I haven’t shared much with all of you lately. Life has gotten so busy, and so much has happened. I was part of another TEC weekend just a few weeks ago, my fundraiser took place, and I got to spend this past weekend in Nashville!
I have really been praying that the Lord would put something on my heart that I could write about, and the only phrase that has seemed to keep popping up is “God-High”. Ever since I made my first TEC, the words “God-High” have been very prominent. I hear this prase after every retreat, every mission trip, every TEC weekend, etc. From my personal experience, a God-High occurs when you feel so overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit and by the love of Christ. So many people associate the word “overwhelmed” with feeling defeared. But we can also think of being overwhelmed as a good thing. Think about being overwhelmed by God… think about being immersed and submerged by Jesus. Wowza.
After Jesus’ resurrection, people finally understood what it meant to be overwhelmed by the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:4 states, “And they were filled with the Holy Spirit.” Think about the word fill. If we are filled, then there is no room for anything else. If we are filled with the Holy Spirit, then there isn’t any room for anything else- not depression, fear, or defeat. Jump to Acts 2:17. “I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh”. God pours his Spirit into us. It is so important that we receive all of the good that God offers!!!
When I am experiencing a God-High, I want to spend every waking moment with Christ through worship, scripture, or prayer. Whenever I find myself on a God-High, I feel whole, and I feel like I have my life put together. I want to take everything that God gives to me. I asked a few of my squadmates to share with me what a God-High means to them. Y’all, these women are full of so much love, knowledge, and passion. What they shared with me, I just had to share with all of you.
“A God High to me is when you’ve experienced something or multiple things that bring you to a point where you can’t do anything else than proclaim the name of Jesus. Where all you wanna do is shine His light and spread His word literally everywhere. It’s like going back to that point in your life where you are the most pure form of you and having thee best time. To me, it means that even though the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows thattttt at the end of the day we are here on purpose because we have a purpose.” -Destany Enis
“I think God highs have us pursuing the most pure version of ourselves that we can be with Christ.” -Megan Staten
“From my experience, a God high is when you are so filled with the spirit and so deep in the Lord’s presence that you don’t know what else to do but praise Jesus. It’s a crazy form of joy, love, and admiration that I don’t know how else to explain but feeling like you’re in a dream that you don’t want to end. You just want that feeling to go on forever and ever!” -Rachel Marcelli
I told you they were great, didn’t I?!
Although God-Highs can be incredible times in our lives, coming down from them can be hard. For the longest time, I would find myself coming home from an experience with one of these highs only to find that it would only last a few weeks. I would stop reading my bible, stop praying, stop attending mass, etc. It was very frustrating. After coming home from South Dakota this past summer, I figured the same thing would happen. I’d be on this God-high for a few weeks and then I would come down from it. But something clicked. I’m still on this God-high that has done nothing but go up. Praise the Lord!!! Now I’m not saying that my faith has become picture perfect and that I still don’t struggle with it, because that wouldn’t be true. I am learning how to face those “God-lows”. I have found such incredible friends that have held me accountable, kept me motivated, and pushed me in my walk with Christ. I have been open with others when I feel like my God-high is coming down. I have made sure to spend time with Christ each and every day.
I challenge you to find those friends that will hold you accountable. I challenge you to share with others when you feel yourself coming down. I challenge you to spend at least 15 minutes with Christ. God-highs are so real, but so are God-lows.
Let God fill you. Let Jesus love you. Let the Holy Spirit overwhelm you.
I am praying for all of you, and I hope you have a beautiful week!!
-Kenzie
