by Garris Elkins | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Prophecy, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
You can turn off your favorite news outlet for a year and turn it back on again, and not much will have changed except the names of the participants in the news stories. While that can be true, I believe we are living in a unique moment of history. It is...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 12, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Prayer
Yesterday, I was walking through a sporting goods store and saw some baseball gloves, aka mitts. It had been years since I held a glove. I picked one up and put it on. As soon as my hand slipped into the glove, I sensed the Lord speaking. He said, “Give Me something...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2019 | Change, Courage, Trust
Things will eventually fall into place. In the process of finding that place, it is the “falling” part of the process that can seem confusing, and at times, overwhelming. A final destination in freefall can be undefinable. It will require trust, especially when you...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 10, 2019 | Culture, Death, Deliverance, Favor, Freedom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
Yesterday, a sad image was posted of a dead eagle lying face down in a creek in western Oregon. Authorities are seeking information that would lead to the arrest of the person responsible for killing the magnificent creature. When I first saw the image, I was filled...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 8, 2019 | Apostle, Culture, Discernment, Discipline, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Truth, Wisdom
Each night, I kneel by our bed and pray for my family that we would have dreams in the night birthed by the Spirit. Last night, I was the recipient of that prayer. In the dream, I was sitting across from someone known throughout the world, not only as one of the...
