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If You Don’t Have It You Don’t Need It (Part 1)

Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunnom

In this powerful opening episode of a brand-new series, Dr. Siohvaughn L. Funches-Dunnom introduces a bold and faith-stretching truth: If you don’t have it, you don’t need it. Rooted in Philippians 4:19, this message challenges believers to rethink what they believe is “missing” in their lives and to trust fully in God’s promise to supply all their needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

From the very beginning, Dr. Funches-Dunnom lays a solid foundation. God made us fearfully and wonderfully in His image. He gave us intellect, reasoning, and logic—but He also commanded us to walk by faith and not by sight. When faith and logic appear to clash, faith must lead. Why? Because the righteous shall live by faith.

Listen to the latest episode If You Don’t Have It You Don’t Need It (Part 1)

When Trials Try to Convince You You’re Lacking

During seasons of testing and trials, the enemy doubles down on one specific strategy: convincing you that your problem is natural and therefore requires a natural solution that you either do not have—or cannot obtain.

You may feel:

  • If only I had more money.
  • If only I had the right connection.
  • If only I had that opportunity.
  • If only I had that person.

But this episode dismantles that lie.

Dr. Funches-Dunnom boldly declares that if God promised to supply all your needs, and God cannot lie, then whatever you currently lack is not required for your breakthrough. If you don’t have it, you don’t need it.

The enemy plays mind games because he cannot take what God has promised. He can only attempt to convince you to surrender it.

Understanding Barrenness Through a Kingdom Lens

To illustrate this truth, Dr. Funches-Dunnom addresses the powerful biblical theme of barrenness.

Barrenness is not limited to infertility. It represents:

  • Emptiness
  • Delay
  • Unfulfilled promise
  • Lack of visible progress
  • A dream that feels impossible

Human reasoning concludes that if something is barren, it must first acquire resources before it can produce results. But Genesis 1 proves otherwise. The earth was without form and void—and God created everything from nothing with just His Word.

If God can create from emptiness, He does not require you to supply what appears missing.

Isaiah 54: Sing Before You See It

In Isaiah 54, God speaks directly to the barren and commands them to sing, rejoice, and prepare for expansion before they see any evidence of change.

Why would God tell someone empty to prepare for overflow?

Because faith celebrates in advance.

Dr. Funches-Dunnom emphasizes that preparation is an act of faith. God instructs believers to enlarge their tents and strengthen their stakes—not after breakthrough—but before it. The promise does not depend on visible resources. It depends on the character of God.

Mary: The Ultimate Proof

Perhaps the most striking example comes from Mary, the mother of Jesus.

By every logical measure, Mary lacked what was required to conceive:

  • She was unmarried.
  • She was a virgin.
  • She had no natural means to become pregnant.

Logic said she needed a man.
Faith said she needed a Word from God.

And the Word was enough.

Mary’s story demonstrates the heart of this message: when God speaks, He becomes responsible for fulfillment. What appears missing in the natural is irrelevant in the presence of divine power.

The Core Revelation

Perhaps the most striking example comes from Mary, the mother of Jesus.

By every logical measure, Mary lacked what was required to conceive:

  • She was unmarried.
  • She was a virgin.
  • She had no natural means to become pregnant.

Logic said she needed a man.
Faith said she needed a Word from God.

And the Word was enough.

Mary’s story demonstrates the heart of this message: when God speaks, He becomes responsible for fulfillment. What appears missing in the natural is irrelevant in the presence of divine power.

The Core Revelation

If God promised it, He will supply what is necessary to bring it to pass.

Not some of your need.
Not partial need.
All of your need.

Your breakthrough is not waiting on a missing ingredient. It is waiting on faith to agree with what God has already declared.

Final Encouragement

If you are facing:

  • Financial strain
  • Delayed promise
  • Unanswered prayer
  • Emotional emptiness
  • A calling that feels impossible

Hear this clearly: If you don’t have it, you don’t need it.

Sing before you see it.
Prepare before it manifests.
Walk by faith when logic protests.

Because the same God who created from nothing and placed the Messiah in a virgin’s womb is still supplying every need today.

To hear the full message and continue this transformative series, follow The One Thing That’s Needful Podcast and explore more teachings from Dr. Siohvaughn L. Funches-Dunnom.

Your emptiness is not your obstacle.
It is the stage for God’s glory.

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Published by Dr. Siohvaughn Funches-Dunnom

Dr. Siohvaughn L. Funches-Dunnom is a devoted wife, loving mother, renowned public speaker and a now two-time published author! Spearheading her own publishing company, A Wow Woman Publishing Co., she has authored and released two books, The True Story for God’s Glory: The Life of Siohvaughn L. Funches-Wade and You Gotta Let God Finish! And being so filled with both the wisdom and revelation of God’s purpose for her life, this diligent woman has already commenced her third literary work! To truly know Siohvaughn is to know that her greatest passion, aside from being a mom, is A Woman’s Worth Foundation, Inc., otherwise known as “A Wow Woman Foundation.” Having been inspired by God, she founded and remains President of A Woman’s Worth Foundation, a non-profit Christian organization with a focus on issues affecting women. In furtherance of this Foundation’s mission, she has dedicated a large part of her life to helping women know and understand their God-given identity in order for them to fulfill their God-given destinies. This is what inspired the WOW Woman idea. Christ has indeed made these women, WOW Women with a divine purpose! WOW women standing for: Women Of Worth, Women Of Wisdom and Women Of Wealth! Siohvaughn’s dedication to sharing this life-transforming truth as it is revealed in the Gospel of Jesus Christ has her impacting this entire world in a major way, one life at a time. Siohvaughn Funches is certainly a woman of worth. She is enriched with the love of God and is a continual support for women all over the globe. With a deep passion for purpose, Siohvaughn counsels women from all walks of life in order for them to understand their worth. This woman of worth knows that a woman’s true value does not lie in what she possesses, whom she knows, or what she looks like. Rather, her worth is found in whose she is, and she is Jesus Christ bride. This truth cannot be changed and likewise her worth cannot either. Women of worth are and always will be; the one God says is worth Him dying for! That worth certainly cannot be measured but is far above material possessions, outer beauty and the company a woman keeps. The worth is priceless! As Siohvaughn imparts these transforming-truths into women around the world, their whole lives are being changed and enriched for the better! Siohvaughn is also passionate about restoring a revelation and sense of worth to women survivors of domestic violence (DV). Having overcome domestic violence and it’s deadly effects herself, she has dedicated a large part of her life and Foundation to helping other women survivors of DV be healed, restored and secure in their God-given worth. Dr. Funches has provided countless hours of Professional Domestic Violence Counseling to these brave women as well as provided transitional housing at The Safe Haven of Hope, a shelter she owns for women and children survivors of domestic violence. In sum, Siohvaughn is a most gracious and powerful woman who has had every area of her life transformed for the better because she understands the truth about a woman’s worth, and because of her love for women she continually shares these life-transforming truths with woman around the world so that they too will have their whole lives enriched! Dr. Siohvaughn Funches is also a woman of wisdom. Dr. Funches has earned her Bachelors Degree in Psychology, a Master’s level certification in Professional Counseling, a Doctorate in Theology and a Juris Doctorate degree in law. Having graduated from Law School Magna Cum Laude, this brilliant woman earned a multitude of academic accolades throughout her Law School career. Not only was she placed on the Dean’s List for outstanding academic performance in Law School multiple times, she also received the Cali Excellence for the Future Award on numerous occasions for being the top student in her class. In recognition of her outstanding pro bono work in the legal field, she received the prestigious Georgia Supreme Court Justice Leah Ward Sears Award. Dr. Funches was also awarded the honorable Edward J. Henning Memorial Award for her excellence in the Alternative Dispute Resolution field. Currently, as a part of her legal profession Dr. Funches owns her own alternative dispute resolution firm, The Mediation Matters Firm, LLC, and provides a variety of professional alternative dispute resolution services to clients. As a Registered Civil Mediator and Arbitrator with the state of Georgia she mediates numerous cases for several judges in Georgia. Sworn in as a Guardian ad Litem in the state of Georgia, Dr. Funches also advocates relentlessly in court for abused and neglected children. Siohvaughn Funches is also a woman of wealth. This wise and savvy entrepreneur owns her own real estate investment firm, which provides hotel-style rentals for business executives as well as vacation rentals for families on the coast. Like any wise investor, Dr. Funches understands the principle of diversifying and therefore, has begun her own women’s clothing line. To obtain more information on this WOW woman and to book speaking or event engagements visit her website at: www.awowwoman.com

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