by Garris Elkins | Jan 10, 2018 | Discipleship, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Power, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Word
God speaks to me in dreams and in the waking state just before rising each day. This morning, I received a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 9, 2018 | Discipleship, Faith, Fear
One of the marks of a spiritually mature person is their ability to live with certainty in a place defined only by a fine line. A spiritually immature person feels the need to live behind thick margins created by a fear-based definition of life. They think distance...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Forgiveness, Freedom, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Power, Pride, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Revelation, Truth, Wisdom
During the first week of each New Year, Jan and I like to do something special together. This year we drove out of town and booked a night at a beautiful hotel. We filled our days with shopping, dining and just enjoying each other’s presence. The hotel where we stayed...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 7, 2018 | Prophetic
I have noticed there are three directions our lives can move. We can evolve into something more. We can revolve around the status quo, or we can devolve into a lesser expression of ourselves than the one God intended for us to experience. To evolve means I have...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2018 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Power, Prophecy, Provision, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom
When I got up this morning, I put short ribs in our slow cooker. The short ribs, garlic, salt and pepper, mushrooms, red onions and port wine will work together for the next 8 hours to create an unbelievably delicious meal. The ribs will be served alongside mashed...