by Garris Elkins | Aug 27, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Honor, Relationships
Jan and I were talking about friendship. In our conversation, Jan said something profound. “A measure of true friendship is the ability to share another person’s joy.” Everyone suffers in life, so identifying with another person’s pain can be shared more...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 26, 2019 | Dreams, Faith, Favor, God, Grace, Healing, Holiness, Hope, Humility, Kingdom, Miracles, Obedience, Peace
At the back of our property, we have a lawn. By this time of year, it is getting really dry. It needs help. We stuck an impulse sprinkler in the ground to water the lawn, giving it some extra attention in the hot summer days of August. Yesterday morning, Jan and...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2019 | Faithfulness, Favor, Honor
If you are serving the transition of someone who is your employer or supervisor, your main task is to watch the condition of your heart. In a healthy, honor-filled work environment, the person transitioning may be blessed by financial gifts, severance packages,...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2019 | Future, Transition, Vision.
The coming change will be different than what has taken place in the past. Those were abrupt, painful, and stark transitions. This time you will step through the border between two seasons without obstruction. It will be like someone passing through chiffon-like...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 24, 2019 | Destiny, Discernment, Fear, Integrity, Justice, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom, Word
An accusation, especially a public accusation, can be devastating. Imagine the sin you deplore above all others. Then imagine you wake up tomorrow morning and began reading through social media to find out, to your horror, you were being wrongly accused of that sin....