I recently read a scripture that stopped me in my tracks. It’s from Revelation 4:1, and to be completely transparent—it wasn’t something I just stumbled across. I was listening to a message that redirected me there, and it opened my eyes in a way I hadn’t experienced before.
It simply says, “After this I looked…”
Those words—spoken by John, caught up in a vision on the island of Patmos—carried a depth I hadn’t considered before. Think about it. John had already seen visions. He had walked in deep ministry. He had a résumé full of spiritual accolades. And yet… he still pressed. He still looked.
That shook me.
I started asking myself, “Angela, what is it that you need to leave behind in order to keep looking forward?” What past success am I clinging to? What failure am I still defining myself by? What moments—good or bad—have I allowed to limit my next?
Because here’s the truth: success can become just as paralyzing as failure when we treat it like a destination instead of a stepping stone.
Let me ask you this: What’s your relationship with your last success or your last failure? Are you still stuck in the glow of that last “big win”? Or maybe in the shadow of a disappointment you didn’t see coming?
If so, I invite you—just like I’m inviting myself—to say this boldly:
“After this, I looked.”
After the degree… I looked.
After the heartbreak… I looked.
After landing the client, buying the house, launching the product, getting the promotion… I looked.
Even after leading someone to Christ or experiencing something deeply spiritual… I looked.
I pressed. I didn’t stop.
Because there is more in God.
There’s more you can do.
There’s more of you to discover.
More to stretch. More to surrender. More to grow.
And let me be clear: 2025 is not the year to plateau.
Mediocrity has never been your portion.
You can’t afford to live on autopilot—not in your finances, faith, health, relationships, or purpose.
This is the time to think differently. To adapt like an octopus—yep, science says it has multiple brains (up to nine!) so it can adjust to its environment and thrive. We need that kind of resilience, that kind of flexibility.
Because Jesus is not just calling us to be believers. He’s calling us to be multipliers.
“Some 30, some 60, some 100 times what was sown.”
He believes you can become more than you think.
He knows He can do “immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine.” (Ephesians 3:20)
And so, I press.
And after this, I looked.
Now it’s your turn.
What’s your plan after this moment?
It’s time to look again—with fresh eyes. With faith. With a plan.
If you’re ready to press into your next level of growth, purpose, or transformation, I want to walk that journey with you. Let’s get intentional.
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Your Biggest Cheerleader,
Eve Speaks Team
