by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2018 | Courage, Discipline, Fathers, Fear, Future, Gifts, God, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Peace, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Trust
As a young and insecure pastor, I listened to Ron Mehl, the pastor of the Beaverton Foursquare Church, give some sage advice. At the time, I had less than 10 people attending my struggling church plant. Ron had thousands. I was asked to meet with a group of equally...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2018 | Courage, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Mercy, Pride, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
If a dishonoring ricochet is coming at you fired from a comment made in a private conversation where you were not present to defend yourself, God wants to reveal His heart to you despite what has taken place. In love, the Lord has allowed the comment to become public...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 12, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
You have entered an unfamiliar place. In this season of change, it feels like you are out of range of normal communication, even with God, but you know that is not true. You just need to learn how to hear Him in a new way in this strange and unfamiliar place. He...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipleship, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
We need to do a better job relating to each other when we find ourselves holding an opposing position on an issue of faith. These positions are in essence, only an opinion we have attached to very complex subjects. Our opinions are never the full measure of truth. I...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 6, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Hope, Supernatural
God is restoring what has been considered lost forever. Abandoned relationships, missed business opportunities, and unimagined cultural breakthrough will be some of the examples of these miraculous restorations. These supernatural acts of God will be considered both a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 3, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Hope, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
You are physically on the other side of a challenging experience, but your emotions and memories are still alive and they have made the journey with you into this new place. These emotions and memories need to find a healthy resolution so they don’t blind you to the...
