by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2014 | Destiny, Faith, God, Hope, Love, Miracles, Trust
In each journey there will be a time when you run out of road. You will come to a place where no detour is provided, no crossroad exists from which to choose a new direction and no visible roadway is available to find your way forward. You are in one of...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2014 | Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Freedom, Joy, Kingdom of God, Miracles
There is a roof over your head. This is not like the roof of your physical home, but one constructed by your attempts to cover and protect yourself from the sorrows of life. You have forgotten that you walk under open heavens. The realms above you were...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2014 | Change, Hope, Joy, Love
Your recent interaction with God has caused you to start applauding His goodness. When God’s goodness was poured out on your life in a visible way others joined you in your celebration. Like a polite applause following a natural performance, people gradually...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2014 | Fear, Hope, Kingdom of God, Peace, Prayer, Trust
(*Note to reader: This word came to me this morning at 3:30 a.m. as a 6.1 earthquake took place just south of us in Northern California. These words of encouragement and their timing are not by accident.) As you walk through culture it feels like you have entered a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 23, 2014 | Humility, Repentance, Trust
In the life of every person there is a lifelong search for the bottom line or what we would call, “the crux of the matter”. This familiar phrase, “the crux of the matter”, is a word that comes from the Latin language meaning “a cross”. The cross being a place of...
