A Conversation on Sex, Dating, and Beauty with The Azonwus
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- Опубликовано: 7 май 2024
- Ezekiel & Kiyanna Azonwu have been married for 15+ years, and in this episode they talk with the Perrys about things like attraction, discerning who to pursue romantically, maintaining intimacy in marriage, and flourishing in Christian community. Did they get married too young? Is it okay to care about aesthetics? Would better discipleship in the church lead to healthier marriage relationships? Together, the Azonwus and the Perrys tackle these and many more questions about sex, dating and beauty.
For more conversations like these, check out the Azonwus podcast, We Need to Talk, on RUclips, and follow Ezekiel and Kiyanna on Instagram: @wordsbyezekiel and @thisisglory
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If a woman gets MORE beautiful within a marriage, her husband/marriage has created a wonderful environment/life for her to bloom
Oh I love how you phrased that. Amen. How beautiful 🌸🏵
That's word right there!
Yes and those that look tired, depressed, less taken care of are in abusive marriages.
periooddd!!!
Can we all agree that The Perry's & the Azonwus are our cool big cousins.
Facts 💯💯
Not me feeling old cause I consider them my little cousins. 😂
FACTS 💯❤️ 🇳🇦
Honestly 😂❤️
Yessss
The set looks like it smells like coco butter 🤣🤣
It does any jojoba oil 😂😊
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ayooooo
Right 😂😂
And some incense somewhere 😂
I Usé SUMPTN ELSE THO AT AGE 73 & Folk Say I Look AGE, "42 ... ! ! !" *** *** *** KEEP PEACE WITHIN * * *
I think part of the issue missing from the convo about sex in marriage is that men can often use sex as a stress as reliever or a coping mechanism for life issues masking as having a “higher sex drive” than their partner. Men need to be honest about that. Hence the need for more self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and therapy. Women’s bodies are not tools. Sexual intimacy is a source for connection, reproduction, and more. So let’s bring this fact into the convo too because it’s def overlooked.
Amen!
Absolutely 💯
You said it right!🤗📝
Once!!
Great point
I stopped dating and put my focus on God for two years. I met my husband on Christmas Eve in a game, on my phone, called Words For Friends and we will be married for seven years in December. GOD IS AMAZING! You can't put limits on God. He can do the impossible!!! 👐🏾☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽❤❤❤❤
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She said …in a GAME. I’m just done. I love these types of stories. Because it shows us as women that being true to ourselves, our likes , hobbies and interests is part of the journey. We get so side tracked in the wait sometimes we give ourselves over to depression and lose motivation for LIFE. Nah, keep LIVING.
Wow!!! That is amazing!! Congratulations 🎊 God is so good!!
Beautiful, beautiful!
@RearviewWisdom this comment is everything, thank you ❤
Preston: “We is children of God. We cannot let the devil win”. 🤦🏾♀️😂
Was looking for this comment. I bust out laughing 😂
Preston: “You don’t feel challenged?”
He was in the spirit 😂
"Teach young men and women to be brothers and sisters in Christ!" PRRRREEEEEAAAAACCCHHHHH!
Not Jackie calling out Ezekiel to tell his story 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Right?! Off rip!!!!😅
Haha that was wild. But I won't lie, I was about to fast forward through the first part of the interview until Jackie said that 😂
@@utamu777 😄😄
Jackie pull that tape right off...like.. let's get down to the gritty 🤣😭😭😭😭
She stands on business with a testimonial. I was like 👁👄👁
We canNOT let the devil WIN😭😭
I was in tears 😂😂😂
I agreed with the comment b4 I heard Preston and now I'm 😂😂😂😂😂!!! 51:53 52:25
😂😂😂
We Cannot !!!😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
He said with Jackie and her 19000 books and she said it's only 4 😂😂
Lol
lmaoooo they are funny! and wise I enjoy it God bless them
Jackie put him on Blast immediately !! Omg 😭
Talk about 'icebreaker' 😂😂😂😂
@@timbawangu3038 it was an ice demolisher 😂
Definitely broke the ice lolllll
Cause she was ready, Jackie has no filter on certain things "progressive filter" I should say. She said let's swing the door open😅😅
Filters are helpful....
Brought tears to my eyes when Ezekiel said "God is so good, that it's his grace, his distinct unique grace that he put in a vessel that was designed for me." SO BEAUTIFUL
I meaaannnnnnnnnnn💥💥💥💥
Jackieeeee the skin is skinnninnnng
Not skinning 😆😂but yeah it is🔥💯
I agree! Jackie is a natural beauty! 🔥
Definitely! 🙂🤎
"Falling and going back, hurts more and cost more." Ezekiel, That's sooo good!!!!
I think the video playing mid church was God saying people see you praising me loudly but I see what you do in secret 🙃
It hits Preston all the damn time that his wife can actually preach!😂 what a blessed guy
You have a new subscriber, are you going to post more vids?
"God will often give you a partner that has what you don't have and has what you need." - JHP. Yes. ❤🔥
They asked Kiyanna how she was able to deal with Ezekiel's struggles, and in answering that she took accountability in how she didn't help him with it. That is true love man
I love the husbands talking about the attractiveness of their wives
“Beauty isn’t the problem. Our hearts are!”
Not “put the pipe down” no pun intended nooo Jackie 😩
"You shooshed the Lord!" 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Yes
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Being a single woman hoping to be a wife one day I am grateful to God for these types of videos. We need more married couples having these types of talks on social media and giving good advice to people who are either married or looking to get married. I realize that there are so many single people who don’t know what it means to be a wife or husband or what submission in marriage really is. I think the reason is because they are getting advice from loud and wrong people on the internet. Thank you for giving people the tools and advice that you did not get so that they can be successful in their marriage or future marriage.
28:33 EVERY SERIOUS MAN OF GOD SAYS THIS ❤ his wife gets more beautiful over time🎉
That had me cheesing 😂
“Conversation and time is just slow discernment.” 🔥🔥🔥
I love this because even though Jackie rip the Band-Aid off and tell Ezekiel to tell his story, you can tell by their laughter and the way they can talk about it is there's full deliverance. There's no shame because he knows that he's been delivered, that's the only way you can talk about something so clearly.. .. God is so good with his grace and his Mercy
Preston is so SILLY FOR THAT! "We can't let the devil win... you don't feel challenged" it was then I started crying with laughter LOOOOL! Such a good episode, was an episode we didn't know we needed
Was looking for this comment - i was cryinnngggg LOOOL
That part was so hilarious 😂 , I repeated it a couple of times
I prayed so hard to have a boyfriend and someone show me love since I was feeling so lonely. I put the work in to fix myself from the trauma I had experienced that trapped me into not deserving love. This year has been my yes year for going out and trying new things. I went out to the golf range with my friend not having showered for like 4 days, no makeup, stanky and ended up meeting an amazing guy who loves me for who I am. So much pressure going on dates in my past trying to dress and present myself as perfect. Gods timing is something else 😂
Guess I’m going to the golf range now
Don’t forget the not showering for 4 days etc 😅
Can I ask why you didn’t shower for four days? Was it intentional?
@@israel8803 LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.
Not showering for 4 days is wiiiild 😂😂😂
i think any young person looking forward to getting married should go through school with the Perrys.
100% agree with this statement
They need to do a mentorship or something 🤣🫶🏼
@@jniyalhand ikr.
I think they should be plugged in to their local church and meet with married couples there… do life together
@@Fierclyfabulous I agree with you. However, one does not take away from the other. The administration of the gifts of the Christ brings edification to the body of Christ.
Ezekiel story was giving “Imma see for myself” 😂 thank God for deliverance ❤
32:36 “There are so many trials and tests in marriage, in relationships where the aesthetic won’t matter when we’re going through something.
What will sustain us is your character, your walk and intimacy with God.”
Jackie P.
Not me smiling all hard listening to Ezekiel and Kiyanna’s love story 😆 lol
The first 10 mins of this video has me SCREAMING 😂 please keep the Azonwus in frequent rotation 😭
Preston clapping is crazyyy 😭😭
Diabolical 😭😭😭
Facts😂😂😂
I LITERALLY was about to look up scriptures on EVERY topic on this video description, smh... And then this pops up on my feed... So this is about to bless me I believe... Thank you Lord.
Still look up those scriptures 🫶🏾
@@RHLoveryour amazing for this!
What a great vid. I love how God puts 2 ppl together n they balance each other. My marriage started as 2 unbelievers then I became a believer n it was not easy to be patient and sit back have faith in Christ that He would work on my husband's heart. Sure enough now we are both born again, loving the Lord errday. Lol
The sex life changed but it was my husband who wasn't as active as I was loll...little did I know it was God's perfect plan to work on me!! I had a problem, I relied on sex for confirmation, validation etc. God was working on me to rely only on Him! After 10+ yrs we are on the same page. God is so good on everything He does!
"I'm being serious too"
"You don't feel challenged" 😂
Preston is too much!
It don't take but a little for him, the way he has the hots for his wife and she blushes everytime its so adorable.
This was a great conversation. When I was married I did withhold sex as punishment but it was also because I noticed a pattern in my husband where he was spiritually and emotionally "dumping" inside of me and it was a transferring of energy. So no when you had a bad day at work I don't want you to blow my back out because then you feel better and now I feel like crap. When instead we could've prayed about it together or something else. I just got tired of feeling like a dumpster and I had nowhere to place my worries, fears, or things that frustrated me. I was going to God double time because I was carrying his burdens and mine but he wasn't going to the cross on my behalf. I would have rather us war together through prayer and also in the bedroom.
This is good stuff.
Not the look of worry on Jackie’s face lol 😂 as Preston talk about his attraction to her.
I saw that too, i lol’d so hard I love them 🥰
I thought she looked a little uncomfortable too lol
Dang courthouse wedding = premarital sex , Jackie jumped right over simply being poor 😭
Lol simply
A courthouse wedding isn’t premarital sex it’s wedding and it’s recognized by God
@@redeemingdaniela3682 I thought so cause there is a ceremony
That is so true. When I was abstaining for years & when I allowed the flesh to win, it totally discussed me. I went right back to abstaining & what a great feeling to stay strong & free from sex.
So true. (I think you meant to type @disgusted”)
I can relate, when I let flesh win it felt like I went back further than I started 😭 never again.
@@hhm9609 Thank you
7 times worse is no joke!!! Help us stay delivered Holy Spirit! 🙏🏽
25:06 "she said everybody before her was mid"
"they were" 😂😂😂
What does "mid" mean/ stand for? I want in on the joke but I don't get it 😅 (I'm not American kinda lost here)
@@karolburke9397 mid in this context means average or mediocre
Okay gat cha 👍🏾 thanks lol
Jackie's face when Preston said vasectomy
😂😂😂
Pheeew!! Already commenting 30 secs into the video because Jackie just said all I’ve have been trying to say for the longest time. We need to dial back on this new teaching in churches of “women you need to make yourself available, you need to position yourself, you need to, you need to”…etc! We should first of all focus on God and His instructions for your life, and in turn, He (GOD) will reveal to you places you need to be available and what “positioning” looks like for YOU. My dear sisters, don’t get pressured with the message of “position yourself”. So much balance in what Jackie said and I love it!!❤
Thank you for this podcast. This episode especially. I'm a 19 year old male. I used to identify as bisexual and God saved me from that. Coming into a church space (in university) has been so awkward for me especially where I see so many young Christians dating and Sinning in a heterosexual manner and it is accepted. I've just had so much insecurity when it came to dating because I'm generally not attracted to most women (especially sexually)and I've been asked about it a lot. It's just been a prayer in my heart. I want a relationship but I don't know with who because I haven’t connected with anyone. I partially think it's out of fear but I don't know. I have a lot of sisters in christ that build me up and vice versa and I'm always questioned as to why I'm not in a relationship with any of them, what Mr Azonwu said about treating your sisters in Christ well without the expectation of marriage has just affirmed me that I'm on the right path. I'm South African by the way. May the Lord continue to bless you all 🙏🏾
O my goodness, literally a South African as well and varsity is such a difficult place for me as well because not a lot of people share the same values as myself and makes really difficult just to interact with people
Well, just keep praying for God to purify your eyes, heart and mind and to also guide you. Don't rush anything because it will happen on God's timing. Just focus on yourself, study the word and surround yourself with things and friendships that are Godly. Everything will fall into place, don't be presuured by anything.
I feel you about addiction. We all go through it. Like for example with food. I be like "I'm gonna start eating healthy. But after I eat this medium pizza by myself." 😩
Or "I'm halfway through the pizza and now I'm full. I should but I need to eat the rest because I don't want to waste this pizza because tomorrow I start my diet "
True. My story
Lol medium i I be like give me the family size real big back activity going on lol
Yes yes yes to this ! Food is where my mind went
Oh my gosh 🤣 the way I am rollin’ over the crack head analogy. I use that analogy all the time but it’s the best way for people to understand the breaking of bad habits.
This was the most chill, laid back, serious/unserious episode 😂😂 I laughed but also received conviction and some good gems to jot down
God I love that You are Sovereign ❤
Jackie set herself up with that warfare comment 😂😂😂
Loved this episode. However, I would like my husband to be physically attracted to me from the first time he meets me. And as he gets to know me, become attracted to my personality etc. I think physically attraction is quite important.
When Jackie talked about smoking after being saved it really resonated with me, I grew up in church but only attended to be a good daughter, I was the golden child in peoples faces then did whatever I wanted in private Cus no one suspected me, even after I encountered the lord I kept smoking but I began to always feel tormented when I did I would always feel highly anxious and hear voices that sounded like people arguing, It was almost never a good experience but I just wouldn’t stop, I continued for a bout a year, I would smoke vapes too and would never take anyone seriously that warned me against it as I couldn’t find anything in the bible that explicitly warned against it. at first I threw away all my grinders and papers but after a while I started university and had more freedom than ever and would smoke a lot with friends, it still was an anxious experience but I wouldn’t stop, like Jackie I would smoke whenever anxious bored or upset, it would “heighten” my creativity, but also my anxiety. It felt almost like routine like I had to. Even if I didn’t want to.
It took me a while to stop and I jumped around with how often I’d do it, I’d limit myself and stopped vapes but picked up cigarettes, really and truly I was only smoking to distract myself from feeling, I was emotionally mature for other people but totally emotionally irresponsible with myself and used smoking to help me bypass my feelings even more.
as of now I haven’t smoked in about a month and a half and this is the longest I’ve gone in the last 2 years, Thank you God
Can y’all do a Q&A podcast answering our questions😃? Can we talk about the realness of sex in Christian homes? Women don’t want to withhold sex as punishment, arguing/disagreements/annoyances interfere with our emotions, therefore we don’t want to have sex…we need the right emotions to relax our mind in order for our bodies to relax for sex.
Yeah it’s kinda weird to be like “women are withholding sex from us” when in reality, it’s just emotions. Like women’s EMOTIONS are inconveniencing their husbands and that is hilarious. Being considerate, kind, helpful around the house, and selfless will ALWAYS make a woman desire her husband. God said for men to love their wives for a reason lol
Talk to people at your local church
Jackie saying for sure about Preston getting a gut was too funny🤣🤣
This was soo good!! I hope my husband (when he comes) is listening to conversations/podcasts like this!! So insightful
Yes, ma'am! I agree! 👏🏾👏🏾
“conversation and time is slow discernment” so good!
This is very insightful and fun to listen to. The part where Jackie said there’s not in our control how we’ll meet our partner was a highlight for me because I just don’t agree with all the motion that singles should go out more often and join this and that with the sole purpose to meet someone. I think it will happen in God’s timing and just hearing someone say that is reassuring. Also picked up a lot of wisdom that’s good to know as a single preparing to get married. Thanks you all, ❤
I have my ticket. Can't wait. Excited!
The Perry’s and the Azonwus a pod we DID know that we needed.
When you have to “shhhhhhhush” God…you know it was the Holy Spirit stepping in to speak to you. My goodness…
They said they can’t let the devil win Ikdr💀😭
We need a series of yall together!!! This was everything
I shall, and ama WAIt! 😤😌
The amount of laughter here and wisdom just shows what is inside each of you and the maturity and depth you all have in your relationship with God and with each other. May many of us have such great relationships
This was the best podcast I've ever seen. It helped me grow in various aspects of life, including dating and relationships.
That was gooodd Jackie. This conversation is timely for me. I was praying about God's sovereignty lately.
This was great!! Thank yall!!
This was the most perfectly timed video/topic for me and my life. Thank you so much
Th convo about attraction is so necessary. I agree with Ki that liking someone who looks like you is natural and normal but to say specifically you don’t want the very look that you have is very telling of some deeper issues.
Attractions are shaped, as a teacher I monitor so much of what we watch and I have seen how my little kids began to prefer vanilla skin because that is who you see on your favorite shows.
I have been on a mission since to find brown people who do educational videos.
That’s just an example of how biases are formed.
I see what they’re saying but pretty much every man in the Bible was with a beautiful woman. Sarah was so pretty that Abraham had to say that she’s his sister so they dont kill him for her. The Bible talked about Rebekah’s beauty at least 3 times, she’s “fair” etc so the thing is, men will always look at the outside and God will always look at the inside, it’s our nature. It’s only when we align with Gods will, we see the inside. It’s easier for us women to overlook a few imperfections but men not so much especially “societally attractive” men.
Very true
amazing video!! Loved the chemistry in the room and the wisdom
I literally love the honesty in this podcast
I listened to on apple already and it was sooooo good can you have them again please? It’ll be great to know how specifically u guys overcame things like intimacy expectations and wanting to divorce etc what practical steps I can take to help. Also regaining friendship in marriage when it’s lost etc
I’ve been wanting to find another podcast to watch/listen to. I just clicked on this 5 minutes ago and subscribe. To listen to a podcast with black people who also talk about God, relationships is amazingggg im excited to binge watch these videos ❤ as a 22 year old who isn’t dating. Working on me and becoming the best version of myself. I’d hope to meet my husband and be healed!
I loved these guest! Keep inviting them over ❤
L O L !!! How this podcast started!!! Oh, I am invested!
Loved loved loved the conversation!!!!
This just became easily top-five podcast episode of All Time for me! THANK YOU for this!!
Productive synergy in a marriage is so key to how you can see God’s hand on your union !
L O V E D this!!!🔥🔥 thank you guys for sharing your heart and lives w us. It’s like virtual discipleship!
Saving this for my long run on Saturday.. With ads it’s gonna give me at least 80 minutes of run time.
Amen to the part about the belief that we can’t manufacture God’s will! God is sovereign and will control when you meet your spouse 🙌🏾 You can go out and be everywhere and still not meet your spouse until His timing ⏱️ I loved the Dunkin Doughnuts analogy 😂
Incredible episode!! May God bless you all ✨
I heavily agree with what Preston stated around the 37:16 mark because witnessing and understanding the eternal relationship a believer has with another as a brother or sister in Christ respectively leads to contentment with the establishment of that relationship no matter what it blossoms into whether that be maintained as friends or grow into dating and/or spousal relationship.
Authenticity to the highest degree! Thank you,
The Perry's are a blessing to our generation! The rawness and realness of life of a believer. So good ❤
THE HOLY SPIRIT SPOKE LOUD in this podcast 🕊️♥️✨
I feel like I’m in the room with y’all! This is so good! ❤❤
This was so so beautiful to watch. Thank you for the conversations.
I appreciate you guys so much! Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤
I absolutely love this conversation. You all are speaking facts and are so funny! I truly love this.
One of the funniest With the Perry’s 😂😂 The Azonwus were truly a blessing 🙏🏾
What a beautifully SPIRIT-filled conversation, brutally honest in a clean, edifying way!
GOD bless you all!
They nailed this discussion. Thanks
I appreciate his transparency❤ I really like this podcast!🙏❤️🌺
Preston is absolutely hilarious ! 😂 he made the ez porn story way... more entertaining than it was supposed to be😅, it was the hush lord for me😅😅 smh we gtta do better children of christ, the battle is not ours it is the lords, we gotta lean on him for strength 💪 especially during times where we feel weak against our flesh
This was so good. The vulnerability is beautiful! Thank yall!!
This episode was funny, edifying, convicting, and informative.. all in one ❤ 🔥 loved this
This was SOOOOOO helpful, yall don’t even know.
Your LA show is sold out and I can’t believe I’m missing out on this. Please come back to Cali so that me and my husband can attend! We live y’all.