Help & feedback

On a phone, use the bar at the bottom of the screen:

• Today: your verse of the day and where you left off
• Bible: read the Bible in color
• Plans: reading plans and the 28-day workbook journey
• Journal: your private journal and prayer list
• Menu: everything else (Profile & Settings, Friends, My Library, Search, Color key, Help, and more)

On a computer or tablet, the same choices are in the menu on the side of the screen.

Tap the round ? button at the top of the screen. It opens this guide at the part about the screen you were on. In the Bible, the ? is in the bar at the top, next to Aa. You can also open Menu, then Help & feedback.

Many screens have a small ‹ Menu button above the title. Tap it to go back to the menu. You can also use your phone's or browser's back button.

Yes. Scroll down on this page and tap Show the welcome. It shows the short tour again and brings back the one-time tips.

In the Bible, tap Aa at the top, then tap A+ until the text is the size you like. This changes the size of the Bible text.

To make everything on the screen bigger (menus and buttons too):

• On a phone or tablet, place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in.
• In Safari on iPhone or iPad, tap aA in the address bar and tap the larger A.
• In Chrome on Android, open Chrome's Settings, then Accessibility, and move the Text scaling slider.
• On a computer, press Ctrl and + (Cmd and + on a Mac). Press Ctrl and 0 to go back.

Yes. Tap Aa in the Bible (or go to Profile & Settings, then Reading) and choose a Theme: Light, Sepia (warm, like paper), or Dark. It changes the whole app.

Open Menu and scroll to the bottom.

• If you see Install the app, tap it and confirm.
• If you see Add to Home Screen, tap it to see the steps. On iPhone and iPad: in Safari, tap the Share button (a square with an arrow), then choose Add to Home Screen.

After that, open God Speaks from its icon like any other app.

Yes, for what you have opened before. The King James Version is saved for offline reading the first time you open it. To save another version, see Bible below: "How do I read without the internet?". If a screen needs the internet the first time, the app tells you and offers Go to Today, Open the Bible, and Journal.

Tap Done at the top of the panel, or tap the dark area behind it.

Sometimes the God Speaks team shares news at the top of the screen. Tap the link in it to learn more, or tap the X to close it. It will not come back on this device.

• Verse of the Day, in color, with what its color means
• Continue reading: opens the Bible where you left off
• Today's journal prompt: a question to think and pray about
• My plans: how far along you are in each plan
• Friends: what your friends have been reading (when you are signed in)

Tap Read in context to open the Bible at that verse and read around it. Tap Reflect to write about the verse in your journal.

Tap the Today's journal prompt card. A new journal entry opens with the question at the top. Write what you sense, then tap Save.

That is your day streak: how many days in a row you have read. Opening any chapter in the Bible counts as reading that day. If you miss one day, the streak is kept (once a week).

Under My plans, tap the plan. It opens the next day you have not finished. If you have not started a plan yet, tap Start Day 1 free to begin the 28-Day Journey Through Acts.

1. Tap the button at the top left that shows the book and chapter (for example John 3).
2. Tap the book you want. You can type its name in Find a book.
3. Tap the chapter number.

Scroll to the end of the chapter and tap the next chapter button (for example John 4 ›). The button on the left goes back one chapter.

On a phone or tablet you can also swipe: slide your finger from right to left across the text for the next chapter, or from left to right for the one before. The Bible opens where you left off next time.

Each color shows a way God speaks:

• Purple: God speaking in His own words
• Green: a passage about God speaking
• Brown: a messenger speaking for God
• Blue: angels, visions, and dreams
• Red: the words of Jesus
• Gold: miracles and the acts of God

Tap Color key at the top right of the reader any time to see this list. A small color picture at the start of a verse means the color is for the whole verse.

1. Tap the color picture in the row at the top (for example the red one for Jesus).
2. Other verses fade so that color stands out. You can tap more than one color.
3. To see everything again, tap Show all.

The app remembers your choice in the next chapter too, so tap Show all when you are done. Under the chapter title, you can also tap a count like 12 verses to jump to the first verse of that color.

1. Tap the small button next to the book name (for example KJV).
2. Tap the version you want. Type in Find a version or language to find one quickly.

The colors work in every version.

1. Tap the version button at the top (for example KJV).
2. Tap Download next to each version you want to keep.
3. When it shows ✓ Saved, that version works without the internet.

You can also save the version you are reading in Profile & Settings, under Offline Bible. Downloads work in Chrome, Safari, Edge, or the installed app.

A panel opens for that verse. From there you can:

• highlight it in Yellow, Pink, Teal, or Orange
• Bookmark it
• write a Note
• Copy the words
• Share it with someone
• make a Picture of it to share
• write about it in your Journal
• see Cross references (other verses on the same subject)
• Share with friends in the app
• report a color that looks wrong

Tap Done or tap the verse again to close the panel.

1. Tap the verse.
2. Under My highlight, tap a color.
3. Tap Done.

The verse is underlined in that color. To remove it, tap the verse again and tap Clear. Your highlights are listed in Menu, My Library.

1. Tap the verse, then tap Note.
2. Write your note and tap Save note.

A small pencil appears next to the verse. To change the note, tap the verse and tap your note. To delete it, remove all the words and tap Save note.

Tap the verse, then tap Bookmark. A small flag appears next to the verse. Tap Saved to remove the bookmark. Find all your bookmarks in Menu, My Library, Bookmarks.

Tap the verse, then:

• Copy copies the words with the reference, to paste into a message.
• Share opens your device's share choices (messages, email, and so on).
• Picture makes a picture of the verse. Choose Square or Story and Night or Light, then tap Share picture. If your device cannot share it, the picture is saved to your downloads.

Other verses about the same subject. Tap a verse to see four of them under Cross references. Tap Show all for the full list, and tap any of them to go there.

• A colored underline: your highlight
• A flag: a bookmark
• A pencil: your note
• A small book: the verse is in your journal
• A small color picture: the God Speaks color applies to the whole verse

Yes.

1. Tap the speaker button at the top of the reader.
2. Tap Play. The verse being read is highlighted, and on most devices each word is marked as it is read.
3. Tap Pause to stop. Use the arrows to go to the previous or next verse.
4. Tap the X to close the player.

When a chapter ends, reading continues with the next chapter.

In the player at the bottom:

• Tap 1× to change the speed. Each tap goes to the next speed: 0.75×, 1×, 1.25×, 1.5×.
• Tap the microphone button to choose a voice. Tap Hear to try one. Voices marked Natural or Enhanced sound the most like a person. The panel also explains how to add better voices to your device.
• The target button (Follow along) keeps the verse being read on the screen. Turn it off if you want to scroll freely.

Tap Aa at the top of the reader. You can change:

• Text size (A- and A+)
• Typeface: Serif or Sans
• Line spacing
• Theme: Light, Sepia, or Dark
• whether the God Speaks colors show
• Color icons in text, which helps if colors are hard to tell apart
• Verse numbers on or off

In chapter 1 of every book, How God speaks in the book shows how many verses of each color the book has. Scroll down to start reading.

When you open a reading from a plan, a bar shows the plan and the day. Tap Continue (or Back to lesson) to go back to the plan when you finish reading.

Tap the verse, scroll to the bottom of the panel, and tap Report a color issue. Write what looks wrong and tap Send report. Our editors review every report.

In the Bible, tap the magnifying glass at the top. Or open Menu and tap Search.

Type the reference in the search box, for example John 3:16 or Acts 9, then tap Go to passage.

Type the words, for example fear not. You will see every verse that has all of those words, with the words highlighted. Tap a verse to open it in the Bible.

To look in only part of the Bible, choose Whole Bible, Old Testament, or New Testament.

Yes. Before typing, tap a tile like Every time: Jesus. Or tap one or more color pictures to show only verses with those colors. You can mix colors and words, for example the color for angels and the word fear.

The Bible version you are reading. To search your journal, use the search box on the Journal screen.

1. Tap Plans at the bottom of the screen.
2. Tap a plan to see what it covers.
3. Tap Start plan. The first day opens.

1. Open the day (from Plans, or My plans on Today).
2. Tap Open in color to read the chapter.
3. When you finish, tap Continue in the bar at the bottom to come back.
4. Tap Mark Day 1 complete (the number is the day you are on).

Reading the chapter does not mark the day for you, so remember to tap the button. If you tapped it by mistake, tap it again to undo.

That is fine. The plan shows how many days behind you are. You can read at your own pace, or tap Shift my schedule so that today's reading becomes the next day you have not finished.

Open the plan and tap Leave plan near the top. The days you finished stay marked, so you can come back later.

Yes. Open the plan and tap Read together. Send the link to your friend. When they open it, they get a friend request from you and the plan is added for them. You need to be signed in.

Each day has a reading and a short lesson from the God Speaks Workbook:

• Where God speaks today: key verses in color
• Lesson
• Reflect: questions to think about
• Practice: something to do today
• Prayer
• What is God saying to me?: write your answer and tap Save to journal

Days 1 to 3 are free. The rest unlock with the code that comes with the God Speaks Workbook or the Bible and workbook bundle.

1. Sign in (or create a free account) in Profile & Settings.
2. Open any locked day (it has a padlock), or go to Profile & Settings, Workbook.
3. Type the code (it looks like GSB-XXXX-XXXX) and tap Unlock.

The days stay unlocked on every device where you sign in. No workbook yet? Tap See the bundle.

Lessons you have opened before are saved on your device and open without the internet. A lesson you have never opened needs the internet the first time.

Only you. Your journal and prayer list are never shared with friends or anyone else. To keep them private from people who use your phone, turn on the Journal lock (see below).

1. Tap Journal at the bottom, then tap New.
2. Choose the kind of entry:

• Listening: what you sense God saying
• Dream: a dream to remember and pray about
• Study: what a passage means to you
• Prayer request: something to pray about

1. Write, then tap Save.

Before you write, you can take a quiet moment. Under Be still first, tap 2 min, 5 min, or 10 min. When the time is up, the screen says Write what you sensed. The timer makes no sound.

In the entry, find Verses that came to mind (or Passages in a Study entry). Type a reference like John 3:16 and tap Add. To remove it, tap the × next to it.

You can also start a Study entry from a verse: tap the verse in the Bible and tap Journal.

Tap the colors that describe how you sensed God speaking (for example through a dream, or through the words of Jesus). Later you can find entries by color.

• The dream: what happened
• How I felt when I woke up
• People, places, and symbols: type one and press Enter (or a comma) to add it
• What I sense it means
• Status: Still praying, Understood, or Fulfilled. Change it as God makes the dream clear.

Tap the entry in your journal. Make your changes and tap Save. To delete it, tap Delete at the bottom. A deleted entry cannot be brought back.

• Tap a tab at the top: All, Listening, Dreams, Study, or Prayer.
• Type in Search your journal.
• Tap a color, or Has verses, to show only those entries.
• On the Listening tab, a calendar shows the days you listened. Tap a day to see its entries, and Show all days to see them all again.

Yes. Tap Export PDF. Your device's print window opens. Choose a printer, or choose Save as PDF to keep a copy.

1. In Journal, tap the Prayer tab.
2. Tap + Add a prayer request. Write what you are praying about, add details or verses if you like, and tap Add.
3. When God answers, tap God answered on that prayer, write how He answered, and tap Mark answered.

Answered prayers move to Answered, so you can remember God's faithfulness. Tap Edit to change or delete a prayer.

1. Go to Profile & Settings and find Journal lock.
2. Tap Set a PIN, type 4 to 8 numbers twice, and tap Turn on lock.
3. If your device has Face ID or a fingerprint reader, you can turn on Unlock with Face ID or fingerprint.

The journal locks when you reopen the app or leave it for a minute. Tap the padlock on the Journal screen to lock it right away.

On the lock screen, tap Forgot PIN?

• If you are signed in, type your account password and tap Remove lock. Your journal is kept.
• If you are not signed in, the only way is to erase the journal and prayer list on this device. Please be careful: this cannot be undone.

Open Menu and tap My Library. Tap Highlights, Bookmarks, or Notes. The newest are at the top. Tap any of them to open that verse in the Bible.

Tap it in My Library to open the verse, then tap the verse. In the panel, tap Clear (highlight), Saved (bookmark), or open your note and remove the words.

Open Menu, then Friends.

• If your friend gave you their code, type it in the Code box and tap Add friend.
• Or tap Invite to send your friend a link. When they open it, they get your friend request.

Your friend must accept before either of you sees anything.

In Friends, tap the Requests tab. Tap Accept or Decline. Requests you sent show Waiting for them to accept, with Cancel.

What your friends are reading: the plan days they finish and the verses they share. Tap Encourage to let a friend know you are cheering them on. Encouragements you receive show at the top.

In the Bible, tap the verse, then tap Share with friends. Add a thought if you like and tap Share. Only your accepted friends see it.

Your name, picture, "about you" line, and church or group. They see your plan progress and reading streak only if you turn those on in Profile & Settings, and a verse only when you share it. Your journal, prayer list, notes, highlights, and bookmarks are never shared.

In Friends, tap the Friends tab. Tap ⋯ next to the person, then Remove friend, Block, or Report. A report goes to the God Speaks team.

No. Everything works without one and is saved on this device. A free account keeps your journal, notes, highlights, and plans safe and the same on all your devices. It is also needed to unlock the workbook and to read with friends.

1. Tap Sign in at the top of the screen (or Menu, then Profile & Settings).
2. Tap Create account or Sign in.
3. Fill in your email and a password (at least 8 characters, with letters and numbers).

Anything you saved before signing in moves into your account.

1. Tap Sign in, then Forgot password?
2. Type your email and tap Send reset link.
3. Open the email and tap the link. Choose a new password and tap Save new password.

If the email does not come, check your spam or junk folder.

In Profile & Settings, under your picture: tap Add a picture (or Change picture), change your Name, About you, or Church or small group, then tap Save profile.

In Profile & Settings, under Reading: text size, typeface, line spacing, theme, colors, verse numbers, and App language. These are the same as the Aa button in the Bible.

1. In Profile & Settings, find Daily reminder.
2. Choose a time next to Remind me at and tap Turn on.
3. Allow notifications when your device asks.

On iPhone and iPad, first add the app to your Home Screen (see Getting around), then open it from there and turn the reminder on. To stop reminders, tap Turn off.

Your device or browser is set to block notifications from God Speaks. Allow them in your device's settings for notifications (or the site settings of your browser), then tap Turn on again.

In Profile & Settings, under Your data, tap Download my data. A file with everything you have saved is downloaded to your device. If your journal is locked, unlock it first.

It adds to daily totals (such as how many chapters were read) that help the team improve the app. It never records who you are or what you write. Turn it off in Your data if you prefer.

In Profile & Settings, under Account, tap Change password. Type the new password twice and tap Update password.

Tap Sign out under Account. Your journal, prayers, and notes are removed from this device but stay safe in your account. Sign in again to bring them back. If something has not been saved to your account yet, the app warns you first.

In Profile & Settings, at the bottom, tap Delete account. Type DELETE and tap Delete my account. Everything in your account is deleted and cannot be brought back, so download your data first if you want a copy.

Profile & Settings, Friends, My Library, Search, Color key, Get the print Bible, Give, Help & feedback, About God Speaks, and the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Open Menu and tap Color key. In the Bible, tap Color key at the top right.

Open Menu and tap Get the print Bible. Tap an edition to buy it from the Operation Light Force store. The Bible and workbook bundle includes the code that unlocks the full 28-day journey.

The app is free for everyone. To help keep it free, open Menu and tap Give.

Scroll to Send feedback or report a problem at the bottom of this page. Choose Idea or feedback, Something is wrong, or Question, write your message, and tap Send. If you are not signed in, add your email if you would like a reply. Please do not include anything private, such as journal entries.