Consider the Joy

Tag: clarity

  • Finding Safety in Trusting God

    Finding Safety in Trusting God

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    Michelle Martino
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    I glanced at the TV as a game show host cut open brand-new handbags with a kitchen knife. This was my first time seeing the Netflix show “Is it Cake?”, a competition where bakers design cakes to imitate non-edible objects. Their goal is to try and trick the judges. As someone who has healed from…

  • Magazine Submission: Contending for Clarity in the Midst of Confusion

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    Michelle Martino
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    I’m excited to share that one of my favorite devotionals is published in a digital magazine! “Contending for Clarity in the Midst of Confusion” can be found on pages 25-27 of the EGM Times. Click here to read the magazine.

  • Fix Your Gaze

    Fix Your Gaze

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    Michelle Martino
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    Have you ever been so close to something that you miss seeing it? It’s like when I can’t find my phone and it’s on the table in front of me. It’s there the whole time; I just don’t see it.  In an interview with the New York Times, psychologist Christopher Chabris explained why this happens.…

  • Victory in the Valley

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    Michelle Martino
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    I still remember that Sunday at church when I couldn’t stop crying. My good friend comforted and encouraged me, saying “you’ll see the other side of this. I promise.” I had some serious doubts about if and when that day would come. Full healing seemed so distant and out of reach. God had done it…