Consider the Joy

Author: Michelle Martino

  • Beauty In All Seasons

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    “He has made everything beautiful in its time.” Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:11‬‬‬ (ESV) Flower preservation: sometimes beauty is redefined as we are refined. Recently, I got into experimenting with flowers to keep them longer. I called them my “forever flowers”, because for once, I wouldn’t have to throw them away. I knew that my cat wouldn’t be…

  • Creation in Obedience

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    Reference: Genesis 1 God created the earth and everything in it. He spoke life into existence, and also by his voice do all things produce fruit. The earth obeys God; it is not greater than he. We see this in God’s sovereignty, not just in creation, but all throughout Scripture (1 John 4:4). Notice how…

  • Lessons from Nineveh

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    I always have a full heart when observing God working in the hearts of people who seek him. I once led a few young women in discipleship and I knew God had orchestrated it all. In God’s perfect timing, the relationships we shared and the growth we experienced were nothing we could have formed on…

  • Don’t Get Stuck in the Mud

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    “So they took Jeremiah and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the king’s son, which was in the court of the prison, and they let Jeremiah down with ropes. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire. So Jeremiah sank in the mire.” – Jeremiah 38:6 (NKJV) “Now behold, all the women…

  • Being Patient in the Process

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    God keeps leading me to this idea of being patient in the process. Being patient to forgive, to heal, to understand, to wait. Being patient out of love and compassion, out of obedience to God, knowing that being faithful in the little things will one day be necessary to succeed with the greater tasks. It’s…