Growing Deeper in October
October is a month dedicated to deepening your relationship with God through intentional prayer. It’s a time to set aside distractions and focus on growing spiritually by connecting with the Lord in a deeper, more meaningful way. This month’s prayer plan guides you through key aspects of prayer, beginning with intercession for others, including those who may have hurt or mistreated you. As the weeks progress, you will enter into a spirit of gratitude, offering thanks and praise to God for His goodness. You will also be called to worship, bowing before Him in reverence and acknowledging His greatness. The journey culminates in seeking the baptism of the Holy Spirit, inviting His power into your life to guide, strengthen, and transform you. Each day of October is an opportunity to grow deeper by humbling yourself, aligning your heart with God’s will, and allowing His presence to fill you with grace, peace, and purpose. Through prayer, you will cultivate a richer, more vibrant faith as you draw nearer to the heart of God.
Growing Deeper in Faith: A Weekly Prayer Strategy
1. Pray for Others
2. Giving Thanks & Praise
3. Honor, Worship & Reverence
4. For the Baptism of the Holy Ghost
Week One: Praying for Others
Tuesday, the 1st
Luke 6:28 AMPC
"Invoke blessings upon and pray for the happiness of those who curse you, implore God's blessing (favor) upon those who abuse you [who revile, reproach, disparage, and high-handedly misuse you]."
Prayer:
Pray for those who mistreat you or take advantage of you or hurt you, or devalue you. Pray for blessings, God's favor, and His presence to surround them today. Lord soften their hearts and give them peace.
Wednesday, the 2nd
1 Timothy 2:3-4 AMPC
"For such [praying] is good and right, and [it is] pleasing and acceptable to God our Savior, [4] Who wishes all men to be saved and [increasingly] to perceive and recognize and discern and know precisely and correctly the [divine] Truth."
Prayer:
Today, pray for your loved ones to come to know Jesus as Lord. Ask the Lord to remove the walls and obstacles that hold them back. Soften their hearts and cause them to remember all the testimonies about God Almighty.
Thursday, the 3rd
Ephesians 4:32 AMPC
"And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you."
Prayer:
Is there anyone in your life you need to forgive? Today, pray for the strength to let it go and truly forgive—just as Jesus forgave you.
Friday, the 4th
Mark 10:45 AMPC
"For even the Son of Man came not to have service rendered to Him, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for (instead of) many."
Prayer:
Today, pray for opportunities to help someone else. Jesus came primarily to serve us, meeting a need so great that we could not handle it ourselves. Lord, create a God moment where I can show Your love.
Saturday, the 5th
Colossians 3:13 AMPC
"Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive]."
Prayer:
Sometimes, we don’t learn the lesson after just one class; we need it again. Today, ask the Lord for the strength to forgive those who have wronged and hurt you, both intentionally and unintentionally. What would Jesus do in your situation? He showed us on the day of His crucifixion—He forgave.
Week Two: Praise & Thanks
Monday, the 7th
Psalm 9:1-2 AMPC
"I will praise You, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will show forth (recount and tell aloud) all Your marvelous works and wonderful deeds! [2] I will rejoice in You and be in high spirits; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High!"
Prayer:
Today, Lord, give me an opportunity to tell someone how great You are. I thank You for all You’ve done in my life and for the chance to express my love for You to someone else today.
Tuesday, the 8th
Psalm 100:1-3 AMPC
"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all you land! [2] Serve the Lord with gladness! Come before His presence with singing! [3] Know (perceive, recognize, and understand with approval) that the Lord is God! It is He Who has made us, not we ourselves [and we are His]! We are His people and the sheep of His pasture."
Prayer:
Today, play your favorite praise song and listen to it. When it’s done, pray: Lord, You are an awesome God. I’m honored to be Your child. I praise You and lift Your name above every circumstance, problem, and situation in my life.
Wednesday, the 9th
Psalm 92:1-5 AMPC
"It is a good and delightful thing to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises [with musical accompaniment] to Your name, O Most High, [2] To show forth Your loving-kindness in the morning and Your faithfulness by night, [3] With an instrument of ten strings and with the lute, with a solemn sound upon the lyre. [4] For You, O Lord, have made me glad by Your works; at the deeds of Your hands, I joyfully sing. [5] How great are Your doings, O Lord! Your thoughts are very deep."
Prayer:
Write down five things you’re thankful for. Take time to thank God for each one and try to be detailed.
Thursday, the 10th
Psalm 100:4-5 AMPC
"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! [5] For the Lord is good; His mercy and loving-kindness are everlasting, His faithfulness and truth endure to all generations."
Prayer:
Today, thank the Lord that when you call upon Him, you are ushered into His courts—into the very throne room of God. Thank Him for His mercy and kindness, even when He didn’t have to show it. Thank Him for His love, which lasts forever.
Friday, the 11th
Psalm 107:1-2 AMPC
"O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy and loving-kindness endure forever! [2] Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has delivered from the hand of the adversary."
Prayer:
Meditate on Gods wonderful deeds in your life. Thank the Lord for His love that endures beyond our comprehension. If you are saved, you are the Redeemed so let your voice be heard as you recount the goodness of God.
Saturday, the 12th
Psalm 95:1-6 AMPC
"O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation! [2] Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise! [3] For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. [4] In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the heights and strength of the hills are His also. [5] The sea is His, for He made it; and His hands formed the dry land. [6] O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker [in reverent praise and supplication]."
Prayer:
Today Lord I thank you for what I have. I thank you for answered prayer. I thank you for what You gave to me and for what You held back. I thank you for Your Sovereign will that has my best interest in mind. You are my great King, and I praise Your Holy Name. Thank you for a church family that loves me & accepts me. Let tomorrow at Grace be filled with Your Glory as we Your people shout Your praises a loud!!!
Week Three: Worship
Monday, the 14th
Psalm 95:6 AMPC
"O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker [in reverent praise and supplication]."
Prayer:
Step out in Faith today and express your worship towards Him. Kneel before the Lord and worship Him. Think about Gods greatness & how He alone is ABLE to do what you ask. Lord we worship & adore and honor You. Let me worship You today with every word that comes out of my mouth.
Tuesday, the 15th
Psalm 29:2 AMPC
"Give to the Lord the glory due to His name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness or in holy array."
Prayer:
Worship the Lord for His Holiness, His perfection and His Glory. Lord today make me more like You. Let my actions, thoughts and motives line up with Your Holiness.
Wednesday, the 16th
John 4:23 AMPC
"A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers."
Prayer:
Lord I understand You created me to worship. You desire me to worship You. I lift my hands in worship to You oh God. I seek Your face and long for Your touch. Let my worship please You my King.
Thursday, the 17th
John 4:23 AMPC
"A time will come, however, indeed it is already here, when the true (genuine) worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (reality); for the Father is seeking just such people as these as His worshipers."
Prayer:
Today I go farther, I go deeper. Today I take time out to kneel, lift my hands and worship You oh God for who You are. You are God Almighty. You are the first, the last and everything in between. You are my hope and in You I trust. There is non like You. You are my King and my God
Friday, the 18th
Psalm 96:9 AMPC
"O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; tremble before and reverently fear Him, all the earth."
Prayer:
Teach me Oh God how to fear You. I understand I’m not to be afraid of You. But I respect and Honor You. You are not just a God way out there in space but rather You are a God that occupies my very heart. Lord let me live my life knowing You are with me at all times. I want to talk like You and act like You and be like You. I submit under Your authority & worship today in all I do.
Saturday, the 19th
1 Chronicles 16:29 AMPC
"Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name. Bring an offering and come before Him; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness and in holy array."
Prayer:
Today, Lord, I empty myself before Your throne. I give You all my worship, all my praise. I acknowledge you in all my ways, thoughts & deeds. I lift Your Holy Name high above all my concerns, fears and doubts. I rest in the Glory of Your presence and anticipate Your anointing tomorrow in service.
Baptism of the Holy Ghost:
Monday, the 21st
Acts 1:8 AMPC
"But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth."
Prayer:
Lord it is my desire to be filled with Your power. I want more of You in my life and start today by asking Holy Spirit into my life. Today I give you my wants, desires, goals and my plans. I turn them over to You. I want to be Your servant in every way.
Tuesday, the 22nd
Acts 2:4 AMPC
"And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words]."
Prayer:
Jesus, as I read todays verse, I see when Holy Spirit filled those in the upper room, you took control of their tongues. I give you my tongue, my words, my responses, my praise & worship. Take over me Holy Spirit.
Wednesday, the 23rd
Acts 10:44-46 AMPC
"While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all who were listening to the message. [45] And the believers from among the circumcised [the Jews] who came with Peter were surprised and amazed, because the free gift of the Holy Spirit had been bestowed and poured out largely even on the Gentiles. [46] For they heard them talking in [unknown] tongues (languages) and extolling and magnifying God."
Prayer:
Today I declare I want Holy Spirit to fall on me as He did in the book of Acts. I believe the infilling of the Holy Spirit is a gift and its for me. I receive that gift and thank you for it. Saturate me, drench me with Your Anointing to be everything You want me to be.
Thursday, the 24th
Acts 19:1-6 AMPC
"While Apollos was in Corinth, Paul went through the upper inland districts and came down to Ephesus. There he found some disciples. [2] And he asked them, 'Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed [on Jesus as the Christ]?' And they said, 'No, we have not even heard that there is a Holy Spirit.' [3] And he asked, 'Into what [baptism] then were you baptized?' They said, 'Into John's baptism.' [4] And Paul said, 'John baptized with the baptism of repentance, continually telling the people that they should believe in the One Who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus [having a conviction full of joyful trust that He is Christ, the Messiah, and being obedient to Him].' [5] On hearing this, they were baptized [again, this time] in the name of the Lord Jesus. [6] And as Paul laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spoke in [foreign, unknown] tongues (languages) and prophesied."
Prayer:
As I read this scripture I see that a candidate to receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is someone who is a follower of Christ. I declare Happily that I am a bord again child of the Most High. Jesus, You have inhabit my heart and I have made you Lord. I Repented of my sins, and I am Yours. Now as in verse 2, I receive the Holy Spirit.
Friday, the 25th
1 Corinthians 14:2 AMPC
"For one who speaks in an [unknown] tongue speaks not to men but to God, for no one understands or catches his meaning, because in the [Holy] Spirit he utters secret truths and hidden things [not obvious to the understanding]."
Prayer:
Lord I might completely understand everything about speaking in tongues. But today I stand on this verse. I want a prayer language with you that is only between us. I want to be closer to You than ever before and continue to grow each day forward.
Saturday, the 26th
1 Corinthians 14:4 AMPC
"He who speaks in a [strange] tongue edifies and improves himself."
Prayer:
I am excited to see my Christianity grew and strengthen day by day and I am ready to be emptied out of myself and add more of You. I want to go deeper and be closer to You than ever before . Take me out of the equation allowing only You to shine. I am a open vessel.