by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2019 | Trust, Truth, Vision.
A pendulum is constantly swinging back and forth between opinions as the Church tries to navigate through the extremes of theological interpretation. Don’t try to follow the path of the pendulum. If you do, you will become spiritually dizzy and unfocused. Pendulums...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Honor, Hope, Justice
I try to recognize the repetitive things I notice throughout the day to see if God is trying to get my attention. In the last few days, I have seen the word “dichotomy” in print, once on someone’s Facebook post and once on a delivery box. After these notices, I...
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...
