by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Forgiveness, Freedom, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Power, Pride, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Truth, Wisdom
During the first week of each New Year, Jan and I like to do something special together. This year we drove out of town and booked a night at a beautiful hotel. We filled our days with shopping, dining and just enjoying each other’s presence. The hotel where we stayed...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 7, 2018 | Prophetic
I have noticed there are three directions our lives can move. We can evolve into something more. We can revolve around the status quo, or we can devolve into a lesser expression of ourselves than the one God intended for us to experience. To evolve means I have...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2018 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Power, Prophecy, Provision, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom
When I got up this morning, I put short ribs in our slow cooker. The short ribs, garlic, salt and pepper, mushrooms, red onions and port wine will work together for the next 8 hours to create an unbelievably delicious meal. The ribs will be served alongside mashed...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance
If you have ever stood on the seashore when a wave crashed and ran up the beach past your ankles you experienced what can happen when you looked down at your feet as the wave reversed course and rushed back down the beach. You got dizzy and disoriented and felt like...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2018 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Fear, Power, Spiritual Warfare
The more steps we have to take in order to complete an act of obedience, the more jeopardy we put ourselves in regarding our spiritual well being. When I was a cop, I never carried anything in my right hand. I am right-handed. My right hand held my handgun. My...