by Garris Elkins | Oct 2, 2019 | Creativity, Discernment, Discipleship, Grace, Humility, Promotion, Reformation, Relationships, Restoration, Wisdom
This morning, I am making pancakes for breakfast. After I got the coffee going, I melted some butter in a pan, then added a cup of fresh blueberries, some maple syrup and set the pan on the stove at a slow simmer. I went about a few more morning tasks then turned off...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discernment, Dreams
It’s time to change the language we use to describe our experience with God. It would be like a sommelier using the same rutted language to describe a fine wine to an experienced consumer with phrases found written on every other wine bottle label. An uncreative and...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 18, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Creativity, Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Healing, Kingdom of God, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Word
The only trusted way to know how to interpret this life is to bring our opinions to Scripture and let God’s truth evaluate the quality of our understanding. If we bring Scripture to our opinion and allow our opinion to override and reinterpret what truth is, we will...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Future, Gifts, God, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Worship
When a life plan falls apart it and a feeling of discouragement arrives, it is too easy to believe a lie that says God has only one plan for our life. In those painful experiences, we can give up because we don’t see a new way forward, thinking we serve a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Favor, Future, Gifts, Hope, Leadership, Promotion, Provision, Relationships, Tranistion
Jan and I are processing the next season of our lives. This is not about the next few months or even a year or two. We are processing decades. Amid this spiritual exercise, the Lord spoke, “You will find a new assignment within your current assignment.” What I...
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...
