17 Encouraging Bible Verses to Start Your Day

These 17 printable Bible verses are a great way to start any day. Use them in your morning quiet time or anytime throughout the day to ground yourself in the uplifting messages from God's Word. I almost always start the day with quiet time during which I read the Bible (I'm working through the One Year Chronological Bible right now and keeping pace with the new year so far.), pray using my prayer box (more on that in another post), and sometimes write in my journal (but not consistently). Something I've added recently is meditating on a scripture. I love scripture, and I have a lot of favorite verses. When I say I meditate on it, I read it through three or four times and then think about it while I begin my day. I let it play like a song stuck in my head, trying out the words and stressing different ones and saying it to myself. My internal monologue might sound something like this: "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, p