by Garris Elkins | Nov 3, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Church planting, Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Reformation, Revival, Teaching
After spending 46 years sharing the same bed with Jan, we have learned how to discern the difference between our sleeping sounds and when one of us is beginning to wake up. Early this morning, I quietly called out to Jan, “Are you awake?” She replied, “Well, it sure...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2019 | Prophecy, Prophetic
If you are a prophet who loves and cherishes the Lord’s Church, you will see and announce things long before those who hold positions of power and influence can see the need for what you declared. A test of the condition of your heart may come, days, months,...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2019 | Church, Creativity, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Prayer, Promise, Revelation, Sacrifice, Worship
In a dream, I saw a large conference center. It was just used to host a gathering of hundreds of people. When the event was finally over, and all the attendees had departed, a stillness settled over the facility. Looking around the room, I could see it needed...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2019 | Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Word, Worship
You feel like you are being stretched to the breaking point. That is not what’s taking place, nor is it the purpose of what you are experiencing. God is not causing your pain. That is your response to the rigidity and inflexibility He wants to remove. He is...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
In prayer, I just saw a demon spirit called Dark Agenda running through an open door into the heart of our nation. As the demon ran forward he was focusing his attention on the beating heart of America. As he ran forward, he stumbled and then stumbled again and...
