by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2014 | Faith, Future, Hope, Power, Trust
The wall has appeared once again. Its cement blocks of sorrow are held in place by the mortar of your despair. As you look up at the face of this wall its formidable presence tells you to stop trying and give up. Each time this wall has appeared in the past the same...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2014 | Forgiveness, Healing, Intimacy, Restoration
Not all words cut like a sharp knife. Some words cut with the dull blade of malicious intent. The pain from these wounds is intense. The person who spoke to you did not know your heart. Their words were fueled by an ignorant anger. As a result, you have been left...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 8, 2014 | Faith, Future, Hope
It is time to lift your head. You have lost a sense of vision because you have become downcast by your circumstance. You have been convinced to look down and receive a sentence that has imprisoned you in hopelessness. When you look down you only see...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2014 | Favor, Future, Hope, Transition
The favor of God has shifted. You feel like something has changed and you are not sure how to define what has taken place. The outpouring of favor upon your life has not departed – it has simply moved to a new place for release in a new season. This new place is...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2014 | Hope, Transition, Trust
There is a faith that can only discovered when our current measure of faith is finally exhausted. It is in this depleted place that the essence of a pure faith is finally discovered. It is here where our emptiness and desperation cause us to reach for...
