Day 16: Living as Beloved Children

This inspired me to give everything for God; so after fully surrendering myself to God, for Him to take away my sin, I let go of everything that wasn't Him, out of love for Him. I began to live as if He and I were the only ones in the world. Sometimes I saw myself before Him as a guilty criminal at the feet of his judge; at other times, I saw Him in my heart as my Father and God.

I worshipped Him as often as possible, keeping my mind in His holy presence, and bringing it back whenever I found it had strayed from Him. I experienced significant discomfort in this practice, yet I persisted despite all the challenges, without causing myself distress when my mind involuntarily wandered. I made this my mission as much throughout the day as during the designated prayer times. At every moment, every hour, every minute, even amidst my busiest times, I pushed away everything from my mind that could interrupt my thoughts of God.