Proverbs  29:18  ‘Where there is no vision, the people perish, but he that keeps the law happy is he.’

DAILY READING;   Romans 2:1-3:8; 1 Samuel 10:17-11:15; Psalm 56

Florence Nightingale, who was born on May 12, 1820, in Italy, was an English social reformer and the founder of modern nursing. She was famous for her nursing work especially during the Crimean War. She changed the face of nursing from a mostly untrained profession to a highly skilled and well-respected medical profession with very important responsibilities.

Also remarkable was Nightingale’s genuine relationship with God. It was through divine revelation that she became inspired to serve humanity in the best possible manner. She first heard the calling of God in 1837 when she was 17-years-old. She sincerely believed God called her for a divine purpose and that her calling was nursing. However, Florence was born to a wealthy family, and her parents, especially her mother, did not approve of her divine inspiration. Her parents were concerned about their daughter’s reputation, as well as the reputation of their affluent family. Nightingale’s parents, like many protective parents during the Victorian Era, expected her to follow the societal norms established for young women of such social stature, which was for her to marry a wealthy gentleman and raise a family. They essentially forbade her to pursue her dream of nursing, which was seen as lowly menial labor for the lower class. However, she defied her parents’ expectations and rather than marry, decided to spend her life in service and ministry to the sick and poor.

And because she obeyed the call she heard from God, she succeeded greatly and is viewed as a historical icon and a heroine today..  Despite her family’s effort to talk Florence out of her call, she was determined to follow and obey the will of God. Though she faced a lot of oppositions initially but because of her deep conviction, she was able to prevail and achieve success in the end.

It is the conviction of being in the will of God that gives men the power to forge though oppositions and achieve their vision. The secret of men who succeed, is that they seek God to know His calling upon their lives and they walk in obedience to that calling.. When they see the vision ahead, it gives them the confidence to move against any opposition, knowing God is backing them.

To be successful in life you need to hear from God for yourself. And we hear God through His Word. Therefore take the time to sit down with The Word and hear what God has to say concerning His assignment for your life. Every one of us have a calling from God. It may not be necessarily to preach from a pulpit, but we are to serve God in whatever area He has called us to. And as believers most importantly we must obey the call of the great commission to go into the world and preach the Gospel to every creature. Every instruction of God  is for our lifting.

Job 36:11 says: If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

God’s commands are not grievous, (1 John 5:3), but it is profitable for reproof, correction and guidance towards the fulfilment of our glorious destiny. No doubt, there is greatness inside every believer, but if it will only manifest when we become willing to diligently follow God’s commandments.

PRAYER;

Father, please help me to hear You clearly concerning the assignment You have for me. Grant me the grace to spend time in Your Word and prayer to know exactly the area of Your calling upon my life. Thank You for divinely strengthening me to obey You always in Jesus Name. .

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The tests you are going through in life today is not for your destruction, it is for your testimony. – WORDBITE 222.