ALLOW ME.

I was very eager to serve my nation. Eventually,when the posting letter came I was very excited because I knew I was going to make a whole of impact there. Way before I served, I had always prayed to God telling Him that I wanted to be posted to town, a good organization, lovely accommodation, interesting pay and all of those. One thing I kept emphasizing was that I never wanted to be posted to a school. After being in the orientation camp for three weeks, letters were distributed stating everyone’s place of primary assignment. I couldn’t wait to get mine to know where I was posted to for my primary assignment. I couldn't believe what I saw, I was posted to town, in fact the central of the town. Oh my! God had answered my prayers without any man’s help, you can imagine how excited I was about being in town.

I had to report as soon as possible to my place of primary assignment in TOWN. I went to the organization with excitement but soooner than I knew, y excitement turned into a sadness that I did not envisage. What I found there was very horrible, it was so obvious that I wouldn’t be happy there nor would I be able to fulfill God’s plan for my life there. At some point, I was advised to leave town and go to a village to serve my country, that I will be better in a village than in a town. What!, how on earth could living in a village be better than living in a town? To be honest, I never wanted to leave town, but somehow I had no choice than to leave town. I was very sad but I realized that all through that period in as much as I was sad, I had this very strange peace in me and I just knew that God rather wanted me in that village than in the town. I obeyed and went to report in the village, as a TEACHER. Yes, what I was running away from became what I found myself in. My service year was the most amazing year in my life ever, I was able to do things that I wouldn’t have done on a normal day, God used me greatly to affect the lives of those students. I had a splendid time in the village living life at its fullest, being so excited all of the time. Up till this time that I type these words to you, I am still shocked on how I was able to affect the lives of hundreds of the village young adults within that space of time. Anytime I see my colleagues, they always look at me and wonder if I’m really serving because God’s glory, beauty just keeps shinning in my life. I was living the life. It was in that same year, serving in that village that I was able to organize a programme for all the secondary schools in the local government and it recorded a huge level of success, with different organizations coming all the way to partner with us.

The long and short of the jist is this, I know you have something in mind that you want or love to do or have, but trust me, God knows you better than you know yourself, so why stress yourself?, why not leave everything to Him and let Him do the thinking and arrange everything  for you beautifully. Just allow Him do whatever it is He wants to do, and you'd be amazed at the places He'd take you to.

Loads of Love,

Smiling D.