by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2014 | Deliverance, Faith, Future, Hope, Redemption, Trust
You want to run, but you know you cannot outrun what is coming. This immense wave of circumstance that is building before you has caught you beyond the security of the shoreline in the shallow waters of knee-deep vulnerability. Your only survival...
by Garris Elkins | May 18, 2014 | Faith, Future, Obedience, Repentance, Transition, Trust
Your departure into the next season of life will be like a hot air balloon ride. The last blast of heat from the burner has filled the canopy. The balloon is filled and ready floating just a few feet above the earth. Nothing else needs to take place except...
by Garris Elkins | May 17, 2014 | Favor, Future, Hope, Joy, Miracles, Transition, Trust
Your life resembles one of those party games where people hold a weighted object straight out in front of them seeing how long they can hold it up before their arm starts trembling from exhaustion. In this season of life you have been holding the weight of your...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2014 | Future, Gifts, Hope, Joy, Obedience, Prophetic, Redemption
Your life has been idling at this intersection for too long. This was only a temporary stop, not a place to park. As you pulled up to this season of life God intended you to stop and like driving a car you needed to move forward again, but you haven’t. The...
by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2014 | Family, Gifts, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
The armor is like an ornate gold breastplate with shoulder pads worn by a first century centurion. Inside the armor a child is playing. The contrast is striking – a little child rolling around and laughing inside a protective battle garment designed for someone...