Juliana Olayode Condemns Viral “Holy Spirit Carry Me” Trend, Urges Christians To Show Reverence

Juliana Olayode has openly expressed her displeasure over the trending “Holy Spirit, carry me” cruise making waves across social media.

The Nollywood star took to Instagram to address what she considers a worrying shift from reverence to ridicule, calling out fellow celebrities and online users who have turned the prayerful phrase into humorous captions.

While she acknowledged that calling on the Holy Spirit remains a powerful declaration of faith and a spiritually uplifting expression, she said she finds it uncomfortable seeing it twisted into jokes, particularly those referencing body size and physical features. According to her, sacred expressions should not be reduced to punchlines for engagement or online trends.

She wrote:

“It’s absolutely okay for us to ask the Holy Spirit to carry us; that’s a powerful prayer and a beautiful song.
What I don’t quite understand are some of the captions that are turning it into a cruise.

Seeing captions like Holyspirit no carry me because of my big nyash, because I get weight, because he no like small things, makes me cringe.

Do we know who we’re talking about here?

The Holyspirit?!

Please, let’s be careful.
Let’s not reduce something sacred to a joke.

Please, let’s honour and revere the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is not for trends or a punchline for attention. Let’s honour Him.

I know we like to joke and catch cruise online, and sometimes it’s really just vibes. But I’ve been feeling a bit uncomfortable, we Christians take too many things with levity, people of other religions wouldn’t dare mention the name of their prophet or god without honour.

We throw the name of JESUS around with no regard for the Holy Spirit? No, please, it’s a NO!!!!! NO!!!!!!

Everything can’t always be fun and games, not when it concerns Someone so precious, not when it concerns THE HOLYSPIRIT.

For me personally, we can make jokes, do fun things, and be joyful without being careless.

Just sharing my heart”

Her statement has generated mixed reactions online. While many agreed that matters of faith deserve deep respect, others argued that humor and spirituality can exist side by side without diminishing belief.

One thing is clear: Juliana Olayode is standing firm in her conviction that sacred things should never be sacrificed for social media trends.