Part 5: Into Actions: Step 10 (Pages 85-88)
**Step 11 is the process of living day to day and moment to moment in conscious contact. Step 10 – Step 11 and Step 12 is “how” we work a daily program.
- What does Step 11 suggest?
- What doe sit mean to be “shy about prayer”?
- Who is using prayer constantly?
- What do you think Bill means by “Better men”?
- What are the conditions for prayer to work?
- How do you feel about Bill making some “definite and valuable suggestions” directly to you, on how to pray?
- Does he have any right to do this? Do you even have to listen to him?
- Should you listen to him on prayer? Why or why not?
- Why do you think Bill begins with evening prayer?
- What do we do before we retire?
- Do you ask yourself these questions before you retire?
- Where have we seen these principles before?
- What should we be careful not drift into what three things?
- What two things do we ask God for after making our review?
- On awakening, what do we think about?
- What do we consider?
- What do we ask God to do before we begin?
- Why do you think Bill uses the term “divorce” here?
- If we have followed directions, what can we use with assurance?
- What did God give us to use?
- What will be placed on a much higher plane when our thinking is cleared of wrong motives?
- What do you think a “thought-life” is?
- Did you ever think you had a “thought-life”?
- While thinking about our plan for the day, what might we face?
- While thinking about our plan for the day, what might we be unable to determine?
- In the case of indecision or when deciding which course to take, what do we ask God for?
- We should relax and take it easy, what don’t we do?
- What will surprise us after we have tried this for a while?
- What do to “the hunch or the occasional inspiration” gradually become?
- What two indicators tell us that we may not be inspired at all times?
- What are we inexperienced at?
- What have we just made with God?
- What does “conscious” mean?
- What does “contact” mean?
- How might we pay for the presumption that we will be inspired at all times?
- What do w come to rely on?
- What do we conclude our morning meditation with?
- What should this prayer show us?
- What do “especially” ask for?
- What do we make no requests for?
- When can we pray for ourselves?
- Why is this a waste of time?
- Can you see why? Okay, why?
- What do we do, if circumstances warrant it?
- What do we do if we belong to a religious denomination?
- If we are not members of religious bodies, what do we do sometimes?
- What are there many of to help us in prayer, meditation and the spiritual life?
- Where can we find suggestions about these?
- What should we be quick to see?
- What should we make use of?
- What do you think “they offer”?
- As we go through the day, what do we do when agitated or doubtful?
- What does “agitated’ mean?
- What does “doubtful” mean?
- What do we constantly remind ourselves of?
- What do we say to ourselves many times each day?
- What are we in much less danger of?
- Why would “excitement” be a problem for us?
- After Steps 4 – 9, we should know about the many problems that fear, worry and anger can create within our lives.
- Do you suffer from self-pity?
- Do you make “foolish decisions”?
- How can you “spiritually mature” past these problems?
- If we practice this part of Step 11 throughout the day, what will we become?
- Why do we not tire so easily?
- Do it work?
- Are we alcoholics disciplined?
- If not, what do we let God do?
- Is this all there is?
- What else is there?
- What is dead without works?
- What is the next chapter entirely devoted to?
