Hos 1:2-3
The first time GOD spoke to Hosea he said: "Find a whore and marry her. Make this whore the mother of your children. And here's why: This whole country has become a whorehouse, unfaithful to me, GOD." 3 Hosea did it

This IS NOT making something special of yourself but Hosea wasn’t interested in himself, he was interested in God.