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Ariana D. Den Bleyker

Ariana D. Den Bleyker is a Pittsburgh native currently residing in New York’s Hudson Valley. She is the author of two devotional poetry collections, To Be Held by the Light and Waking in the Light. She is an ordained deacon in the Reformed Church of America.
Devotionals

Fellowship in Suffering

Read: Philippians 3:7-11 That I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings. (v. 10) The greatest pain I ever felt was going through

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Pour Out Your Soul

Read: 1 Samuel 1:9-20 She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD. (v. 10) Often during times of suffering, I act on my eating disorder; I restrict food in

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All Pain Is Temporary

Read: Hebrews 12:3-17 For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.

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Weathering the Storm

Read: Matthew 7:24-27 The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on

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Restoration and Glory

Read: 1 Peter 5:6-11 After you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, confirm,

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Do Not Be Anxious

Read: Philippians 4:5-9 Do not be anxious about anything. (v. 6) I was seven years old when I experienced my first panic attack. Due to trauma, I had a fear

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Hope in Suffering

Read: Romans 5:1-11 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings. (v. 3) I lost my father last year after he suffered a stroke and a subsequent brain bleed.

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Fiery Trials

Read: 1 Peter 4:12-19 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial. (v. 12) When I first got my driver’s license, my husband—then fiancé—taught me how to drive in

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The God of All Comfort

Read: 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 If we are afflicted, it is for your comfort and salvation. (v. 6) When my daughter was in first grade, she broke her wrist. Aside from

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