Author: Vanessa Moonkie

It’s Worship Wednesday! Today, I’m grateful for God’s strength. Some days are overwhelming, you feel like you could just sit down somewhere on a rock in the sun and let it all out. But God… He keeps us going. Hour by hour, He gives us the strength to push through and get things done. I’m also so grateful for this blog. It’s helped me discover so much about who I am and the purpose God has placed in me, more than I can even put into words.This is your reminder, use your gifts. Be consistent with what God has given you. There’s so much waiting for you on the other side of that “one step” of obedience.

People of God, what defeats you in your mind has already defeated you everywhere else. If in your mind you believe you can’t, then you can’t, simple. If you believe you can, then you will. You become who and what you consistently think about. Your mind has the power to shape your life, whether for good or for bad, it can structure your world, making it either colourful or dull. Your mind gives you identity, a name, a title. I’ve always said this, a doctor is called a doctor because of what they carry in their mind. You can’t just call yourself an engineer, does your mind carry engineering knowledge? If not, then it’s not yet you’re a liar , because it is what fills the mind that gives direction to your actions. It gives movement to your hands and feet.

This is the power and advantage of reading books , you become the content you consistently feed your mind. People who don’t read or study anything your mind is gathering dust while the world moves at a fast pace of knowledge. You want to occupy spaces where they ask for a certificate , yet think you can get there on prayer alone? Even Jesus, fully divine and fully human, studied the scrolls. It’s surprising how often people assume prayer can cover a knowledge gap, misusing the statement “God qualifies the unqualified.” God does not place you in positions that require knowledge without expecting you to be prepared.

What would we do with a pastor without knowledge? A teacher without knowledge? What would an author write without knowledge? Your mind is asking to be fed so it can elevate you to greater heights. Imagine how far you could go if you consistently picked up a book, took a course, attended a seminar, studied the Bible, or listened to a podcast, filling yourself with light. Doors may open by grace, but they stay open for those who know what to say and what to do when they walk through them. An illuminated mind will make its carrier a value to society.

King Solomon was already a king, yet he pursued extraordinary wisdom. So to those who say, “I’m already a graduate,” keep studying. The world is expanding rapidly with information, and many textbooks are already outdated, add more knowledge and keep fine-tuning your mind. There are books on almost everything. You enjoy doing hair? There’s knowledge for that craft too. This is especially important for Christians, because the world often mocks us, saying all we do is pray and fast. While those are powerful, we sometimes forget that God also requires us to grow our minds. He instructed Joshua, a leader, to study the Book of the Law. Apostle Paul said, “Study to show yourself approved,” meaning without study, you cannot rightly handle truth.

Daniel and his friends didn’t rise because of money or looks , though they may have had both l believe but because their minds were filled with light. They studied deeply and developed unusual understanding, enabling them to occupy high places across knowledge, from literature to science. What do you understand that makes you valuable? How much do you truly know? You say, “I know scripture” okay, quote it? lol I’ve heard self made verses eh.

Daniel and his friends are a perfect example of what God can do with people committed to upgrading their minds. That’s what we’ll talk about on Friday how to upgrade your mind and what degrades it. Today, take a step, enroll in a course, search for free accredited or non-accredited courses online, whether short or long. Read your Bible. Follow a podcast that aligns with your skill or calling. Grow, become, and then occupy. I love you, see you on Friday.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

God bless you! May God cause it all to work out for your own good. May you never fail. May you never lose to standards of this world. May you soar like an eagle! May you possess nations. May you never compromise for anything. May your feet be kept from slipping and falling. May you stand in the valleys and the mountain tops. May your day be filled with miracles, signs, wonders and supernatural workings of God! We are on for part 2 of The mindset required to occupy.

I am certain that we are all familiar with teachings on how your mind plays a vital role in who you are or become. A thief has a mindset to steal , yes there is a spirit involved but their mind also tells them that theft is okay which in turn has created an identity. As a man thinks so is he. You are what and who you think you are.I am reminded of the spies sent to Canaan, they were trusted with a mission but they could not accomplish it well because of a mindset. Mindsets shape how you view the world, yourself and others.

This truth should set you free from some relationships you have built. Do you know why birds of the same feathers flock together? It has nothing to do with feathers actually, it speaks to same nature, same mindset, same mentality. Why do they keep animals of the same species in one cage at the zoo? They are catering to a nature and a mindset. There are high chances that the same animals put in a cage won’t be a danger to each other but once you put another of a different kind, there is likely to be either a fight or a death. The people you are flocking with, it’s not even about coming from the same school, it is the fact that you have the same mindset. Any other person with a different mindset would not fit into your circle.

Back to the spies, it’s amazing how they viewed themselves , which is what I want to address today. You cannot occupy unless you know who you are. You cannot occupy unless you have at least a healthy perspective of yourself. The pity party and self pity shows we run must come to an end. It will amaze you if you have never read that passage of scripture that, out of all those spies only those with a different mindset occupied. The rest never occupied, never. They never set their feet in that land again. God can give you a vision that you can crash with your own mindset.

God can show you a land flowing with milk and honey and you interpret it as a land with poverty because your mindset interprets things to you to the level of your understanding and mental capacity. The mind of a child works to the level of its own capacity. When you get to a certain age you are expected to put away childish ways, but the same childish ways were accepted at a particular time. Why are they not acceptable now? Because there is an expectation that your mind grows. There are people who have a childish mind towards the mandate to occupy. Children don’t occupy, all they do is tag along. Surely you don’t want that for yourself?

God has plans for you but to fulfil them, you need to work on your mind. Unfortunately, to do so, you have to fully participate. This means to pray and cast down any thought patterns, this means study, this means making decisions , this means making a U-turn or a new turn. Your mind is needed where you will occupy. Canaan is seen differently by those with a different mindset. Some of you don’t even have any mindset to occupy. Some do. Some plan to tag along.

I say it again, if by December you have not occupied, we won’t blame anyone, we will have proof of your mental health. I hope you know mental health does not just address stuff like depression but also small mindedness. What you don’t conceive in the mind, you won’t birth in the physical. This means , your results right now, even if you argue from today till March 2027, what is in your hands right now is a reflection of what’s in your mind because others were in the same situation as you but they have different results. Remember scripture says your situation is not strange, it’s the same for many brothers & sisters but how come they have one or two or three results? I will wrap up by saying, work on your mind, daily and your mind will drive you to places you never imagined you’d be. Places to occupy. Caleb & Joshua had a mindset, together they occupied Canaan.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

It’s yet another week people of God, I’m expectant for what God will do for you and l this week. It’s the last week of March which means we are three months done with 2026, see how time flies? We will arise and occupy on time in Jesus Name. Today l want us to discuss the internal affairs that may propel or stop us from occupying. The beginning of any great revolution starts in the mind. Let’s discuss a bit.

“We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.”

2 Corinthians 10:5 (The Passion Translation, TPT).

I need you to read to understand. Inside your head there is something called a brain, as you already know. Your brain is one of the most vital parts of your body. In fact, when your brain is affected, your life is affected, your body is affected, everything is affected. In your brain, amazingly, there are cells that God in His creativity made to receive and capture information. As of now, the things you know, where are they stored? The things you have read, watched, and listened to, the reason you can recall lyrics to a song or remember what one plus one is even though you learned it many years ago, where is that information stored? In your brain.

Your brain is like a moving library. It moves around with you. Whether you’re in Johannesburg or Ghana, you travel with your brain, which means you travel with the information in it. I hope we are all in understanding so far. When we fellowship with God, He also uses our brains to give us ideas, instructions, and direction. This is why you cannot allow things like anxiety and depression to suppress your mind. You need to guard your mind against any form of corruption, ensuring that you are not storing negative information, and protecting your mind from places and people that can make it unhealthy.

The way you view the world and the people in it is a reflection of your mindset. A mindset is essentially how your mind is set, the makeup of your mind, how it functions, and the decisions it is inclined to make. While we all have brains that, in a healthy state, should function similarly, our mindsets differ. The brain performs its role, but the mindset gives it direction. Your mindset is unique to you. Do you realize that we do not all think the same way or even agree on the same things? That is the difference in mindset.

I’m explaining all these things that may seem boring to you so that we can understand that to occupy, you need a certain mindset. That means your mind must be set to occupy. Metaphorically, it’s like setting your alarm to 06:30, as long as your phone is functioning well and charged, it will ring at 06:30. We call it “setting an alarm.” We go to sleep fully confident that it will ring. Some of you don’t even wake up , your own needs fasting and prayer because exsquuueze me? Anyways, that’s the same approach we should have with our minds. You must set your mind like an alarm, deciding that by December you will have occupied ABC.

The alarm does not set itself, and your mindset will not change by itself. Many people who keep asking “why this, why that” are simply people who have not made up their minds. Have you made up your mind to occupy? Because mindset gives direction, and where there is no direction, the mind has not been set. The brain may be there, but it is under-functioning because the mindset that gives direction has not been developed.

I will stop here so that we understand the connection between your brain and your mindset. You have a brain, and you need a mindset because the mindset gives direction. Where your mind goes, your body will follow. Today, make up your mind that you want to occupy, that you truly want to. You are not “bluetoothing” the vision from anyone; you are choosing, for yourself, to focus and to change any thought pattern that is contrary to this one.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

One of the things many of us struggle with is emotional intelligence. The fact that it’s called emotional intelligence means that it’s separate and different from your intellectual intelligence. Someone may be intellectually gifted but still be very dull emotionally. I’ve met brilliant people, got A’s all through school, got and still get academic prizes but emotionally? They are in a rollercoaster at Gold-reef City. To be wholesome you need to have both.

There are many reasons why you must be emotionally balanced. One of them is that in your journey or quest to occupy , you will meet people. People are the main causes or influences in our emotional health. The fact that there are people around you, best believe your emotions will be affected either negatively or positively. Your emotions must be in check. To think that you will never have an emotional reaction to things or life is to plan to exist outside the world. It is only dead people who would not be affected.

We will look at the ways to build emotional maturity as on the photo above throughout the Reflection Fridays. One of the effective ways to regulate emotions is to calm down. Calm down first before sending the message. Cool down before you pick up the call. Cut off any noise or anything that might make you react or respond in a way that might cause a burst in emotions. You have to learn to ignore some people, their messages and their calls. It’s not everything that needs your reaction or response.

If you are the kind of person who always acts on emotions , you will act on impulse. An example would be, in a marriage , you have a conflict with your spouse then you start packing bags. You lack emotional intelligence. A teacher in school says something that offended you, you drop his or her class. People act on anger that would’ve subsided. Listen, even if they broke your heart, you cannot cut their tyres and set their house on fire.

How have you been emotionally? What are some situations that could’ve been avoided if you were not so emotionally unstable? Who are the people you could’ve kept in your life had you not ran to block them? In your home, could your relationship with your siblings been better if you or they could just control their emotions which in turn controls speech! Most emotionally unstable people have the worst speech. They can impulsively call someone a pig or a cow. They can impulsively cuss or swear. They can just punch someone or break furniture. As Christians , we must ask God to help us. We need to be stable emotionally so that we can even deal with one another.

I can tell you for free that some of us here are difficult to love because of the issue of unstable emotions. Some people are the hardest to be friends with, they being so much drama and emotional manipulation that people stay far from them. There are some who cannot keep a relationship because they have the most childish ways of dealing with things. How will you occupy with such emotions?

See you on Monday. I love you 💕

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.

It’s Worship Wednesday, and I was scrolling on Threads when I saw a post by a lady saying she intentionally gets to church late just to skip praise and worship because she’s only there for the Word. She prefers to walk in and find the man or woman of God already on the pulpit teaching. I just thought to myself, “Ma’am, what kind of half-baked Christian mindset is this?” I kept reading, and honestly, the comments said exactly what was on my mind. One man even asked, “So what do you plan to do in heaven when we’re worshipping God? Stay home and tend a garden? Do you even plan on going to heaven? It might be boring for you.”

And it really got me thinking, there are people who deliberately avoid praise and worship but still desire heaven, where the Bible says we will worship God day and night. You want to hear the Word of a God you don’t worship? That just doesn’t add up. It’s clearly part of Scripture, yet we pick and choose what we feel like doing, then go on social media to post these grey-area statements to people we’re supposed to be leading to Christ. Anyone following that example will end up thinking it’s okay to give God only half of what He asks.

That being said, please be careful about what you post on social media. Stop sharing things that can lead people astray. “It’s my phone!” Yes, we know, but the thousands following you are God’s targeted sheep. All these emotional outbursts, the slander against believers and churches sometimes it’s better to stay away from the keyboard. You won’t die if you don’t comment on that tweet or post. If you feel the urge, switch off your phone and come back when you’re in a better state of mind. Please, I’m begging you, yielded people, wisdom is profitable to direct, so let it guide your speech and what you choose to post.

Don’t chase followers at the expense of the Kingdom. This Kingdom is too important to be misrepresented by those who claim to be part of it. “It’s not that deep” no, it is. It’s very deep. Infact it’s deeper than the ocean. It really is. Let’s worship God the way He wants to be worshipped. Let no one create their own way or set of rules. This Kingdom already has a path, let’s follow it. Let’s do things by the Spirit and by the Word. I truly hope we understand this, because it needed to be said so we don’t get carried away by wrong doctrines and unprofitable ways of living.

We’re still on the topic of occupying through parenting, and I’m honestly amazed at how many parents and even soon-to-be parents have connected with this. I’m so blessed reading your comments. I do hope, though, that you’ll move from commenting on WhatsApp or Instagram and share your thoughts here too, there’s a comment box right at the bottom of the page. Anyhoo, I was reading the book of 1 Kings last night and guys… King David’s sons? I had to clap my hands and shout hallelujah, hosanna! I shout hallelujah 57.5 times! Excussssssssssssse moi?

I was shocked to discover he had yet another son who was just as problematic, but this time the Bible makes it clear that his father played a role in shaping that character. David himself contributed to it. Let’s read it before you think I’m just adding spice to my blog, LOL.

“Now his father, King David, had never disciplined him at any time, even by asking, ‘Why are you doing that?’ Adonijah had been born next after Absalom, and he was very handsome.”  1 Kings 1:6 (NLT

Please read the passage if you can. This boy went and practically ordained himself as king while his father was still alive. Do you know where that kind of confidence came from? “Nobody will question me. Nobody will tell me I’m wrong.” His father had never corrected him. That mindset of “my child is fine, leave my child alone” can be dangerous because before you know it, the child begins to rot in their thinking and even desires to take your place. Do you realise that you can be a good person and still raise children who end up giving you a bad name?

Our children are meant to occupy, but they cannot do so if they are never taught how, and if they are never corrected. Some parents hate correcting their children please, send them to my mother, she’ll do it free of charge, lol. My apostle always says if your child doesn’t cry when they are little, you will cry when they are older. Sometimes correction will make your child cry, but it’s far better than allowing behaviour that will mature into something you can no longer control. Why should a child be allowed to sip alcohol at five? “Let him taste!” that’s very foolish. Then at 25, you’re searching for a rehab centre or deliverance.

Please, let’s be careful. We are called to occupy, and God has already instructed us to teach our children His ways so they may know Him. As the Bible says, “Direct your children onto the right path, and when they are older, they will not leave it.” Proverbs 22:6 (NLT). Yes, they may stray even when you’ve done your best, but do your best anyway because what you’ve planted in them will always remain, and they can return to it. I hope you’ve been blessed. I love you. Remember to worship God this worship Wednesday.

If you read my blogs but have never met this  Wonderful Jesus that I’m always writing about,  you’d love to get to know Him, Or you know The Lord but have found yourself drifting far from Him, I would love to talk with you. Please send me an email  on yieldedcwcenter@gmail.com or simply comment, and I will reach out to you.