by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2014 | Joy, Obedience, Repentance, Trust, Truth
You keep laughing because you are afraid that if you stop the tears will begin to flow. When people look at you they are not able to see the sadness in your heart behind the mask of laughter. You will not be able to hide the true emotion of your heart forever. In...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2014 | Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Identity, Miracles, Repentance
Your life resembles a muscle car with lots of power and potential. God wants you to get all the performance you can out of what He has entrusted to you. Recently, you tried to shift your life into a higher gear and you missed it. While you tried to find the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2014 | Faith, Father, Freedom, Hope, Trust
You are at that place in your journey where the final leg – a steep hill – is now before you. You have peddled long and hard throughout this last season. You don’t have much energy left and now you are facing this one last uphill grade before something new...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2014 | Obedience, Rest, Trust
You have lived under the illusion that if you could get just one more thing done you would finally experience rest. Have you noticed this hasn’t worked? There will always be “just one more thing” that will demand your attention. The truest definition of rest can...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2014 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Future, Trust
The thrust of the betrayers blade has sunk deep into your back. The attack came from someone you trusted. This is what makes the wound so painful. You need to know this betrayal came from a place of brokenness in your betrayer. It wasn’t personal. They do not know...
