From Holding On to Moving Freely

One of the most powerful invitations in Scripture is found in Revelation 4:1. The Lord says, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” 

That phrase, come up here, is not just for John in his vision. It is for us today. God is always inviting us to rise above the noise, the chaos, and the striving of this world so that we can see from His perspective.

In the latest episode of The Alita Reynolds Show called Come Up Here, I shared a visual that has stuck with me. Imagine a cartoon man, clinging with all his might to the top of the Eiffel Tower. His arms are short, his legs are short, and he’s holding on for dear life. Isn’t that a metaphor for the way so many of us live? Striving, anxious, exhausted, trying to hold everything together by our own strength?

Then there’s another picture: a vast mountain plateau, wide and open, where you can move about freely. That’s the contrasting visual metaphor for  living in God’s will. You’re still high up, but instead of clinging desperately, you’re walking, or even dancing, confidently and freely, because you’re secure in Him.

Friends, this is the difference between elevation by the world and elevation by God. Satan’s way leads to anxiety and fear. God’s way leads to peace, freedom, and clarity. Jesus didn’t come to burden you, He came to give you abundant life.

So let me ask you: are you gripping tightly to the steeple, or are you moving freely on the mountain with Him?

I encourage you to take time to listen to the full episode, Come Up Here. My prayer is that it will challenge you to release your grip, trust the Lord’s leading, and step into the higher places He has for you. The door is open. Will you walk through it?

I’m wildly cheering you!

Alita Reynolds