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It Had to Happen Oct 25, 2024

This concludes Season 5, The Marriage Season.

"Samuel never went to meet with Saul again, but he mourned constantly for him. And the Lord was sorry he had ever made Saul king of Israel." "Now the Lord said to Samuel, "you have mourned long enough for Saul. I have rejected him as king of Israel, so fill your flask with olive oil and go to Bethlehem." (1 Samuel 15:35, 1 Samuel 16:1)

Sometimes God wrecks our lives, not to destroy us but for the impact to hit at such a great magnitude that your life is forever changed. Saul got hit with his life changing moment on the road to Damascus, the magnitude was so huge that it stuck with him. It had to happen for him to become who God called him to be (Paul).

I am in the stages where I am grieving things that I once wanted, I am having to feel what I need to fill & process everything so that I don't continue to mourn in a place that God has called me out of when the time comes.

Grief isn't just a thing when people pass away, it is also when things die in your life but they are still alive physically. Grief is unpredictable, and it comes out of no where & sometimes it comes when you thought you had processed everything. God is okay with us grieving, you just can't stay here in grief & that is typically what ends up happening.

Often times we don't process grief, we stay in grief & we continue to mourn over things that God has already made his mind up about. Its human to be sad, angry, hurt, confused etc but we have to allow God to guide us through those feelings and emotions so that we can process them & not harbor them. Being honest and open about what you feel helps you to come to terms with the will that God has defined for your life & as you begin moving forward throughout this journey it will become your power. You will have the courage to move forward in things that seem impossible because you will be able to reflect on the previous times where you had to stand up against hard things, yet you made it through.

Grieving the former things.

Grieving the things I wanted.

Grieving what I thought we had.

Grieving what I thought we would do.

Grieving the changes that have taken place in my life.

But grief wont hold me hostage, I'm grieving now so that I don't hold on to things that God needed me to process so that when I get where I am going my feelings/emotions aren't in the way of what God is trying to do.

The Enemy is After Marriage Oct 09, 2024

The enemy is after marriage and it's because he knows God honors marriage. He knows how strategic God is & therefore he knows the consideration that God used when putting certain ppl together. He knows marriage is ministry & marriage is an assignment & if he doesn't do everything he can EARLY ON to ruin your marriage then it will become this power source that God had intended for it to become & through that comes other people being set free.

We play naive to how smart the enemy really is. We forget how he was in heaven which means he was exposed to how God operates which means he used that to strategize how he will operate; HENCE WHY SOME PPL CANT DETECT GOD FROM THE ENEMY. He was so convincing of who he was and what he could do to the point that other angels left heaven to follow him. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK HE WONT CONVINCE YOU IF HE CONVINCED OTHER PPL WHO WERE ALREADY IN PARADISE TO LEAVE A PLACE SUCH AS THAT TO GO SOMEWHERE THAT WOULD NEVER AMOUNT TO THE PLACE THEY CURRENTLY WERE. We get played by the enemy because we lack the tactics, tools, strategies, and discernment thats need to separate the real from the fake.

The enemy has studied you since you were born thats why he knows your target areas, he has studied your partner the same way. He pulled both of yalls files to see where he could operate at and what he could use to make his plan successful. THE ENEMY IS MORE CLEVER THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO BELIEVE. Marriages are sinking because we won't commit to the work that it takes for us to maintain them. IF YOU DONT MAINTAIN YOUR SOLE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD INDIVIDUALLY, THEN YOU WONT BE EQUIPPED TO MANAGE YOUR ROLE IN THE MARRIAGE. You cant have one and not the other, God is the one who teaches you who to be and how to be & therefore without him you begin navigating based off who you want to be & how you want to be & therefor the prophecy of a successful marriage never gets fulfilled.

Prophecies change because people never commit to the work thats required for the prophecy to be fulfilled. Marriage is work, its the most sacrificial assignment you will EVER have. You die to flesh, you die to self, you die to preference & you die to selfishness; you literally have to be in a place to love, care, surrender and sacrifice in the ways that Christ does for you.

Why is your marriage struggling? What areas have you neglected that the enemy has now used as his target area? What does your individual relationship with God look like? Are you operating to the best of your ability as the person God has called you to be in this season? Dont fall victim to the enemies schemes. Learn your traumas, your triggers, you struggles and own them so that they become your power because the enemy will use it as his weapon & if you have no power, you have no fight!

Watch Yo Mouth Oct 06, 2024

The same thing God wants to use, the enemy does too. God had to teach me the strategies of the enemy by showing me the very gifts God wants to use, the enemy wants to use as well. I heard a pastor once say, "Sin will take you further than you wanna go, and it will keep you longer than you want to stay." Self control is one of the fruits of the spirit and the main area I had to learn self-control in was my mouth. The old me would say whatever, whenever and however I chose to without an ounce of care for the other person. Through hard work with God and a few failed attempts & having to learn the hard way a couple of times I have now gained self-control in that area & this past season God needed to ensure I had the level of self control that he needed me to have so he turned things up a notch just to see. EXPECT GOD TO TEST YOU IN THE AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE MASTERED CERTAIN THINGS, AND EXPECT THE TEST TO BE HARDER THAN YOU COULD'VE IMAGINED. Sometimes God just wants to see if you truly free from the thing you claim to be free from. Watching yo mouth is so essential because the word saids "Life and death lie in the power of the tongue", "The tongue is a fire that can corrupt the whole person and set their life on fire. It is a restless evil that if full of a deadly poison." "From the same mouth can come both blessing and cursing, which should not be." Certain seasons of your life COST MORE than other seasons & I am in this season of my life right now where one wrong move will cost me everything God is doing in my life & I have to ask myself sometimes "is it the price I want to pay", and the answer is always no. I just dont wanna miss my mark. I just dont wanna miss God.

Marriage: A State of Being, Not A State of Doing Sep 17, 2024

Marriage has been defined so many ways by so many people when in actuality the Bible has set and established the principles and foundation for what God defines for marriage. Understand that the Bible provides how marriage should be orchestrated and applied however being that everyone is different EXPECT everyones marriage to look differently. God isn't doing the same thing in everyone because we are all uniquely made so it is expected that our marriages will produce differently BUT THE PRINCIPLES LISTED FOR US TO FOLLOW WILL BE THE SAME, the results just produce different things because God desires to use us all in different ways. YOU GOTTA APPLY BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES TO YOUR MARRIAGE IF NOT IT WONT PRODUCE BIBLICAL RESULTS.

Culture has convinced us that marriage is something to do, you'll hear "I know I can be a good husband because I can cook, I can clean, I can do this and that." Marriage is not something to do because if it was it would then turn into idolatry because what do you do when someone wants you to be something that you aren't? What do you do when someone expects you to be something God has not asked you to be? You eventually conform IF you believe marriage is something to do.

Marriage is a state of being and in order for that to be fulfilled to its highest capacity you MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE SOURCE, THE FATHER, OUR LORD & SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST! You are unable to be who you need to be in a marriage if you are not in constant relationship with God for him to show you who you are in him. When you are seeking the father, falling at his feet, fasting, praying and FEELING CONVICTION & making those changes in the areas where he is convicting you then he is able to mold you and equip you for the roles he has already assigned you to and for the ones to come. A disconnect from the source will disconnect you from everything God has connected you to.

Marriage is more than what you want, how you want it, when you want it. There is going to be so many moments where God will make you be something to someone that you do want to be to them. Its a heart posture test, and a lot of people are failing at their roles in marriage because they can't disconnect their will from Gods will & they are expecting spouses to conform to things that God hasn't asked them to.

Marriages aren't failing, people are.

Unequally Yoked, things they didn't tell you. Sep 09, 2024

I am so happy to be back, its been such an eventful season and boy has it been tough. I am here to share and teach all that God has been teaching me in this previous season of my life. This season is geared towards marriage and the things Christians don't talk about when it comes to marriages. They never tell you how you can start off equally yoked and become unequally yoked. They never tell you how the promise God has given you might produce a totally different way than what you envisioned. They dont tell you how there will be times where you've heard Gods voice in the thing you prayed for but you no longer want it anymore. They never talk about the things that need to be talked about but here we do. My assignment from God is to show people what a process looks like. To show and share the raw real uncut things that come with this walk with God. Talking about the things that Christians refrain from talking about which ultimately keeps other people in bondage. Marriage is hard. Marriage is commitment. Marriage can work if your foundation remains in God.

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You Have What it Takes May 20, 2024

You have what it takes and you can't allow yourself to believe that you don't. The enemy wants you to believe that you can't achieve greatness even when you are going through some things but you can. Sometimes God will show you who you are in the midst of adversity. ALLOW YOURSELF TO PUSH PAST YOUR OWN LIMITATIONS SO GOD CAN SHOW YOU WHO YOU ARE.

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Do You Trust God? May 09, 2024

Do you trust God enough to give him back the thing he has given to you in faith that he will give it back to you when you need it? Often times we think that because it came from God he won't ask for it back. See sometimes God will ask for it back to see if you trust him like you say you do. Sometimes he will ask for it back because you are not stewarding well over it. & another reason he may ask for it back is because he has plans to give you that thing back but in another way. God promised Abraham and Sarah a baby, he fulfilled the promise, turned around and asked Abraham for it back. God tested Abrahams faith and God will test ours the very same way. We have to sit and ask ourselves if there is any area in our life that we might hesitate to give back to God if he asked for it back. When God asks for something back he never equals it out when it is returned, he adds tax. You always get more. What area do you need to learn to trust God more at just so if he ever asked for it back you could be bold like Abraham and give it back with no hesitation simply because you know he has the power to give it back to you even if its another way?

Don't Let The Enemy Steal Your Joy Apr 20, 2024

Originally this started off as a marriage podcast but Holy Spirit had other plans. We got this crazy on the spot revelation where God did what I call a two for one special where he uses two different situations for one purpose. The purpose of this on the spot revelation was God reminding us not to let the devil steal our joy. Often times we get so wrapped up in God doing things the way we want, when we want, and when it doesn't happen that way we begin complaining but failing to realize and show gratitude that although God didn't do it the way we wanted him to, he still did it. The enemy will steal your joy and it will ultimately result in you being ungrateful for what God didn't do when you should be thanking him for all he did do. Don't let the enemy steal your joy in this season!!

Your Marriage is Your Assignment Mar 27, 2024

I have learned so much through my short time of being married. I have realized how marriage is truly a continuous sacrifice but a sacrifice you don't mind making even when it is hard because it feeds not only you but your spirit.

Culture has tainted marriage and just because everyone is married doesn't mean its a Godly marriage. Culture has convinced you that marriage is no longer the goal because good marriages no longer exist. That is false.

Kingdom marriages focus on the marital principles established by God in his word, we are committed to this not because it is just something to do this is our assignment. Who you partner with MATTERS because certain people will keep you from your calling.

Marriage is work & it's not easy but when you set your eyes on Jesus & you let him be the center of your marriage, all the work is worth it. How are you stewarding over your marriage in this season? Are you doing what you want or are you doing what God wants?

Rejection & Disappointment Feb 26, 2024

Do you desire to live in authenticity knowing that even with struggles God desires to use you?

I think often times we assume that when ppl come to Christ they automatically change overnight & thats not the case. The only change made that quick is your heart. You have now allowed your yes to open your heart to change which will take place throughout the process in which will set you free at some point in time.

I encourage you to come to Christ full of struggles and with hidden skeletons in your closet expecting God to blow your mind. YOU ARE ENOUGH!!!

Millionaire; No Shortcuts Feb 07, 2024

God why is it taking so long? I've been faithful, I've stewarded well, I've been obedient. I know you may be in a season where you are trusting God to change your financial situation, I am too. However I want you to know that there might be a little more pruning required before you get there. We say "God im ready" but remember God knows when we are truly ready because God will not withhold anything from you when the time comes for you to receive it. Commit to the process that will take you places God desires for you to go, commit even if the season lasts longer than you would like. Commit even if your financial situation doesn't change right now. Commit even when you've been faithful & obedient season after season. Do not omit to required steps that allow you to develop the character thats needed for where you are going. -Kingdom Millionaires

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Authenticity Jan 30, 2024

Episode 2 is now available on YouTube & the audio version will be available tonight. Check out the audio on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast, Spotify, iHeartRadio, Amazon, Vurbl, & Reason.

Authenticity is the key to having a real relationship with God. You have to be okay knowing who you are, where you currently are and the things you struggle with. God sees your heart and he knows you desire to become the person he has created you to be but he also knows it doesn’t happen overnight.

People have made us feel we have to do things a specific way when it comes to God and thats not true. God is so unique, he will meet each and every single one of us where we are and love us through the entire transformation process.

Do not let people and their opinions be the reason you never experience God. Go be yourself and live outloud knowing you are flawed, imperfect but valued and seen by God. Define who God is to you and what your relationship with him looks like, it’ll never look exactly like someone elses & thats the uniqueness of Christ.

SIS BE BOLD & BE YOU!!

RELAUNCH! Jan 14, 2024

After 3 Seasons of just audio I have finally made the decision to get a visual content. I am so excited to be back after almost a year. 2023 was such a wild year but it produced so much. My faith has reached a level its never been at before, my relationship with God has deepened in such a life changing way & my commitment to my assignment from God has been fueled like no other. 2024, I have been given the green light & I am all gas. If you are new here I want to encourage you to start from the beginning so that you can be familiar with who Naturalies (pronounced Natural Lies) is and what God has intended for it to become. & for my listeners who have been rocking with me since day 1 & been patient for my relaunch I just want to say thank you & I appreciate you more than words could ever explain. Thank you for seeing me as God see's me & thank you for trusting my process & tuning in season after season. 2024 WE UP!

Detours are not dead ends Apr 08, 2023

Detour roads take us off our original route but it reconnects back to the original route in a different way. The same thing happens for the detours that God has us take that are off side of our original plans. James 4:13-17

Happiest Year of My Life Dec 18, 2022

A shift has taken place. Eyes haven't seen, Ears haven't heard ALL THAT GOD IS ABOUT TO DO FOR ME IN 2023!

God thank you for the happiest year of my life.

Get Out of Yo Head Oct 20, 2022

Its time to stop second guessing yourself & stop letting the enemy try to convince you that you're not enough because you are.

It's okay to be scared but jump anyway. Its faith over fear.

I pray that you overcome the battle of deciding whether or not you should let your light shine or play it safe. "If you never jump, your parachute will never open."-Steve Harvey

Not Everyone Makes It To This Point Oct 15, 2022

-Matthew 13: 2-29

You might be the FIRST to make it to this point & that's OKAY!

You got this, stay in rooted in this season of waiting & watch God fulfill his promise!

Its so many who are looking for a harvest that they didnt sow for, dont let them disrupt the harvest you know you sowed for! ITS COMING!!! ITS YOUR TIME!!

Upset Your World Oct 12, 2022

Naturalies was created to upset your world.

Its God driven, literally chasing you down so that you tap into the access that is granted to everyone who chooses to walk into it.

So yes I'm here to upset your world.

Transformed Ft. Ni'Dreema Oct 09, 2022

We attended Version 2 at Tranformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma this week for a 3 day conference & the experience was life changing. A breath taking experience that has literally changed us forever. You had to be there in order to fully understand.

During my time there the Holy Spirit told me that it is time I start allowing other women to tell their stories on my podcast & here we have our first guest Ni'Dreema. She has attended my bible study group virtually for 3 semesters & this was our first time being able to meet in person. & its been nothing but love.

Tune in to listen to her experience and how her life has been forever transformed.

Dreema girl, you are so loved! I am so happy to be able to witness your transformation in Christ. This is just the beginning.

SEVEN days. Oct 03, 2022

Whats some things God needs from you in this season of your life? Have you asked him?

Books: Circle Maker (Mark Batterson), Draw the Circle The 40 days prayer challenge, & Draw the Circle Journal.

Tap into this challenge with me & lets see how we finish the 4th quarter individually and together.

DONT MISS OUT ON THE SEASON GOD WANTS YOU TO WALK INTO BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T DO YOUR PART!!!

14DayChallenge Oct 03, 2022

the next 14 days we are working on things that help us become a better version of ourselves! Whats some things on your list that you need to work toward in the next 14 days?

The Year of Yes Sep 28, 2022

Do you struggle with saying yes due to things such as fear, feeling like you aren't deserving of the things presented, because its out of your comfort zone?

In this podcast I talk about my year of yes that changed my life after reading the book "Year of Yes" by Shonda Rhimes. I want to encourage you to say yes for an entire year to things that you normally say no to so that you can experience who you are fully by going in to unfamiliar territory knowing that you have the power to grow & conquer things that you didn't even know you could.

DONT WAIT TO START YOUR YEAR OF YES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR, START IT NOW! You don't want to delay the season that God has awaiting for you, that will literally elevate you in ways that will blow your mind.

WILL YOU SAY YES?

Dont Miss Yo Flight Sep 24, 2022

Whats something you've been dying to start but you've convinced yourself every single time that now is not the right time?

Some will continue to miss out on the season that God wants them to walk into because they wont START.

DONT MISS YO FLIGHT!

Just because im capable, doesnt mean I should have to. Aug 09, 2022

Just because im capable of carrying the load, doesnt mean I should have to. Through it all, God I trust you. Help is on the way, and the prayers are already being answered!

Borrowed Time Jun 19, 2022

Borrowed time: being extended grace and mercy through the prayers & faithfulness of someone else.

Life is Art Oct 20, 2022

Life doesnt run off routine, the moment we confine ourselves to a routine we forget that we are human, Each day is different and each day should be created in the way we choose to create it. Value isn't attached to productivity. You can rest & still be valuable, you can not finish your to do list and still be valuable.

I pray that you start treating your days as art knowing that you're the artist.

Do Not Get Weary! Apr 19, 2022

This morning I had to remind myself "GIRL do not get weary in well doing."

Black Men Unscripted Intro Apr 02, 2022

A segment created for black men to be able to tap into their deepest level of thinking & answer questions that will allow them to expand their mind to see past their current circumstances in order to see their true value.

Celibacy Mar 27, 2022

I explain what celibacy did to me and how Ive changed my mind about being celibate and just how God knows we have stuff, he just doesnt want stuff to have us. I decided to share this because I know how we get condemned for doing things that God knows we deal with but instead of being a community that uplifts one another, we'd rather judge especially when most come with a mess themselves, they just hide it well. So I show through my celibacy journey how you can really come with stuff and God will do a work in you. I admire living in my truth because I know how eager I am for black women to feel empowered off their story & allow God to use them, we are set free by our testimonies! So happy to be in this moment of transparency.

Chasing Purpose Not A Bag! Mar 13, 2022

Listen, I am chasing purpose NOT a bag because when I am in purpose, the bag will be chasing me! Not everyone will get it. Obeidence + Faith= A Blessed Life

The Daniel Fast Changed My Life. Feb 18, 2022

The Daniel Fast really changed my life & im so thankful for obedience because God rewards his faithful children. God heals the brokenhearted & I just know I am not my current circumstances. I know the things God has waiting for me THERE but in order to get there I must embrace "here". Here Is Holy!! God is love!

Forever My Girl Feb 07, 2022

Isolation season.

My beautiful grandmother gained her wings 2.6.22 at 5:04am

Retha Mae Bell, you are loved and you are love. Forever Us!

Black Men Feelings Matter Feb 01, 2022

Creating a segment called "Help, Im Healing From.." Its for black men to share their stories. Black men feelings matter and its time we acknowledge that. I pray their stories change our culture. I pray they heal from the things they battle with & most importantly WE as black women have to understand that it is not always just about us. WE are culture & where one lacks, we all lack. BLACK MEN YOU ARE SO LOVED!

I Have Value Too Jan 15, 2022

Learning to set boundaries with relationships in my life.

Allowing people to be who they want to be even if its without me.

Everyone cant go.

Twenty-One Days Jan 12, 2022

Fasting is sustaining from food to get closer to God.

21 Day Daniel Fast,

Starve Your Flesh With Fasting (fasting empties your flesh)
Fill Your Spirit With Prayer
Fight The Devil With The Word of God

Evaluate Your BAG! Jan 04, 2022

WHATS IN YOUR BAG THATS PREVENTING YOU FROM ACCESSING THE THINGS GOD HAS AWAITING FOR YOU?

Evaluate your bag so that God can do something wildly amazing with you this year!

You can have culture alignment or your can have Christ alignment ( Desert or Development) but you can't have both. What will you choose when you're in the desert?

Vision Dec 31, 2021

Happy New Year's Eve!!

How will you spend your New Year? Write the vision and make it plain!

Don't allow yourself to sit out yet another year. JUST JUMP! All you have is all you need.

Whats Your Legacy? Pt 2 Dec 09, 2021

Whats your legacy?

what will people remember you for?

sjovaughn11@gmail.com email me with your stories.

Whats Your Legacy? Pt.1 Dec 09, 2021

What legacy will you leave behind?

Will people know you for your clothes or your soul?

sjovaughn11@gmail.com, email me with anything you'd like to share.

Thoughts. Nov 20, 2021

Just some thoughts from the strong friend.

my passion and love for this podcast is more than I could ever imagine.

my black sis, I love you.

Summer, Im Rooting For You! Nov 06, 2021

Black women will wake up every morning and live a lie but will throw the first stone at a black woman who is choosing to live in her own truth.

Some of yall need to taste your own pudding.

HELP, im healing from Oct 29, 2021

Psalm 37.

God Will Reward Fairly.

Pray for Me, My Kids Father & Our Children.

Borrowed Faith Oct 15, 2021

Number 14:17-20

Who has enough faith for you to borrow?

Dont let anyones fear cripple your faith.

Are You Doing Enough? Oct 05, 2021

Give 51% to every area of your life.

That's saying "I'm willing to give more than half the effort in order to reach success in his area of my life"

Dont Play Yo'Self Oct 05, 2021

Girl talk with one of my bestfriends about how men play themselves.

& how women should date them all until one shows you they are serious.

Health & History Sep 24, 2021

Accountability is where we start the first process of healing.

Make health & history apart of your life.

Introduction Sep 23, 2021

Hey Ladiesssss!!

I just wanted to come & finally step out on faith on something I've been wanting to do for a few months now. This is my introductory & this is my first time doing a podcast (former blogger) so stay tuned for whats to come.

We going to church, we going to the past, we going to finances, parenting & all.

Love you Queens, this one is for you.

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