07/18/2023
I love this interview with my guest, Nicole Rhone, so much until I believe it would be a sin not to share.
Listen!!! God is good at being God! Our help is truly not needed. As a matter of fact, oftentimes we are in the way. Nicole shares the difficult decisions she had to face due to her husband's alcohol addiction. The trauma she was experiencing began to take residence in her mind, body and spirit, until it hospitalized her. But God! You see, once you've done all you can do and decide to surrender, God will so graciously step in and take over. Nicole knows this to be a fact and she now understands that her husband's fight was also her fight. Marriage is about oneness, but what exactly does that mean and what does it look like? Moreover, what does God require after you say "I do"? You are going to be truly blessed by Nicole's testimony and while there's not enough time to share it all she definitely shares more than enough.
Do yourself a favor and surround yourself with people who support and believe in your marriage. .steadfastlove
In one sentence, what would you have done differently the first five years of marriage?
I would have started [marriage] therapy earlier.
What is the best piece of advice you’d give to couples to protect the marriage vow?
To have open and honest communication. It’s so important for you to be honest about what’s hurting you, what you need, what you want and not hold back and be afraid to say those things because you’re afraid of hurting your spouses’ feelings or because you’re afraid that your needs won’t get met. You have to have open and honest communication, otherwise it’s not going to work.
What three words would you use to describe marriage?
Beautiful. Hard work. Blessing.