REPENT! And turn to God, for the kingdom of heaven is near…and so is my very first NPC BIKINI COMPETITION!
I cannot believe that I am officially 2 days out from my 1st NPC Bikini Competition. I will be competing in the Seminole Classic bikini division and I could not be more excited for it! This last few weeks has been a complete mental challenged filled with self doubt, worries and fear. But the bible tells me that I have not been given the spirit of fear, but of POWER, and of LOVE and of a SOUND MIND. It has taken this verse, prayer and encouragement from a few close friends and my coaches to truly experience the peace that I have right now. God is truly gracing me to feel the best I ever have about this entire experience just a couple days out!
I’ve talked to a few of the young ladies who train on the same team as me, and they’re feeling how I felt a few weeks ago. Tired, run down, completely over this whole process, ready for it to be over. You may find yourself feeling the same way and I want to take the time to encourage you.
The best thing that my coach Ty could have told me one day when I was feeling pretty low was to “make myself the competition and not the other competitors. Bring your best package in and that’s all you can do. You can’t get any better, than best.” When he told me that, my perspective began to change.
Slowly but surely I began to pray for peace and it was almost like the scales had been removed from my eyes and I was able to really see myself and the gains and progress that I had made! I was really starting to see changes in my body, old clothes that I had kept were starting to fit again and my abs, which have never surfaced before in my life, were making DAILY appearances! My feelings had shifted like night and day and I am truly one of my biggest fans. If nobody claps for me, I will be the only one clapping. It’s so great to receive confirmation and affirmation from others but to feel it deep down within myself is everything! When motivation and joy are intrinsic and given by the Holy Spirit it is impossible for anything to come by and take it away. Not another competitor, not a certain persons attendance to your show, whether you place or not, nothing!
Competing for me has gone from wanting to win everything, to truly getting my body in the best aesthetic shape of my life. Competing for me is about progressing and looking the very best that I possibly can every time I hit that stage. Needless to say in spite of placing and trophy’s I am pretty darn excited to compete this weekend, and even more excited for my next show. I will have about 6 more weeks to dial it in and bring in an even tighter package before going into a great off season.
So if you’re feeling low, rest assured that God has your back and will send you just the right amount of encouragement to make it through the storm and trust him to bring you further!
Sincerely,
Amber Danielle
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