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 26, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Faithfulness, Freedom, Future, Rest, Spiritual Warfare
God has given you the ability to ascend in faith the obstacles of life while others may fall behind. Some of those who fall behind are people you know through the daily activities of life. They might even be friends. This is not because you are better than anyone...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Discernment, Discipline
A dangerous intersection is crossed when our unresolved frustrations are linked to short-term and short-sighted solutions. This is a ploy of another Kingdom to disempower the Church. It applies to our faith, our politics, and culture. Deal with what is frustrating you...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Discipleship, Dreams, Faithfulness, Freedom, Future
As a boy growing up in America in the 1960s, things with wheels fascinated me. Bicycles were my first set of wheels followed by a go-kart, a mini-bike and then at about age 14, I realized the possibility of driving a car. I couldn’t legally drive alone until age 16....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Promise, Redemption, Sacrifice, Supernatural
Deep water feels different than shallow water. If you have ever jumped off a boat into the middle of a deep lake or out at sea, you will know what I mean. Yes, water is water, but the unknown depths beneath your dangling feet do something to your perception. For many,...
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...
