Knowledge of Step
Are "Nightly Review" questions part of Step 11?
Or Step 10
Step 11
Step 11 reading is on what pages in the Big Book?
p 85-88
We may not ask for ourselves, even if others will be helped.
We may ask for ourselves, however, if others will be helped.
How many parts of the day does step 11 talk about? Name these parts
1. As we retire at night
2. Upon Awakening
3. As we go thru the day
"Step Eleven suggests prayer and meditation. We shouldn’t be shy on this matter of prayer. Better men than we are using it constantly. It works, if we have the ____ ________ and ____ at it.
proper attitude
work
If circumstances warrant, we ask our parents or kids to join us in morning meditation.
If circumstances warrant, we ask our wives or friends to join us in morning meditation.
How many motives should my thinking must be divorced from? Name these motives
Self-pity
Dishonest
Self-seeking
On awakening let us ___________________
a) think about the twenty-four hours ahead
b) pray about the day ahead
c) ask Gods direction about the twenty-four hours ahead
think about the twenty-four hours ahead.
But this is not all. There is action and more action. “Prayer in action is our motto.”
But this is not all. There is action and more action. “Faith without works is dead.”
As we go through the day we pause, when agitated or doubtful we so what 2 things?
1. Ask for the right thought or action.
2. remind ourselves we are no longer running the show, humbly saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.”
"In thinking about our day we may face indecision. We may not be able to determine which course to take. Here we ask God for _________, an intuitive ______ or a ______. We _____ and take it _____. We don’t ________.
inspiration thought
decision
relax take it easy.
struggle
We are often surprised how the right our sponsor is after we have tried this for a while.
We are often surprised how the right answers come after we have tried this for a while.
Name all the nightly review questions
1. Was I resentful? 2. Selfish? 3. Dishonest? 4. Afraid? 5. Do I owe an apology? 6. Did I keep something to myself that should be discussed with someone at once? 7. Was I kind and loving to all? 8. What could I have done better? 9. Was I thinking of myself most of the time? 10. Was I thinking of what I could do for others, of what I could pack into the stream of life? 11. (After making your review ask God's forgiveness, inquire) what corrective measures should be taken?
"Being still inexperienced and having just made conscious contact with God, it is not probable that we are going to be inspired at all times. We might pay for this presumption in .......what? Includes word "absurd"
....in all sorts of absurd actions and ideas.
We are then in much less danger of divorce, drinking, suicide, homicide, cheating, or brilliant decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not lie so easily, for we are not burning up relatonships as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.
We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions. We become much more efficient. We do not tire so easily, for we are not burning up energy foolishly as we did when we were trying to arrange life to suit ourselves.