our daily routines are suddenly changed? After spending a year embracing uncertainty, how do we start to move forward?
The beginning of 2021 is the perfect time to reset our minds, look closely at our habits, and prepare our hearts for what God is going to do next.
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Start rebuilding healthy habits by making time with God your top priority. When you prioritize time with Him, you allow Him to renew your mind and change the way you think.
One tool you can use to create a daily quiet time routine is Verse of the Day Stories. Start your day with a Story and get into the habit of letting God’s Word speak to you.
Ask yourself: At what times of day do I find it easiest and hardest to connect with God?
Keeping Jesus at the center of your life will help you lay aside anything that might easily entangle you, and eventually, this practice will change the way you live.
So today, take a moment to think about what might be keeping you from focusing entirely on Jesus. Try creating a Prayer in your Bible App and list the distractions you want to surrender. Then, set up a Prayer reminder to help you give those distractions over to Jesus every day.
Ask yourself: What desires are keeping me from centering my life completely around Jesus?
You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Everything you’ve sacrificed this past year will never compare to the ultimate sacrifice God made for you. So when you begin to grow discouraged, remember that God is eternally invested in your life. Your future is in the hands of Someone who loves you, and He wants you to become the person He created you to be.
Ask yourself: What habits will help me glorify God more?
Growth takes time, so just pick something small you’d like to change, and start there. Consistently doing one thing well will make it easier to master other habits later. And if you miss a day (or five), give yourself grace. Starting small makes it easier to pick yourself back up and keep moving forward.
Ask yourself: What is one thing I can start to master?
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
We weren’t meant to go through life alone. You’ll find it easier to stay on track if you invite some friends to join you on your journey. Try finding a Bible Plan you’d like to read, and then commit to processing each Plan day together.
Ask yourself: What trusted friends can I invite to join me?
As you keep developing healthy habits, over time you will find yourself becoming more like the person God created you to be.
It only takes a moment to get going, and these 5 steps are a great place to start. Pick the number you want to focus on first, and then stay committed to moving forward by applying this bonus step…
Reminders are perfect for the times when you need some extra encouragement to continue to build good habits. And by setting up Bible App reminders, you’ll always have a way to stay connected to God’s Word and His will for you. Reminders are currently available for Bible Plans, Verse of the Day, and YouVersion Prayer.
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