by Garris Elkins | May 26, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Justice, Mercy, Peace
One of the greatest gifts you can leave behind is to be, as far as it is possible with you, at peace with all people. “As far as possible” means we walk as far forward in the process of reconciliation as the will of the other person will allow. We can walk up...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Culture, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Reformation, Revelation, Revival
Recently, I spoke at a gathering of social reformers and cultural influencers. My assignment was to unpack the teaching gift from within the five equipping gifts Paul mentioned in Ephesians 4. In my presentation, I shared there are three expressions of a teaching gift...
by Garris Elkins | May 21, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Future, Grace, Hope, Humility
We write and speak a lot about open doors of opportunity. What we don’t talk about is the need to pause on the threshold of those open doors to inquire of the Lord to determine if He was the one who opened the door. A life that demands continual forward motion...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2019 | Change, Discernment, Discipleship, Future, Integrity, Intimacy, Prayer, Promotion, Relationships, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Tranistion, Wisdom, Word, Worship
Your loudest critics have been positioned at the doorway of your future. Many have stalled at this noisy threshold not because they weren’t gifted to function in the future. They stalled because they were unable to handle their critics with wisdom and grace. The...
by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Faithfulness, Fear, Freedom, God, Grace, Identity, Mercy, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Tranistion
Yesterday, I received an early Father’s Day gift from my daughter, Anna. It was a mortar and pestle from Bali. Since I enjoy cooking this gift really blessed me. In the bowl of the mortar shown in the photograph are the herbs, garlic cloves and olive oil that I would...
by Garris Elkins | May 5, 2019 | Change, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Integrity, Mercy, Miracles, Promotion, Worship
Run your race of faith with integrity. The finish line is still a long way off. You will be rewarded for your obedience even though the natural odds are stacked against you. What seems obvious at this stage in the race will not be the final outcome. God is...
