by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, Integrity
One form of courage is rarely seen because there are so few examples of those who are willing to walk in the jeopardy it creates. It is the courage that comes when a person realizes they were completely wrong in their assumption and must now face the dismantling of an...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 26, 2019 | Change, Church, Discernment, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Prayer, Tranistion, Vision.
The Church is not a structure, physically or organizationally. It is organic, incarnational, spiritual, God-breathed, and always open to mobility. The photo depicts one of the structures on the property where our church met for more than 50 years. Over the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2019 | Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Promotion, Provision, Rest, Trust
Once God makes a promise to you that promise will never be able to escape even when it seems to have disappeared from your sight. God has a plan to reconnect you with His promise and experience the joy of its fulfillment. I watched a YouTube video showing a police...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Fear, Future, God, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Peace, Promotion
We live in a world where prominence is seen as a promotion. We are told the trajectory of our lives must always move upward and outward toward a place of greater visibility. In the Kingdom of God, the opposite can actually take place when the hand of God is on a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Future, Holy Spirit, Integrity, Promise, Promotion, Provision, Redemption, Tranistion
The lessons you learned in past transitions will help guide you in your future transition. Revisit those lessons and learn from them again. Just like professional athletes revisit the basics of their sport with their coach, so the followers of Christ revisit the...
