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...
by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2019 | Change, Church, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Peace, Provision, Tranistion, Vision., Worship
When Jan and I moved to southern Oregon 20 years ago, we spent our days off driving around the area looking for a home to purchase. In our initial search, we found a nice home on some acreage in the hills. While talking with the owner everything seemed well planned...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, Grace, Honor, Integrity, Love, Mercy, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
Very little in this life is what we call “either-or”. I used to be either-or in my younger days while still in the early stages of spiritual maturity. I thought strongly proclaiming my side of an issue and drawing lines in the sand was the mark of a spiritually...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, Integrity
One form of courage is rarely seen because there are so few examples of those who are willing to walk in the jeopardy it creates. It is the courage that comes when a person realizes they were completely wrong in their assumption and must now face the dismantling of an...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Fear, Future, God, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Peace, Promotion
We live in a world where prominence is seen as a promotion. We are told the trajectory of our lives must always move upward and outward toward a place of greater visibility. In the Kingdom of God, the opposite can actually take place when the hand of God is on a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Future, Holy Spirit, Integrity, Promise, Promotion, Provision, Redemption, Tranistion
The lessons you learned in past transitions will help guide you in your future transition. Revisit those lessons and learn from them again. Just like professional athletes revisit the basics of their sport with their coach, so the followers of Christ revisit the...
