Author: Vanessa Moonkie

It’s Worship Wednesday! I trust you’re all doing well. This is our midweek check-in , how are you?How’s your mind? How’s your heart? Are you at peace, or do you need prayer? Let me know in the comments. Today I want us to talk about occupying through soul-winning.

I’ve shared many ways we can occupy, but as I was meditating about what to focus on today on my list, this one stood out for me. Some people thought we would occupy through many other things except this, but I’m telling you, this is one of the most important ways we fulfil the mandate of God. Soul-winning is the heart of God, yet many don’t know this… or don’t care. How many souls did you win in 2025?

“Oh, I didn’t have time.” But you had time for WhatsApp, Instagram and endless scrolling? Nowadays, you can win souls even online. So today we are not talking excuses , we are talking solutions. You must occupy through soul-winning. The Great Commission was not given to a special group; it was given to the entire Church. Jesus said, “Go and make disciples of all nations.”

Matthew 28:19–20 (NLT)

“Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always,

That means if God has given you ten cities, you occupy them by bringing people in those cities to Christ. We must be a light in Zimbabwe as much as we are in South Africa. You should have fruit in every place God connects you to. When I started learning about soul-winning, I realised how much pride we often have. “I’m shy to talk about Jesus on the streets.” You’re shy of the One who saved you from sin?

I don’t teach self-made doctrine, but I will say this, if you don’t even have one soul that you’ve led to Christ, you are behaving like the servant who buried his talent. Your excitement for conferences versus your laziness for evangelism shows it. Your hunger for sermons about personal success but not for how to win souls proves it. Your burning desire for a spouse but not even one desire to bring someone to Christ shows it. Your prayer lists , 12 prayer points, a vision board, full of money, influence and promotion yet not one prayer saying, “Lord, help me win souls” , shows it. This year must be different.

If I don’t tell you these hard truths, then all the “I love you” I say to you means nothing. I love you too much to let you live like everything is fine when souls are perishing. People are waiting for you to speak, to pray, to lead them to Christ. “But people are difficult.” So are you , and God still saved you. If you still have excuses, then why should God give you influence, wealth and platforms? Why, if it won’t be for Kingdom advancement?

The disciples left everything to fish for men. They left boats and nets, took their skills to the field because some people assume that soul winning is for people with nothing to do, no jobs, no education, so they sit with their degrees and refuse to join the labourers. Many people want to use their gifts only for money and applause, but God gave you those gifts so that souls can be saved. People of God, let us wake up.

Intentionally join others when they go out to win souls. Let it become part of your calendar. Let it become part of your vision board. This year I will occupy through evangelism. I will win such and such a number of souls and help them find a good church where they can be discipled. Yesterday I got a voice message from one of my sisters and she was sooooo excited and happy about a soul she won from the kingdom of darkness. Someone who was a priestess of the enemy. Someone who was connecting people to the dead , she came to Christ through this one lady! Tell me if that’s not something to be happy about! She has literally, literally brought in one soul who could’ve led many astray.

The person you win, you may not know the kind of damage they were gonna do in the lives of maybe 5000 people. Simon the sorcerer is one of them. He was brought to the fold after deceiving an entire nation. Refer the book of Acts for this story.

The light of the world must shine. The salt of the earth must not lose its saltiness. This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine. Not in my room. In the world. Your light must shine. Some people don’t even know you are a believer? Ah! How will you occupy then? This year I don’t want friends who are not winning souls! No. I need people who are very serious about this commission. The bible already says the labourers are a few, why don’t we join them and gather harvest for Jesus. Part of my friendship criteria now 😂 will be, are you a soul winner? 😂

I’m committing to reading books this year on how to win souls. I will learn it with the same passion I learn everything else, because soul-winning is not optional , it is mandated. All these gatherings we attend, all these events and conferences , if the purpose is not to transform believers and win the lost, then we are just gathering for vibes. Please don’t invite me if this is not your purpose. That is why this year I am saying, we will occupy nations through the Great Commission. We will take up space. We will occupy. We will fish for men in our streets, in our cities, and in other parts of the world. We are not maintaining steeze while people are perishing in sin. Selah

Make up your mind today. . I love you, see you on Friday for part 2. Yes I will write it until we get it!❤️

Sooooo, imagine you are driving past a beautiful, big house. It is everything you have ever dreamed of breathtaking, perfect, exactly how you envisioned your future home. You stop and realise it is vacant. At the gate there is an agent’s sign, “To rent or buy, call this number.” But instead of calling, you decide to break in and move in because you saw it in a vision and you believe it is yours ( me at Aspen Hills) 😂

Do you know what would happen?

You would be arrested. You might even rot in jail. Did God give you a vision for a house? Yes. Is the house vacant? Yes. Did you occupy it the right way? No. They would say ,”But we left a number at the gate to help you with the process of occupying legally. If you had reached out, we would have helped you.” So then having a vision does not cancel process. Having a burning desire to occupy does not cancel the righteousness needed to occupy.

When you read Scripture, you will never find God encouraging cheating in order to occupy. There is no verse that teaches fraud, witchcraft, manipulation, or demonic assistance in order to arrive at a God-given destination. Not this generation that wants to occupy through divination. Not this generation that forces marriage through oils, spells, or dark spiritual practices. Not this generation that testifies “God did it” after using occult power. Not this generation that wants to occupy through violence, corruption, and bloodshed.

You want to occupy? Then occupy God’s way. The prophet didn’t say to the woman , “Go steal the jars. Steal a lot.” He said ,”Go and borrow.” Meaning you may not have the jars but if you ask those who have, you will get them. Ask them don’t threaten them or cheat or steal from them.

There are tenants who live in someone else’s house and refuse to pay rent. They are occupying but illegally. Zeal to occupy is not permission to steal. Desire is not a license to disobey. Believers do not just occupy. We occupy where God wants. How God wants. With whom God wants. We do not break laws or partner with the devil. We do not partner with demons to accomplish purpose. We do not build God’s promises with Satan’s tools.

“Dishonest business practices are something Yahweh truly hates, but He delights when we use accurate and honest standards.” Proverbs 11:1 (TPT)

You can shout, “It’s my year to occupy!” but also ask yourself, Am I doing this God’s way? Does this please the Lord? Occupying is not by all means, it is by God’s means. You cannot poison your boss, take his position, then come testify. You cannot spread lies to get a promotion. You cannot manipulate a person into marriage. You cannot compromise holiness to gain territory. Using sin to occupy is wrong. You can’t sleep around to travel the world then say you have taken over ten cities. No you haven’t! Eh The cities have taken over you 😂

Using deception to occupy is wrong.Using any spirit other than the Holy Spirit is wrong. Why do we occupy? For the purposes of the Kingdom. God is not glorified by structures built outside His design. Marriages built on lies cannot glorify Him. Businesses built on fraud cannot glorify Him. Success built on compromise cannot glorify Him. So as we occupy this year, let us do it the right way: With integrity. With the right paperwork. With honesty in business. With faithfulness at work. With the Holy Spirit as our only source. With diligent seeking in prayer, fasting and the word. Don’t rush the process and end up doing things the wrong way okay? Ok sharp. See you tomorrow .

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Hey family! We are exactly two days away from Yielded Blog’s second birthday. I know I promised a Zoom party, but I think I’ll just get a cake and praise the Lord instead. I’ve written over 600 posts so I sure deserve a cake. Two years ago at this time, I was still doubting whether I should go ahead with this vision. The decision to start, although this platform does not pay me anything, has opened doors to many other things, including relationships. Some of these connections have changed my life in ways I never imagined. If you’d like to give and celebrate YC with me, please use the details below. Any amount will be greatly appreciated, and if you cannot give, please tell someone about Yielded. Partner with me to spread the word and grow this platform.

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Let’s talk about occupying through relationships. Once you hear the word relationships, people are quick to think of lover boy and lover girl LOL, but I’m talking about relationships in general. I have already shared that this very blog has connected me with so many people, people I would have never been able to speak to had it not been for the purpose of this blog. Now I am in relationship with them, and I am telling you, I am occupying. Relationships can open doors for you, they can limit you, they can help you grow or make you a dull axe, they can move you forward or keep you stagnated. The issue of relationships is no joke at all.

In the story of Joseph in the Bible, do you realise that his family would have never occupied Goshen or received favour with Pharaoh if they knew no man? Joseph was their ticket to the land. Joseph was the man they were related to who was relating to Pharaoh. Note the difference. Goshen was only free to those who knew Joseph. You could know another man in Egypt and that was fine, but when it came to staying in Goshen, you needed Joseph. Otherwise, Jacob, his sons, and all their livestock would have had to return to Canaan. They needed Joseph in order to occupy, and Joseph himself was aware of it.

Who are you in relationship with? Let’s even start with romantic relationships, who do you know, and who knows you? You may be like the man at the pool of Bethesda. How many years did he stay there? Thirty-eight years. Why? Because he knew no man. No man often means no help, because God uses people to help us. No man many times means no occupying, because the land already belongs to someone. You can be in one place for many years until just one person shows up and says, “I have the key, let’s go.”

This calls for wisdom in nurturing relationships. You must learn how to apologise. “Sorry” is not an apology. “I am sorry” is muuuuuuch better. “Hi, I need help with,” is not how relationships work. “Hello, how are you?” is a better place to start. Wait for a response. Care about how they are before introducing your troubles. For some of us, the issue is not that we don’t know people, it’s keeping them. You cheat on women God gives you to marry, and they leave, yet one of them could have helped your destiny. You cut off people every year and call everything toxic.

Some of the relationships we call toxic are simply the ones that confront us, and we hate correction. People leave churches over silly things, yet pray for godly friends. Where will they come from? The trees? Some people can’t even give. You cannot take money and buy a gift for someone who is always buying for you, and people notice these things. You miss birthdays, anniversaries, and do not send condolences when people lose loved ones, but you want to occupy? Na lie.

Even Jesus needed a man. Simon of Cyrene had the connections that allowed Jesus’ body to be buried in a tomb that was paid for. Relationships mattered even then. If the only time people hear from you is when you need something, they already know. Trust me, those people already know. That pause before answering your call is because they know why you are calling. You are not a celebrity, and even celebrities die alone when they cut off community. You cannot thank people for being there for you, not even your pastors. Yes, God called them, but entitlement must die. Some people say, “I’m not a friends person,” but how will you occupy? You don’t know Pharaoh, you don’t know anyone, and you say God will help you, you’re funny.

The Bible says, “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” Pastor Dolapo in one of his podcasts said, “If you only have favour with God, people can still say no, even when Jesus has said yes, because free will has been given to us all.” Saying, “I don’t care if nobody likes me,” is dangerous. Not everyone will like you, but someone must. That is one of the ways we occupy. You may enter a place, but because you cannot nurture relationships, they remove you and replace you.

This is serious. Mary needed Joseph. Lazarus needed Jesus. Martha could host Jesus because they nurtured relationship. She even got busy. Who have you ever been busy for? Everyone’s busy for you? No, that must change. Respect your parents, they are not your age mates. Respect your siblings. All I came to say is, Goshen is not a by-force situation. In Goshen, you must know Joseph, who knows Pharaoh, and that is how you will occupy. May this word help you.

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