Episode 421 - It's Never Wrong to Do the Right Thing with Nicole C. Mullen

The Nothing Is Wasted Podcast

Davey Blackburn and Aubrey Sampson

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

How do we make sense of the pain others have caused us in light of the choices we’ve made? What do we do when we find ourselves somewhere we never intended to be?Christian recording artist Nicole C. Mullen opens up about the pain she endured in an abusive marriage. As she reflected on her journey, she came to understand that while she was never responsible for the abuse or betrayal she suffered, some of her own decisions contributed to the painful paths she walked in her life. Rather than allowing that realization to trap her in shame or despair, Nicole discovered a deeper truth: God offers fresh mercy and the power to choose what is right, no matter our past. She shares these lessons in her book It’s Never Wrong to Do the Right Thing: Courageous Stories to Inspire Godly Decisions.In this hope-filled conversation, Davey and Nicole talk about the reality that healing is a process, the lasting impact our choices can have on our lives and the powerful role other people’s stories play in helping us navigate our own.If you’ve ever felt like your life has drifted too far off course or that your decisions have taken you somewhere you can’t return from, this episode is a reminder: it’s never the wrong time to do the right thing. Website: www.nicolecmullen.com Instagram: instagram.com/nicolecmullenofficialFacebook: facebook.com/NicoleCMullenMusic Book: It's Never Wrong to Do the Right Thing: Courageous Stories to Inspire Godly Decisions https://amzn.to/42zwyqJ Not living the story you expected? Pain changes us but doesn't have to define us. Find out how to begin your healing journey today: nothingiswasted.com/starthere Your generosity carries stories of redemption to the next generation. Be a part of our Legacy of Hope and give today: nothingiswasted.com/legacyofhope Are you ready to add trauma informed care into your church, career, or life? Join our Biblical Trauma Care Specialist Course today and help others heal: nothingiswasted.com/btcs Looking for help in navigating the valley of pain and trauma? Our Nothing is Wasted coaches can help: www.nothingiswasted.com/coaching Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Nothing is Wasted podcast, where we meet you in your pain and help you discover a pathway through.
0:09.7	No matter what you've faced or what you're walking through now, we believe your story isn't over.
0:15.1	Each week, you'll hear powerful conversations with people who've partnered with God to reclaim their stories of trauma,
0:20.8	loss, and heartbreak, and we'll chat with Christian experts who offer wisdom and
0:26.2	practical tools for healing. This is a place of hope, redemption, and the reminder that
0:31.6	even in your darkest moments, God is still writing your story, because with him,
0:36.7	nothing is wasted. I'm your host, Davey Blackburn.
0:50.3	Hello, hello, welcome back to the Nothing is Wasted podcast. This conversation that we have today is an incredible one.
0:57.8	First of all, our guest is prolific.
1:01.0	And she is talking about something that honestly many of us wrestle with.
1:06.1	And probably we should wrestle with when it comes to our faith.
1:11.8	I'll kick it off with this kind of dilemma.
1:15.1	Sometimes the path of righteousness, as Psalm 23 talks about,
1:20.3	it doesn't lead us away from the valley of the shadow of death.
1:26.5	It actually runs straight through the valley of the shadow of death.
1:30.1	Like sometimes we think that the valley of the shadow of death is punishment for something
1:35.3	we've done wrong and we fell into it because we missed it.
1:39.9	We wandered away from God.
1:41.2	We strayed away from God.
1:42.2	And so now we're like, we fell into the valley.
1:45.1	But maybe it's not.
1:46.5	Maybe it's not punishment.
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