“Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives. Under these conditions we can employ our mental faculties with assurance, for after all God gave us brains to use.” (Chapter 6, Big Book)
In Step Eleven, I ask God for what to think, say, and do today. That’s it. If I don’t hear straight away, I get on with the tasks at hand. If circumstances permit and warrant, I read or listen to spiritual materials and ask for God to speak through those. He does.