What's the difference between knowing God and actually having a relationship with Him?In this episode of Elevation Talks, I share the moment that changed everything for me. For years, I knew about God. I grew up in church, knew the stories, knew the language, and believed He was real. But there came a moment after my grandfather passed away when God showed me something I had never fully understood before: He didn't want me to rely on someone else's relationship with Him. He wanted a relationship with me.We talk about:The difference between information and intimacyWhy borrowed faith can only take you so farHow life reveals whether you know God or just know about HimLearning to hear God's voice for yourselfBuilding a relationship with God that isn't transactionalIf you've ever felt distant from God, struggled to hear His voice, or wondered if your faith is truly your own, this conversation is for you.🎙️ Listen, reflect, and ask yourself:Do I know about God... or do I know Him?#FaithJourney #PersonalDevelopment #RelationshipWithGod #SpiritualGrowth #ElevationTalks

Have you ever looked around your life and wondered:"How did I get here?"In this episode of Elevation Talks, I share the real story behind my wilderness season, getting laid off, finding my purpose, and learning what happens when God calls you into something bigger than your plans.For years, I thought I was doing everything right. I had the degree, the job, the experience, and the work ethic.But what I didn't realize was that God wasn't trying to make me comfortable. He was trying to develop me.If you've been feeling lost, delayed, frustrated, disconnected from your purpose, or unsure about your next step, this conversation is for you.This episode is about obedience, purpose, identity, faith, and learning how to trust God when life doesn't make sense.ResourcesTake the Called & Clear Purpose Assessment:https://purposeassessment.netlify.app/Explore The Formation Gap Workbook:https://www.elevationtalks.com/products/theformationgap Connect with Naye:Instagram: @nayeligginesWebsite: www.elevationtalks.com#ElevationTalks #Purpose #FaithJourney #WildernessSeason #PersonalGrowth #Calling

There’s a different kind of faith required when you’re still waiting on God… but life still expects you to keep showing up.In this episode of Elevation Talks with Naye Liggines, I open up about what it looks like to keep building, creating, trusting, and executing while navigating uncertainty, financial pressure, exhaustion, and waiting seasons.I talk about:building the Called & Clear™ Purpose Assessmentfinally feeling clear about who I’ve been called to belearning that not everybody is assigned to your pushexecution fatiguewhat “crazy faith” really looks like in real lifeand trusting God even when He feels quietThis episode is for the person who:feels stuck between promise and manifestationis tired but refuses to quitknows they’re called to moreis still becoming in real timeAnd let’s be clear…You don’t start with crazy faith.You grow into it.Take the official FREE Called & Clear™ Purpose Assessment here:Called & Clear™ Purpose AssessmentTake your time with it.Answer honestly.And allow yourself to fully see who you’re becoming.Follow Naye:Instagram: @nayeliggines#Faith #Purpose #PersonalGrowth #Calling #Mindset #PurposeDrivenLife #ElevationTalks

What happens when healing gives you language your parents never had?In this deeply personal Mother's Day episode of Elevation Talks with Naye Liggines, Naye opens up about family tension, sibling dynamics, divorce, unresolved wounds, and the hard truth about learning to see your parents as people… not just titles.Through raw storytelling, faith, and emotional honesty, Naye explores:✦ Why many of our parents were raised in survival mode✦ How healing can make you aware… but also arrogant if you’re not careful✦ What it means to stop trying to manage your parents and start understanding them✦ Why honoring your mother doesn’t mean ignoring your pain✦ How compassion can give context… while honesty still makes room for healingIf you’ve ever struggled with family wounds, boundaries, forgiveness, childhood healing, emotionally unavailable parents, or learning how to honor your mother while healing from what shaped you… this episode is for you.Key takeaway:“Loving your mother… and healing from your childhood… are not opposites.”Ayo… keep elevating.

Everybody is talking.Everybody has opinions.Everybody is selling a version of success.So why are so many people still confused, overwhelmed, and disconnected from who they really are?In this episode of Elevation Talks with Naye Liggines, Naye breaks down why access does not equal alignment, why speed without clarity creates delay, and how to hear God in a noisy world.If you’ve been feeling stuck, distracted, behind, or uncertain about your next move… this conversation is for you.You don’t need another opinion.You need direction.Why too many voices create confusionHow to know if you’re out of alignmentWhy peace is the real flex nowHow God often speaks in subtle waysWhat to remove this week for clarityListen now and reset your direction.

Have you ever gone through a season where nothing seems to move? Opportunities dry up, doors close, momentum slows down, and you start wondering if God forgot about you.In this raw and honest episode of Elevation Talks, Naye shares how getting laid off, feeling overlooked, and navigating a hidden valley season revealed a deeper truth: what felt like punishment was actually preparation.This conversation is for anyone who feels behind, frustrated, stuck, or confused about their current season. You may not be buried… you may be planted.Inside this episode:Why hard seasons can be strategicThe truth about hidden growthWhat the “Formation Gap” really meansWhy obedience matters more than outcomesHow discomfort can lead to alignmentWhy your delay may be developing youIf life feels heavy right now, this episode may help you see your season differently.Subscribe to Elevation Talks for real conversations on faith, identity, growth, and becoming.

Most people aren’t struggling because they lack opportunity…they’re struggling because they’re building from the wrong place.In this episode of Elevation Talks, Naye Liggines gets real about what it looks like to build during a tough season—when finances are tight, things feel slow, and you’re tempted to move out of desperation.This is a raw conversation about:Why desperation leads to bad decisions in business and lifeThe truth about integrity and “good money”How your mindset affects every area of your lifeWhat it really means to be in a valley seasonWhy becoming the right person matters more than quick successIf you’ve been feeling stuck, uncertain, or out of alignment, this episode will challenge how you’re building—and who you’re becoming in the process.This isn’t about motivation.This is about formation.🎯 Tap in, reflect, and get activated.

Everybody been talking about the Dee-1 and Big Bank debate… but I had to sit with it for real.Because beneath all the yelling, opinions, and clips going viral… there’s a deeper question nobody is really slowing down to answer:👉 Do you actually need Christianity to have a relationship with God?👉 Do you need a pastor? A church? A middleman?👉 Or have we been taught something that’s not the full picture?In this episode, I’m breaking it all down from my own journey.Not from a place of judgment… but from real experience.I’ve had a relationship with God before I ever found a church home.I’ve questioned things. I’ve searched. I’ve grown.And I’ve learned this:God wants a relationship… not a performance.But at the same time… there’s structure, wisdom, and community that we can’t ignore.So let’s talk about:Christianity vs relationship with GodChurch hurt and why people walk awayDo you actually need a pastor?How to start your relationship with God for REALWhy some of us feel close to God but disconnected from churchIf you’ve ever felt caught in between faith and religion…this episode is for you.🎧 Welcome to Elevation TalksWhere we get real about God, life, and becoming who we’re called to be.

Have you ever stopped something too early… not because it wasn’t working—but because you didn’t believe it would?In this episode of Elevation Talks, Naye Liggines breaks down a powerful real-life moment that exposes how limited beliefs, fear, and doubt quietly keep us stuck.What started as something as simple as filling a tire turned into a deeper revelation about how we lower our expectations, interrupt our own progress, and block what God is already working out for us.Too many people are settling at “25” when life has the capacity to take them to “36.”And the truth is…it’s not that things aren’t working.It’s that you don’t believe they’ll keep working.In this episode, you’ll learn:How limiting beliefs are quietly controlling your decisionsWhy you keep settling early instead of reaching full potentialThe difference between faith and control (and why trying to control everything is keeping you stuck)How to stop interrupting what God is trying to complete in your lifeA simple mindset shift that will help you trust the process and let things fully play outIf you’ve been feeling stuck, second-guessing your progress, or preparing for things to fail before they even do… this episode is for you.It’s time to stop shrinking your expectations.It’s time to stop stopping early.It’s time to let it run.🎙️ Press play if you’re ready to:Break out of limited thinkingTrust what God has already set in motionAnd finally see what your life looks like at full capacity

There was a time I wrote down that I was trying to get closer to God…praying more, reading more, learning how to trust Him.I hadn’t looked at that journal in years.When I opened it again, I realized something…I’ve been on this journey longer than I thought. And everything I’ve been through was shaping me for where I am right now.In this episode, I’m talking about:• What it really looks like to grow in your relationship with God• The moment I realized I didn’t need a middleman anymore—it had to be me and Him• How the Holy Spirit actually shows up in your everyday life• Why your journey takes time (and why that’s a good thing)• And how everything you’ve been through is connected to your assignmentThis isn’t about being perfect.This is about walking with God for real… and becoming who you were always meant to be.

This episode is personal.For years, I said I wanted to live a healthier lifestyle… but I kept starting and stopping. I’d get motivated, see a little progress, then fall right back into old habits.But this time? Something shifted.I stopped focusing on just losing weight and started building a lifestyle I could actually maintain.In this episode, I break down:• how your childhood shapes your relationship with food• why you keep starting over (even when you’re serious)• the difference between motivation and discipline• why nobody can want your goals more than you• and what finally clicked for meThis isn’t just about weight loss…this is about becoming someone you can trust.If you’ve been saying “I’m starting again” for years…this one is for you.Let’s run it up.

Some of us keep chasing love without ever stopping to heal.In this episode of Elevation Talks, Naye Liggines opens up about her own dating journey and the realization that changed everything.From jumping from relationship to relationship…to recognizing how past connections were still draining her emotionally.She shares the moment she realized she had never truly taken time to sit with herself, confront her patterns, and let God restore her heart.This conversation dives into:• why we keep repeating relationship cycles• the hidden ways exes can still emotionally drain you• the uncomfortable work of self-love• and why healing yourself changes the kind of love you attractSometimes the love story you want requires a different version of you first.

You ever had an opportunity that looked like a slam dunk? The numbers were right, the energy was right, everything was moving fast… but something in you still didn’t feel settled. In this episode, I tell the story of a deal that felt “in the bag” until God put a pin in it. And later, I realized the redirection was protection. We’re talking discernment, alignment, trusting that uneasy feeling, and why every opportunity isn’t a God opportunity even when the money is talking. If you’re in a season where you’re tempted to choose dollars over peace, this one is for you.

You can be blessed, elevated, and still emotionally unprepared for what you prayed for.In this episode, I share how I fumbled something good during a season of overflow. Not because I didn’t care but because I wasn’t healed.Sometimes the very season you prayed for will expose the parts of you that still need work.We talk about what happens when success reveals immaturity, why accountability is part of elevation, and how thriving seasons uncover what struggle never did.If you’re winning publicly but still wrestling privately, this one is for you.Homework: What in you is still immature that success is exposing?

Obedience doesn’t always look like overflow. Sometimes it looks like pressure.In this episode of Elevation Talks, I talk about what it feels like to follow God and still struggle. The in-between season where you know you’re called, you know you’re aligned, but the breakthrough hasn’t fully shown up yet.We’re talking about financial pressure, identity shifts, trusting God without performing faith, and learning how to stay grounded when the results don’t match your obedience.If you’ve been doing what God asked and it still feels heavy, this conversation is for you.You’re not off. You’re in process.

Growth doesn’t always feel glamorous. Sometimes it feels lonely.In this episode, I talk about the emotional shift that happens when you move from surviving to building, from comfort to calling. Why your conversations change. Why your circle shifts. And why the loneliness you’re feeling might actually be refinement.If you’ve been outgrowing people, environments, or even old versions of yourself, this conversation will meet you where you are.

Breaking relationship cycles starts with awareness.In this episode of Elevation Talks, we go deeper into the patterns that keep showing up in our love lives and what it actually takes to break them. This conversation is about identifying the habits, beliefs, and behaviors we learned along the way and how they influence the relationships we choose today.I talk honestly about how familiarity can be mistaken for love, why many of us were taught to stay instead of asking whether we are truly happy, and what it looks like to choose healthy love with intention. This episode is not about blame. It is about ownership, growth, and clarity.We explore why starting over in love does not mean failure, how unhealed patterns repeat themselves, and what personal work is required to create emotionally safe and fulfilling relationships.If you have ever found yourself asking why your relationships keep ending the same way, or if you want to understand what you need to work on before choosing love again, this episode will meet you right where you are.Healthy love begins when you stop repeating patterns and start choosing alignment.

This episode is for anyone starting over in love and learning how to release shame from their relationship story.In this Elevation Talks vault episode, I open up about my personal journey with love, relationships, and healing. I share the relationship cycles I witnessed growing up, the habits I formed along the way, and how those patterns showed up in my adult relationships. I talk honestly about my divorce, failed engagements, and the shame I used to carry because my love life did not follow a traditional timeline.I love love. But I am no longer interested in rushing into marriage just to say I am married. I want a happy and healthy marriage. A relationship built on emotional maturity, spiritual alignment, and real growth that lasts.This conversation is about breaking unhealthy relationship cycles, unlearning survival patterns, and choosing intentional love over pressure and expectations.If you have ever felt behind in your love life, questioned your relationship decisions, or wondered if something was wrong with you because you had to start over, this episode will meet you where you are.You are not behind.You are not broken.You are becoming.

Have you been called to it or are you doing it because you saw someone else doing it?In this episode of Elevation Talks, Naye talks about the difference between calling and comparison, why you cannot skip the process, and what it really means to walk in what God has assigned to you. Using the story of Noah, this conversation breaks down how long seasons of preparation often lead to moments that happen quickly and why obedience matters even when you do not have proof yet.This episode is for anyone questioning their pace, their path, or the weight they are carrying. If it feels heavy, it might be because it is yours.

You’re showing up. You’re being consistent. You’re doing what you’re supposed to do.So why does it still feel like nothing is moving?In this episode of Elevation Talks, we talk about the frustration of quiet seasons, invisible progress, and the emotional toll of doing the right things without seeing immediate results. This is for anyone who feels tired, discouraged, or tempted to question themselves even though they haven’t quit.Through lived experience and faith, Naye shares perspective on why quiet doesn’t mean stagnant, how God works in unseen seasons, and what to do when progress feels slow. This isn’t hype or pressure. It’s wise counsel for the in-between.By the end of this episode, you’ll walk away with clarity, reassurance, and one simple move you can make today to keep going without frustration.You’re not behind. You’re becoming.