Turn Your Bible Reading Plan Into A Habit You Actually Finish With The Bible Reading Planner
- Jessica Hutton
- Apr 14
- 6 min read
We begin the year eager to read the Bible daily, armed with a fresh reading plan and good intentions. But somewhere between Leviticus and late March, our motivation fades, and that goal ends up abandoned alongside every other resolution we made in January.
But what if staying consistent with your Bible reading didn't have to feel like a struggle?
What if Bible reading could actually be something you look forward to every day, until one day you realize that you did it - you finally finished your one-year reading plan?
The Bible Reading Planner™ by The Bible Study Tutor™ was designed to help you do just that.
In this guide, we'll explore what's inside the planner, how to use it to establish your Bible reading plan, and how to get the most out of every page to enrich your Bible reading experience.
Whether you're new to Bible reading plans or looking to go deeper with a more structured approach, this guide will help you find your rhythm and make this planner truly your own.
What Is The Bible Reading Planner
The Bible Reading Planner™ by The Bible Study Tutor™ is a handmade, undated 12-month planner designed specifically for people who want to develop a strong, consistent daily Bible reading habit.
Unlike generic faith-based planners, every section of this planner was built with one purpose: helping you show up to read Scripture every day and actually enjoy it.
Because it's undated, you can use it any time of the year and start afresh with your Bible reading goals without dwelling on where you left off when you abandoned your reading plan.
With four weekly planner layout options (horizontal dashboard, horizontal, vertical, and daily), and Sunday or Monday start options, you get to decide which planner layout will best help you optimize your schedule and live intentionally as you achieve your Bible reading goals and grow closer to God.
What's Inside The Bible Reading Planner?
The Bible Reading Planner™ is filled with guided pages that help you stay consistent in Scripture while still planning your everyday life. Here’s what you’ll find inside:
Bible Bookshelf Reading Tracker: A two-page bookshelf spread that turns your Bible reading into a visual goal. Color in each book on the shelf as you finish it, grouped by genre, so you can literally see your progress through the whole Bible.
Key Verse Pages: Dedicated space to capture the verses that stand out to you. Each entry lets you record the verse or passage, who said it, and the Bible translation, so you can easily revisit what God has highlighted in your reading.
To Be Read (TBR) List: A dedicated list to track the books you already own in your library. Use it to log study guides, commentaries, and other resources you want to read next, so you actually use what you have to help you understand and study the Bible more deeply.
Bibles and Books Wish List: A place to keep track of resources you’d like to add to your library. List physical, digital, or audio Bibles and books, along with the price, so you can plan purchases and steward your budget wisely.
Bible-to-Film Movie Watch List: A fun way to connect what you’re reading with what you’re watching. Record the movie or TV show title, which book of the Bible it covers, the main character it focuses on, and a 5‑star rating (for enjoyability, biblical accuracy, or any criteria you choose).
Vocabulary Pages: Pages designed to help you dig deeper into the original languages. Log Strong’s numbers, definitions, the Hebrew or Greek word, and its English translation so you can build your own mini word-study reference as you read.
Bible Reading Plans: Two guided pages to help you choose a reading plan that actually fits your life. You can map out plans for a year, a quarter, a month, or any custom timeline, so your goals align with your schedule rather than overwhelming it.
Monthly Reading Trackers: Blank vertical trackers for each month to plan and track your reading across the whole year. Write in your passages or chapters for every day of the month and check them off as you go, so you always know exactly what to read next and how far you’ve come.
Monthly Bible Study Goals & Action Plan Planning Pages: A guided spread to turn good intentions into a real plan each month. You’ll clarify your goal (commitment), why it matters (motivation), where you’ll study (environment), when you’ll study (schedule), who can support you, and how you’ll overcome obstacles—so your Bible reading habit is specific and doable.
Daily Bible Reading Trackers: Built-in tracking on every weekly layout to keep you consistent day by day. Each day includes a place to write your Scripture passage and a checkbox to mark it as complete, plus a weekly Spiritual Disciplines Tracker (in all layouts except vertical) to track up to five practices, such as Bible reading, prayer, worship, journaling, or service, across the week.
Which Layout of The Bible Reading Planner Is Right for You?
The Bible Reading Planner™ comes in four weekly layout options. Here's a breakdown of each to help you find your best match.
Daily Layout.
For the Bible journaler. You love writing out your reflections, prayers, and observations — what God is showing you through the text. The daily layout gives you the most writing space of any option, so you can read, sit with what you studied, and write as much as you need to. You also get space to track your spiritual disciplines and jot down what's happening in your day, all in one place.
The daily layout is for you if reading the Bible without writing about it feels incomplete.
Horizontal Layout.
For the flexible planner who needs space to write. You track your spiritual disciplines, log your daily reading, and use the generously lined space for notes, thoughts, or prayers. It's a weekly layout that keeps things simple while still giving you plenty of space to engage meaningfully with what you read.
The horizontal layout is for you if you want writing space and simplicity in equal measure.
Horizontal Dashboard.
For the person with a lot going on. The dashboard side gives you a spiritual disciplines tracker, a to-do section, and lined space to manage your tasks and priorities for the week. The daily planner space is where you write your Bible reading reflections, prayers, or plans for the day. Everything — your schedule, your tasks, and your time in the Word — lives on one spread.
The horizontal dashboard is for you if your weeks are full and you need one place to hold it all together.
Vertical Layout.
For the busy, on-the-go believer. You want to read the Bible consistently — and honestly, you're just as likely to listen to it on audio while you drive, exercise, or get things done. The vertical columns make it easy to time-block your day, slot in your Bible reading, and keep moving. Simple, structured, no fuss.
The vertical layout is for you if getting things done matters more than sitting still, and you want your reading plan to work with your pace of life, not against it.
How to Get Started with The Bible Reading Planner
Choose your layout. Pick the weekly layout (Daily, Horizontal, Horizontal Dashboard, or Vertical) that best fits how you like to plan your days and weeks.
Pick a reading plan that fits your life.
Use the Reading Plan Options pages to decide whether you’ll follow a yearly, quarterly, monthly, or custom plan—so your goal matches your actual schedule.
Map out your year (or season).
Fill in the Monthly Vertical Reading Trackers with the passages or chapters you’ll read each day, so you always know what’s next when you open your Bible.
Set your monthly Bible study goals.
On the Monthly Bible Study Goals & Action Plan spread, decide your goal, why it matters, when and where you’ll read, who will support you, and how you’ll handle obstacles.
Fill in your first weekly spread.
On the weekly layout, write your Daily Passage for each day, add your appointments and to‑dos, and choose up to five spiritual disciplines to track.
Start small and check it off.
Read the passage for today, mark the checkbox on your daily space and in the Spiritual Disciplines Tracker, and let those little wins build your new habit.
So, Who Is The Bible Reading Planner For?
The Bible Reading Planner™ is for the believer who is done starting over.
The one who wants to open their Bible every day, build a habit that actually sticks, and one day look back and realize they did it. They finished.
Whatever your schedule looks like, however your brain works, and wherever you are in your faith journey right now, there is a layout in this planner that was made for you.
(Re)Start today and finally finish what you’ve started with The Bible Reading Planner™.
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