by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2018 | God, Revelation, Worship
God can take us as equally deep on a journey into the human heart as He can into the deepest parts of unexplored outer space. This life we have with God is far greater than we can comprehend. Keep that perspective in the forefront of your thinking when the trivial...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2018 | Courage, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Mercy, Pride, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
If a dishonoring ricochet is coming at you fired from a comment made in a private conversation where you were not present to defend yourself, God wants to reveal His heart to you despite what has taken place. In love, the Lord has allowed the comment to become public...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 12, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
You have entered an unfamiliar place. In this season of change, it feels like you are out of range of normal communication, even with God, but you know that is not true. You just need to learn how to hear Him in a new way in this strange and unfamiliar place. He...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 10, 2018 | Apostle, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Teaching, Truth
The word theology and the title of theologian do not appear in Scripture. When God gave gifts to equip and mature the Church those gifts were wrapped in the definitions of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. It would be from the ministry of these...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Obedience, Peace, Wisdom
One mark of spiritual maturity is learning how and when to use the personal delete button. Some things should not be shared in a public forum until God has been given the time required to first process the issue in our heart. This is important because an...