by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discipleship, Future, Intimacy, Promise
We can make our plans, but in the end, it is the Lord who directs our steps. Making a plan is a good exercise. Because we only see in part, even our best plans are only partial. Something is always missing. The larger image in our minds must be the picture of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Freedom, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Supernatural, Transition
In a dream, I saw Jesus running across a stream. He looked like all of us who have run across a narrow mountain stream landing on each available stone with the ball of our foot. It’s a delicate dance of passage. In the dream, Jesus wasn’t landing on stones. His...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 18, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Forgivness, Freedom
This week we realized one of our beautiful maple trees had finally died. It has been a slow death. We tried to help the tree, but its disease was stronger than our desire for it to live. The maple stands 65 feet and is positioned at the front of our property. Last...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 12, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Gifts, Hope, Justice, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Reformation
I just heard the Lord speak the following sentence, “The Ichabod delusion is being displaced by an Issachar anointing.” The Spirit of God is entering segments within the Church where His presence has been muted and ignored, and as a result, the glory departed. An...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Promotion, Supernatural, Transition, Worship
Recently, I watched a video about a new elevator system. Traditional elevators move people up and down between floors. This new elevator adds another function. It can also move passengers side to side, laterally between floors. This up and down, side to side movement...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 6, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Future
Many of us are sensing a shift taking place in our spiritual lives. This shift is not always accompanied by a change in geography or employment. It is a deeper shift that takes place in the realm of the Spirit. As I was processing that idea, I saw an image of...