You may ask me, “Why is the name, Stay High?”.
It’s a simple answer. God spoke to me through the scriptures one morning in Colossians and He said loud and clear, “Stay High!”.
I wasn’t amused. In fact, I reacted like this, “Lord, I’m not laughing and that’s not funny.”
He told me to read these verses over, and over, and over again. And heard him say, “I am the best drug, the only real high. Choose me, take me, inhale me. Inhale me.
In Colossians 3, While Paul was in prison, he writes to the believers in Colosse,
“Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God, 2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
You see, I hate drugs. (Not prescription drugs) I hate the ones that people use to get “high”, that are addicting, and make people lose all morals and values. I have little to no patience for those who choose to abuse their own bodies. It’s a selfish lifestyle that leads to abuse of themselves and others. There is nothing good about it. And it effects families far worse that our communities and country will admit.
So when I read these verses, they reminded me that the Holy Spirit living in me has the power to lift me up and out of the world that pulls me down. He is addicting. In Colossians 3:4, He reminds me that, “When Christ, who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in Glory.” And that is my hope. Heaven is my goal. He paid for a free trip to eternity! Yes! Lord, Yes!
And Paul goes on to mention all the sins that we need to rid ourselves of. Now, that’s where we get happy or get humbled. Because all those awful sins that we don’t take part in, we kinda skip over those, but then, one will hit us like a ton of bricks. Mine is mentioned in here, in verse 8, “But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from you lips.” And God said, “You really do.” Verse 9 says, “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken of your old self with it’s practices 10 and have put not he new self, which is being renewed in knowledge int he image of it creator.”
Then, He spoke again. in verses 12 to 22, He says to me, “Soften your heart.” Here he mentions kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, love, peace, wisdom, gratitude, giving thanks.
Then, in verses 23 to 25, He spoke again. He said “Work for me.” …”With all your heart, as working for me, not for men (or women). 24 Since you know you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. 25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for his wrong, and there is no favoritism.”
I’ve been praying for a long time about starting a blog, writing a book, or feeding a FB page. I don’t know why today, but today is the day. It is the Day that the Lord has Made, let us rejoice and be glad!”
My bible is the New International Version (NIV). It is the Faith in Action Study Bible from Zondervan. My bible may read a little different from yours. But you see, what Paul wrote to the Colossians, also applies today. God’s word is Holy. It is inspired by Him who Loves you and me today. He speaks through the His Holy word. It is alive and active. I pray you are encouraged today.
Check out my next post about “Carrie ON”. It’s the name of my FB page. I’ll explain that name and help you understand the combination of why my email address is carrieonstayhigh@gmail.com.
Many Blessings,
Carrie
Stay High and Carrie On!
Stay High 