by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation, Supernatural, Transition, Truth, Worship
We can too easily believe predictions that align with our predisposition or bias on a particular subject. I saw it just this week where a news commentator was predicting the outcome of the next presidential election. I’ve seen it in the predictions made concerning a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2019 | Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Gifts, Grace, Holiness, Humility, Integrity, Leadership
Everyone has a gift. To say someone is “really gifted” is a statement of preference. It simply says we value and might even prefer a particular gift and its function. We like gifts so much we take tests to determine what gifts we might possess. They are popular,...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2019 | Dreams, Family, Favor, Honor, Love, Marriage
Eating tacos in a converted gas station that’s now pumping out Mexican fare. Listening to Willie Nelson playing in the background. Wearing old jeans and worn boots. It’s an easy space and time. My lady sits across the table, smiling back at me. She’s sending a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 4, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Hope, Miracles, Pentecost, Reformation, Resurrection, Revival
Church history is formed over time and can appear like a glacier moving at a speed imperceptible to the natural eye. In these glacial-like seasons, some have given up hope and allowed human opinion to form a worldview in conflict with truth. At other...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 3, 2019 | Courage, Faith, Fear, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership
If you want to know what a religious spirit looks like remove its ability to punish someone. At the moment of disempowerment, when the religious spirit stands before you naked and exposed without the trappings of its deceptivecamouflageandlanguage, it will turn...