by Garris Elkins | Jun 19, 2017 | Discipline, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Obedience, Peace, Prayer, Promise, Rest, Worship
Certain sounds pull on the deep emotions of my soul. The sound of a violin solo, water moving across smooth stones in a mountain stream or a loon calling out as it swims across a lake through a wisp of early morning fog. There are two levels where we process these...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2017 | Freedom, Jesus, Obedience, Rest, Trust
I was sitting in the early morning light with my dog, Abby, reading the hard copy proof for my new book. I love this time of year when the mornings are cool yet warm enough for shorts and bare feet on the grass. As I continued to read, a bird flew past me and through...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 17, 2017 | Prophetic
Last night, Jan and I spent time with a great group of people celebrating a friend’s birthday. It was an outdoor venue held at a beautiful estate with fine dining and lots of joy. Throughout the evening, people would stand alongside the long, cloth covered table and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Word
Some of you have spoken words of faith that have not yet come to pass. You have wondered if you missed something. If this is you, I have a word for you. I saw you standing in the future. Sound waves created by your words of faith were arriving like echoes from the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2017 | Faith, Trust
The evening time is when the sun begins to set. Some of you dread the end of the day and the coming night. Every natural sunset will eventually become a sunrise. The same is true in spiritual matters. Don’t dread any moment of approaching darkness and despair....
