There are many places in scripture that refer to worshipping on a mountain or going up to a mountain.
Exalt the LORD our God and worship at his holy mountain, for the LORD our God is holy. Psalm 99:9
Many peoples will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths." The law will go out from Zion, the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. Isaiah 2:3
And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people go up with flutes to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel. Isaiah 30:29
After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray. Mark 6:46
Moses met with God on a mountain, Abraham went to sacrifice on a mountain and Jesus revealed His Holiness on a mountain. All of this denotes an uphill climb. Our walk with the Lord is not a leisurely Sunday stroll. It is a climb. It is sometimes strenuous while at the same time restful but never lazy. There are no stopping places or plateaus. When you are climbing up a mountain and you stop going up, you start to roll down. That is what backsliding is. Not necessarily indulging in some awful disgusting sin, but simply not going forward.
Our rest is to be with Jesus not from Jesus. When the going gets tough, go up!
and .. your thoughts?