Woman on phone in bed and phone screen showing Verse of the Day Story

Start Today with a Fresh Habit

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.

Here are 3 ways you and your family can use this feature to listen to God's Word:

  1. 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.

    Open Verse of the Day Stories

  2. 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.

    Activate Kids Bible Experience

  3. 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.

    Learn More about YouVersion for Voice

Woman listening to phone on headphones

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 Speaker icon icon above a Bible text or Plan, tap it, then pressPlay icon.

Here are some Plans to help get you started:

Does your family love listening to the Bible?

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!)

Just say:

Google Nest

Ok Google, talk to YouVersion Bible.

Amazon Alexa

Alexa, open YouVersion Bible.

Alexa, open YouVersion Kids Bible.

YouVersion Prayer - Now on Amazon and Google devices. No distractions, just Prayer.

YouVersion Prayer is helping people all over the world make prayer a part of their everyday lives (with more than two million Prayers so far). Now, whatever you're praying for, try it on your Amazon and Google voice devices.

On Amazon Alexa

"Alexa, ask YouVersion Bible
for my Prayer List"

Amazon Echo

On Google Assistant

Just say, "Ok Google, talk to
YouVersion Bible"

Once YouVersion Bible opens, say,
"My Prayer List"

Google Home

YouVersion Prayer reads the first Prayer on your Prayer List, then plays soft, soothing background music as you pray.1 After a minute, YouVersion Prayer reads your next Prayer, followed again by quiet music. One Prayer at a time, YouVersion Prayer helps you pray through each item on your list.

More About YouVersion Prayer

1 The first time you ask YouVersion Bible to read your prayer list, follow the prompts it gives you.

Announcing YouVersion Rest

YouVersion Rest reads you Psalms in a soothing voice, with soft, peaceful sounds in the background, like ocean waves or rain. This all-new, completely free experience is available now for Amazon and Google voice devices, YouTube, and the Bible App.

Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa

The first time you run YouVersion Rest, Alexa asks you some setup questions, like which sound you want as your background, and whether you want your Psalms read in a male or female voice.

To start YouVersion Rest, just say:
"Alexa, open YouVersion Rest."

To use a different background in YouVersion Rest, just say:
"Alexa, ask YouVersion Rest to change my background."

Google Assistant

Google Assistant

The first time you run YouVersion Rest, Google Assistant asks you some setup questions, like which sound you want as your background, and whether you want your Psalms read in a male or female voice.

To start YouVersion Rest, just say:
"Ok Google, talk to YouVersion Rest."

To use a different background in YouVersion Rest, just say:
"OK Google, ask YouVersion Rest to change my background."

YouTube

YouTube

Visit the YouVersion Rest Playlist on YouTube.

Bible App

YouVersion Bible App

Visit the YouVersion Rest Video Collection in the Bible App.

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Are you taking the Challenge? We started the annual Mid-Year Challenge to help you get on track spending time with God in His Word every day:

2019 Mid-Year Challenge Badge

Complete seven days' worth of Bible Plan content in a row, and you'll earn this special badge.

Finding Plans is easy. Just go to the Plans tab in the app and try one of our recommended Plans. Or search by topic, keyword, author… even by emotion.

And, if you didn't know, now you can even have your Amazon Alexa or Google device read your Plans to you! Just try one of these:

"Alexa, ask YouVersion Bible to read my Plan"

"Ok Google, ask YouVersion Bible
to read my Plan"

Find a Plan