Meet Bri

Hi there!

Welcome to my minuscule corner on the internet! I'm Briana; the face behind the abundance-of-bri blog! I'm a twenty-something year old college student who has a huge heart for Jesus, writing, reflecting, learning and teaching. My favorite color is yellow, pugs make me laugh to tears, and I have a mild obsession with grapefruit. I definitely don't know everything, but I love sharing what I know.

The purpose of my blog is simple: to reflect and to encourage.

In fact, I like to think of my blog as my own public, online diary.

"Diaries... but aren't those supposed to be private?"

Yes, they certainly can be. But that's the point. I'm not here to pretend like I have everything together. I'm here to show you the real side as the Lord continues to mold and shape me as a person.

Throughout every struggle and triumph, I choose Jesus. My life is crazy and feels unstable, but that's okay. My foundation is in Jesus and that is something that cannot be shaken.

My Backstory

When I was sixteen, I found myself spiraling downwards into a vicious pattern of sin. I didn't even realize the detrimental state I was in at the time! All I knew was that everything I did felt extremely unfulfilling. With that being said, I found myself feeling trapped, ashamed, lost... you know, the whole nine yards. I knew there had to be more to this life, but what was that exactly?

When I was sixteen, still sinning, still feeling yucky, Jesus met me right where I was. Jesus showed me a light at the end of my dark, spiraling tunnel. Jesus showed me His authentic and unconditional love for me.

Do I mess up? You betcha. Do I fall down? Always. Does my imperfection change the way Jesus sees me? Absolutely not. As children of God, our identity is in Him and He is always delighted with you. Don't let the world's shame make you think any less of who the Lord says you are: His beloved.

This blog is not meant to show you how cookie-cutter perfect and easy life is since Jesus met me. It's to show you the seemingly difficult, but worthwhile side to my walk with Christ. Being in your twenties is hard enough. It's such a strange time. It feels like a second puberty, haha! But we're all in this together, and you, my friend, are never alone.

In fact, don't feel afraid to reach out. I would love nothing more than to get to know you. I'm here to meet you right where you are and to point you to the unfailing hope that lies with the gospel of Jesus.

"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Romans 5:8 [NLV]

Comments

To the Person Having a Hard Time Moving Forward

Just like what the title states; that was me for the longest time. I messed up countless times. Repeatedly. Over and over and over. Heck, I still mess up like it is my job. Being that person who seemed to make mistakes left and right, I found it very difficult to move forward with my life. I had a difficult time trying to forgive myself. Yeah, yeah I know the "make mistakes, learn from them, build your character" saying. But to be frank, that didn't minister to me that well. I mean, I suppose it did but that was only temporary. Every time I tried to move forward, something would happen that reminded me of the past and I felt that fresh sense of shame as if it happened that day. Every time I felt like I took a step forward, I was really taking a huge step back. For my entire life, I have been going back and forth with no real sense of direction. I thank God for Jesus. Because of Jesus, no person on this earth can say anything to me to hinder

More than a performance

I think we can all agree that we live in a society that is primarily based around performance. I'm not going to sit here and bash on our performances with day to day tasks. In fact, I think our performance with getting a job done is very important; in proper context. Nevertheless, it can get pretty overwhelming. Personally, I do NOT perform well under pressure. In fact, the more I focus on trying to get a job done correctly, the more I will rush, the more anxious I will feel, and the more likely I am to mess up. The solution? Don't focus so hard on performing the task quickly and carelessly. Just take it one step at a time and focus on getting it done well. This is very straight forward: to a T. But how do we apply this logic with our walks with Christ? What about the way we go about spreading the gospel to our coworker or the way we try to show Jesus to a friend who may not know Him yet? I don't know about you, but as a Christian, I used to struggle immens

Quarantine Thoughts: An Opportunity for Compassion

In as little as a few weeks, the entire world fell ill. ~ The person compulsively posting divided opinions on Facebook. The person fed up with Facebook strife. The teenagers walking down the street in a group greater than ten. The man approaching them, infuriated, holding a knife. The single mom worried about making ends meet. The single mom's child oblivious to her mother's sense of defeat. The grocery store clerk wishing they didn't have to go into work today. The clothing store retail worker wishing they had work and guaranteed pay. Those health care providers risking their lives to save your loved ones. Someone you love that was with you one minute, is now gone. I think all of us are confused, bored, maybe nervous for the unknown. Humanity thrives on the idea of having power and control over our own lives. For the first time for many of us, this virus introduced the depth of our human-vulnerability. You hear conspiracy theorists conjure up

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