Step Eleven

Seek through prayer and meditation to improve your conscious contact with God as you understand Him, praying only for knowledge of His will and the power to carry that out. (Modified Step Eleven of Al-Anon from The Language of Letting Go by Melody Beattie, 27 October)

Moderation

Teach me to practice moderation. (Food For Thought, 3 November)

Hear My Prayer, O Lord!

Hear my prayer, O Lord! And let my cry for help come to You. Do not hide Your face from me in the day of my distress; incline Your ear to me. (Psalm 102:1-2, Kay Arthur, Search My Heart, O God, 27 October)

Be Patient

Encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. (1 Thessalonians 5:14 (NIV) in Daily Guideposts - 2006, 28 October)

Spiritual Vision

Show me how to focus my thinking, Father: Cleanse my mind. Expose every thought that is based on the world's values rather than on Your standards. Sharpen my spiritual vision so that I can counter Satan's lies with the truth of Your Word. (Kay Arthur, Search My Heart, O God, 2 November)

Life and Peace

To be spiritually minded is life and peace. (Romans 8:6, Daily Guideposts - 2006, 23 October)

If You Knew Better

Sin is doubly sinful to the man who knew better; failure is doubly blameworthy in the man who had every chance to do well. (William Barclay, The Gospel of Luke (DSB), p. 168)