Goodwill Nkonka's blog

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 (NIV) Child of God you are the light just as Jesus is the Light and you should go out there and shine. How do you shine? You shine by being like Jesus. Jesus preached the gospel, healed the sick and feed the hungry, you do likewise. Share the gospel in your sphere of contact, pray for others and give to the poor. When you live this way, you will not be overcome by darkness but you will shine as the light. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matthew 5:14-16 People in the world are in darkness and they need  the light, therefore shine before them. Let them see Jesus through you. Live to serve God and others, just like Jesus did. Be ...

Go to the ant you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, which having no captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. Proverbs 6:6-8 When God created Adam, He gave him work. You are created to work. You have to be responsible enough to come to place where you work without oversight. Work weather you are being watched or not, work weather you have a supervisor or not. That is the wisdom that God gave the ants, they work without any supervision. Nobody has to tell you to wake up and pursue your purpose. You have to be responsible enough to do what you are supposed to do and that is maturity. Let him who stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something to give him who is in need. Ephesians 4:28 You have to discover your purpose and work. You have to engage in making a difference and moving humanity forward. If there are no jobs available in your country, y...

See that no one renders evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good both for yourselves and for all. 1 Corinthians 5:15 Pursue your purpose. Your purpose is both good for you and for all. Your purpose fulfills you and meets others’ needs. Your purpose makes you happy and solves other people’s problems. Your purpose is what you do best. It entails your gifts and passion. Your purpose is necessary. Your purpose is what you were born to do. You do not have to be anyone else you can be yourself and fulfill your purpose in life. So, run your own race. Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 You cannot achieve success at the highest height without the pursuit of your purpose. The pursuit of your purpose will distinguish you as a success in life. If you want to be successful, discover a...

For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. 1 Corinthians 15:225 Jesus is Lord and He reigns in heaven and on earth. He is in heaven and here on earth He is in us the church. In heaven He reigns by Himself and here on earth He reigns through us. Here on earth we are the ones carrying out His will and setting things in order. Here on earth we are reigning with Jesus, we reign through Him. He has given us authority and put all things under our feet. He is the One directing us on what to do and how to do it and where to go and when to go. He is the head of the church. And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have preeminence. Colossians 1:18 Others are reigning with Him in Christian television, others are reigning with Him in politics, others are reigning with Him in education, others are reigning with Him in music, others are reigning with Him in business, etc. You must find your...

And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. Matthew 11:12 Victory and breakthrough do not come easy for the Christian. You have to have violent faith, persistent faith to lay hold of your possession. You have to fight the good fight of faith; you cannot afford to take things lying down. The enemy does not want you to win but the good news is that you have already won. Victory belongs to Jesus and victory belongs to you. It yours for the taking but you have to fight and you fight from the position of victory. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 2 Timothy 6:12 You have to pray, study the Word, read books, listen to sermons and listen to praise and worship. You have to renew your mind, upgrade your mind because the battle is in your mind. You have to do spiritual exercises and ...

So I sent messengers to them, saying, “I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?” Nehemiah 6:3 When you serve as a minister, an elder, a worshipper, an intercessor, an usher, a counselor, in the media, in the maintenance or in the ministry of helps, whatever you do in the house of God, know that you are doing a great work. It is a great thing to serve the Lord! If you knew that you were doing a great work, you would be faithful. You would show up for duty and do it with excellence. When you are faithful with what you have been given to do, God will promote you. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor form the west, nor the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another. Psalm 75:6-7(KJV) If you are faithful in what is little you are faithful also in what is much. If you are faithful with little, God will give you greater responsibilities. Be faithful with what you hav...

Let all that you do be done with love. 1 Corinthians 16:14 The reasons why you do all that you do matter. Why do you do ministry? Why are you in that business? Why are you working in that job? Why are you in that relationship? Your reason for doing all that you do should be because you love God and you love people. Life is all about relationships. Life is all about loving God and loving people. Your order should be God first, people second and you third. That will make you happy. That will give you JOY: Jesus, others, you. Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 If you put God first then you should spend time with Him and you will have a healthy relationship with Him. If you put people second then you should...

“Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD “And like the hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” Jeremiah 23:29 The word of God will purify you and break your stony heart. The word of God will make you holy and soften your heart. If you will give yourself to the word it will change you. Jesus said, “Sanctify them by Your truth, Your word is truth.” Sanctify them by Your truth, Your word is truth. John 17:17 The word is powerful nothing compares to the word. It will transform you and reshape your destiny. The word will make your life beautiful. If you will stick to the word it will make you an absolute success. So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified. Acts 20:32 The Bible says that you are born of the word and that makes you an absolute victor in life. You can never be defeated, you can never be disadvantaged in life; you can live your life in perpet...

So that he who blesses himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hidden from My eyes. Isaiah 65:16 God is the blesser and possesser of the heaven and the earth. If you want to be blessed bless yourself in the Lord. That means for you to actually walk in the blessing you have to spend time with God. You have to make spending time with God a priority. Everything you need is in God and for you to access it you have to spend time with Him. You have to pursue God. The Bible says that from His fullness we have received grace upon grace. You spend time with God you get grace, you spend more time with God you get more grace. You spend time with God every day. You get more grace every day. And of His fullness we have all received, and grace for grace. John 1:16 As you spend time with God you get blessings upon blessings, as you spend tim...

Whatever I tell you in the dark, speak in the light; and what you hear in the ear, preach on the housetops. Matthew 10:27 People need to hear the gospel so preach the gospel in your sphere of contact. You can preach the gospel to your family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, on social media, etc. Be selfless when it comes to the gospel. People around you need to hear the message, people that know you can receive the gospel from you because they know you and they know your manner of life. You witness with your life before you witness with your words. Paul was selfless when it came to the gospel. How I kept back nothing that was helpful, but proclaimed it to you, and taught you publicly and from house to house, testifying to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Acts 20:20-21 This is what made Paul great. If you would be selfless when it comes to the gospel God would make you great because selflessness is the key to gre...

Pray without ceasing. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Some people think that to pray without ceasing means to pray the whole day, but pray without ceasing simply means to pray every day. Jesus told us that when we pray to go into our room and shut the door pray to the Father who sees in secret and He will reward us openly. But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly. Matthew 6:6 Well Paul now says that we have to do it every day. Jesus said something similar when he told us to watch and pray which simply means to be alert and pray and we have to do it every day. Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. Mark 14:38 But why should we pray every day? Prayer gives you understanding and prayer makes you sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit. So when you pray at the beginning of your da...

I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 The Bible declares that where there is no vision people perish, beloved you should have a goal in life. I have a 50 year goal, a yearly goal, a monthly goal, a weekly goal and a daily goal. Every day I press on toward my goal. Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to the things which are ahead. I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12 -14 Paul pressed on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. What we are doing, we are doing for Christ Jesus. We are serving Him. We forge ahead with confidence that He who has begun a good work in us will perform...

Can two walk together, unless they are agreed? Amos 3:3 If you want to walk with God you have to learn to agree with God and say the same things that He says about you. Say what the Word says about you. If there are prophecies spoken concerning you, say the same things with your words. If there are no prophecies, then say what the Word says about you. Agree with God; confess the same things that He said about you. Put the Word of God in your mouth. God’s Word is truth. Your circumstances are subject to change. If you will keep confessing the Word your situation will change. If you feel sick, confess healing and health. If you are struggling with your finances, confess prosperity and abundance. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. John 17:17 If you will walk with God you will end up at the right place. If you will walk God you will end up at the top. You walk with God by agreeing with Him, speaking the same things. It goes without saying that for you speak th...

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Much like there are four different seasons in a year, so life is made up of different seasons and no one season last forever. That being said, what you are going through is a season and there is a new season ahead. God changes the seasons and sooner or later He will give you a different season, therefore you need to prepare for a new season, you need to prepare for a breakthrough. And He changes the times and the seasons; He removes kings and raises up kings; He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. Daniel 2:21 There is a new season ahead, your healing is on the way, your prosperity is on the way, help is on the way, breakthrough is on the way. Live in a state of expectancy, God is up to something, He is working behind the scenes. You can never be defeated and you can never be disadvantaged. Your challenging circumstance won’t last, what you see is te...

I have not spoken in secret, in the dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right. Isaiah 45:19 When you seek the Lord, it is not because He is far from you. No, not at all because He lives in you. When you seek Him, you seek His face and His will for your life and when you seek Him you are not seeking Him in vain. When you seek Him you will find Him and His heart or His will for your life. You seek Him to get closer to Him. You seek Him because you love Him. When you seek the Lord, you don’t go to a specific location on the earth like some city or country. You seek the Lord through prayer and meditating in His Word. When you seek the Lord, God causes you prosper. Prayer and meditating on the Word are very much in equation of success. Prayer and meditating on the Word will make you an absolute success. He sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions ...

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything but faith working through love. Galatians 5:6 Many want to walk in the gifts of the Spirit but faith works through love. The greatest secret to walking in the gifts of the Spirit is walking in love, loving God and loving people. Your faith will work when you love God and people. Love is the foundation and it is at the core of our Christian faith. It is the first and greatest commandment. It is all about love. Walking in love is what Christianity is all about, your love for God and people. Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang all the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 22:37-40 When you love God you spend time with God and when you love people you spend time with people. When you love...

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 There are four different seasons every year. There is autumn, winter, spring and summer. Similarly, life has different seasons and no season lasts forever. What you need to do is to be faithful in every season. If you will be faithful in every season then you will be promoted in every season and eventually you will end up at the top. If you want to live a blessed life, then learn to be faithful in every season. Act like a leader in every season and you can end in a leadership position. Distinguish yourself with character and excellence in every season and you will be seen at the top. Be faithful, show up for church, work or school every time. Some people when there is an inconvenience they don’t go to church, work or school. However, if you will be faithful and go to church every Sunday, go to work every work day and go to school every school day sooner than later y...

So then those who are of faith are blessed with believing Abraham. Galatians 3:9 As a child of God you are blessed with the blessings of Abraham. The promises that are in the Word of God are yours; the promises of God in Christ are yes and amen. You don’t have to struggle in life. You can live a blessed life. You don’t have to live a life of poverty, sickness and destruction. You can live a blessed life. You can walk in the blessing. Once you know who you are and what belongs to you, poverty, sickness and destruction will not have a hold on you. Once you know that you are blessed with believing Abraham, you can live a blessed life. Christ has redeemed us form the curse of the law, having become a curse for us (for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”), that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Galatians 3:13-14 Think about it every time that you see the Word ...

Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, if I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground, nor shall the vine fail to bear fruit for you in the field, says the LORD of hosts; and all nations will call you blessed. For you will be a delightful land, says the LORD of hosts. Malachi 3:10-12 As a seed of Abraham you are already blessed but a lot of people are looking for the blessing. The blessing is in the tithe; when you tithe you activate the blessing. When you tithe you will see God’s blessing working in your life. When you tithe you don’t give it directly to the pastor or anybody else for that matter, you give it to the church where you are fed the Word that there may be food in God’s house. If you don’t think t...

Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in eight; you do not know what disaster may come upon the land. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 According to our opening Scripture, when you invest you should diversify. So diversify your investments. You can invest in real estate, stocks, commodities, mutual funds, or bonds that do well and invest in a number of them. Investing is risky but if you don’t take any risks in life you will never be financially free! This is where tithing, offering and giving to the poor comes in. When you tithe faithfully God protects your investments. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, says the LORD of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven and pour out for you such a blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it. And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, so that he will not destroy the fruit of your ground...

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15 (NIV) As an adult you have to do work of some sort whether it is ministry, business, or a job. You have to in some way, shape or form engage in service to mankind. You cannot afford to be idle because that will only lead to poverty. When you work in service to mankind you make a difference. Making a difference is the number one reason why you are here and it is your choice how you will make that difference. When you work you will profit. In all labor there is profit, but idle chatter leads only to poverty. Proverbs 14:23 You were created to work and manage the earth. There is no getting around it, but you find some people who want to do well financially but don’t want to engage in work. That is laziness and it leads to poverty. He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Proverbs 10:4 Lazy people end up poor and hardworking people...

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:19-20 Jesus thinks big about your calling. Jesus thinks about all nations. Learn to think big! Don’t limit yourself to your race and nationality. There is a whole world out there. You cannot be a world changer thinking small. I don’t think only about my race and nationality, I think about all nations. When I think about my ministry, I think about global evangelism. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8 I want to make a global impact; I want all nations to come to my church. If you are going to dream, you might as well dream big. I encourage you to think big about your p...

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Proverbs 11:11 As a child of God, you can pray for your city and bless your city. You can effect changes in your city with your prayers. Don’t just sit and watch things get out of hand in your city but pray and bless your city. God can change things in your city. However, He is waiting for you to pray. God will be moved when you are moved to pray. If you want God to interfere in the affairs your city, then pray and bless your city. If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 If you will pray for your city, God will intervene. Your prayers make the difference! Don’t focus on the negative things that are happening in your city, don’t entertain them, don’t spread them. Focus on what God can do and what God...

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18 Pray for pastors, elders and members of your church. When you pray for the saints in your church, you begin to connect with them. You begin to flow with them and become a team player. When you pray for the saints in your church God will position you to serve effectively in your church. When you pray for the saints in your church you will unite with them. Let brotherly love continue. Hebrews 13:1 When you pray for the saints in your church, others will also pray for you. God will make happen for you what you make happen for others. If you don’t forget others in your prayers, others won’t forget you in their prayers. Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets. Matthew 7:12 You can make a difference in your church by praying for the saints in your churc...

Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. 2 Timothy 2:1-2 As a child of God it is your responsibility to pray for leaders in your country. Leaders in your country are appointed by God and you need to pray for them not criticize them. Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as those who are sent by him for the punishment of evil doers and for the praise of those who do good. 1 Peter 2:13 God can speak to their hearts to favor the church. God can speak to their hearts to make decisions that are in line with His Word. That is where your prayers come in; your prayers are needed for God to work in your leaders’ hearts. The king’s heart is in the hands of the LORD, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherev...

You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. John 15:3 When you keep hearing and reading God’s Word on a daily basis, it cleanses you, makes you pure and holy. If you were struggling with sin, just give yourself to the Word of God. Keep hearing and reading it on a daily basis and your behavior will line up with God’s Word. The Word of God is daily bread! You need to go for the Word on a daily basis. It is spiritual food and faith food for the inner man. If you want to increase your faith, all you need to do is increase your intake of the Word. Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Jesus cleanses you with the Word! Jesus sanctifies you with the Word! He makes you pure and holy with the Word! The Word will make you the person that God wants you to be. Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. John 17:17 The Word is of outmost importance! The Word is the main thing! The Word is the wisdom of God! You cannot claim to be a man or wo...

Uphold my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps may not slip. Psalm 17:5 Some Christians think that they might fail or fall. If you are a Christian don’t think like that, trust in the Lord because God loves you and He is able to keep you from falling. Christianity is all about God loving you and you loving God and people. If you love God, He will cause to be at the right place at the right time and He will certainly keep you from falling. Jesus said to him, “’You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind.’” This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ On these two commandments hang the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 We love God because He first loved us. When you know how much God loves you, you will love Him. Rely on God’s love for you, focus on God’s love for you and you will fall in love with the Lord. In this the love of God was manifested tow...

Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Give a serving to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth. Ecclesiastes 11:1-2 Giving is the way out of poverty! However many people stay on the same level financially because they don’t know how to give themselves out of poverty. You can give your way out of poverty. You cannot give the same amount all the time. For instance, if you were giving on a R 1 level you have to increase your giving and give on the R 10 level and if you were giving on a R 10 level you have to increase your giving and give on a R 100 level and so forth. If you were feeding 1 poor family you have to increase your giving and give to 10 poor families and if you were giving to 10 poor families you have to increase your giving and give to 100 poor families and so forth. When you give this way, you give your way out of poverty. Your level of giving determines your level of blessings. If you want to i...