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Shout out to Trey Smith and his team for taking the win tonight in basketball in OT!! ....Way to REaCH for it!

Are you living under the influence of the Holy Spirit or are you just influenced by Him now and then only at your convenience?

We are not only to be influenced by the Holy Spirit but we are to live "under" the influence of the Holy Spirit. When you are under the influence of something you can't do what you used to do. You ever see someone is under the influence of alcohol trying to do things that they normally could do but can't do them because of the alcohol. They have more of the substance in them that their flesh just can't handle it, they can no longer do what they use to do.

When you live under the influence of the Holy Spirit and you have so much of the presence of God in you life that you can no longer do what you use to do. So much of the presence of the Holy Spirit that you can no longer walk and talk like you used to, you can no longer hang out with the people you used to that drug you down, music you listened to, or ingest those things that would cause you to lose control.

We are called to have the presence of the Living God in us so strongly that it causes us to reject that which is death to us. People should be able to take one look at us and see that we are under the influence of Holy Spirit. We should have a boldness and no longer a fear to speak of His Goodness. We should be under the influence that we can't help but to speak life to a lost and dying world.

Be filled with the Spirit and live under the influence!

Nowadays what's popular is more important than what's right. Go against the pop culture that changes with the wind. Be firmly rooted in the things of God and do not be swayed by the things of the world.

2 Tim 4:1-5 And now I bring you this charge before God and Jesus the Anointed, the one destined to judge the living and the dead, at His glorious appearance and His kingdom: 2 go out and preach the word! Go whether it’s an opportune time or not! Reprove, warn, and encourage; but do so with all the patience and instruction needed to fulfill your calling 3 because a time will come when some will no longer tolerate sound teaching. Instead, they will live by their own desires; they’ll scratch their itching ears by surrounding themselves with teachers who approve of their lifestyles and tell them what they want to hear. 4 They will turn away from the real truth you have to offer because they prefer the sound of fables and myths. 5 But you must stay focused and be alert at all times. Tolerate suffering. Accomplish the good work of an evangelist, and complete the ministry to which you have been called.

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Don't forget to be praying for REaCH Youth Ministry.

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