by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2015 | Faith, Future
When it feels like your life has stalled, it is time to revisit your history. In your history you will discover an abandoned step that has caused your life to stall. When God spoke to you at the start, He began moving you forward toward His preferred future for your...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 3, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Future, Gifts, Identity, Joy, Peace, Redemption, Thankfulness
–>This morning, Jan and I walked through our neighborhood. It was a beautiful morning filled with blue skies, white clouds and crisp air. In our small town, deer walk freely among the homes. One of the homes we passed is known for its very elaborate...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 31, 2015 | Faith, Favor, Fear, Hope, Joy, Promise, Provision
I have lived through 65 seasons of fall. You would think by now I would fully understand the coming and going of each new season. This morning as I sat in the early morning darkness, I heard the distant sound of a truck shifting gears. At the moment the driver shifted...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 25, 2015 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Identity, Kingdom, Pride, Provision, Redemption
There are deceptions afoot like the one that took place between Israel and the Gibeonites as recorded in Joshua 9. In one moment of time, without inquiring of the Lord, Israel was deceived and blindly entered into an agreement with an enemy nation – an agreement...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2015 | Church, Prophecy, Redemption
Don’t confuse the consequence of sin with the judgment of God. Much of the pain and sorrow that takes place in the lives of people and nations is the consequence of sin, not the judgment of God. The remainder of suffering is a shared vulnerability we all experience...
