by Garris Elkins | Jul 18, 2014 | Change, Discipline, Faith, Honor, Trust
Your life resembles a dancer poised and ready to perform. You have prayed and prepared for this moment. You have taken your mark on stage. You are waiting for the music of a new season to begin so you can start dancing. There has been a great deal of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2014 | Joy, Obedience, Repentance, Trust, Truth
You keep laughing because you are afraid that if you stop the tears will begin to flow. When people look at you they are not able to see the sadness in your heart behind the mask of laughter. You will not be able to hide the true emotion of your heart forever. In...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2014 | Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Identity, Miracles, Repentance
Your life resembles a muscle car with lots of power and potential. God wants you to get all the performance you can out of what He has entrusted to you. Recently, you tried to shift your life into a higher gear and you missed it. While you tried to find the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2014 | Faith, Father, Freedom, Hope, Trust
You are at that place in your journey where the final leg – a steep hill – is now before you. You have peddled long and hard throughout this last season. You don’t have much energy left and now you are facing this one last uphill grade before something new...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2014 | Obedience, Rest, Trust
You have lived under the illusion that if you could get just one more thing done you would finally experience rest. Have you noticed this hasn’t worked? There will always be “just one more thing” that will demand your attention. The truest definition of rest can...