by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2020 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Favor, Future, Mercy, Redemption, Supernatural, Wisdom
Before you change the course of your life, be careful to rightly discern the direction the relational and spiritual winds are blowing. Some of the first indicators of a positive way forward might not be telling you the whole truth. Paul was being transported as a...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Justice, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
The most dangerous enemy is never the most obvious. He plays the long game. Over time, this kind of enemy will use our naivety, personal compromise, and spiritual blindness to construct his dark plan. The products of this deception are things we would never have...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 1, 2020 | Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Favor, Freedom, Future, God, Grace, Promise, Promotion, Restoration
Women who are pregnant possess a unique beauty. They are carriers of new life and the life they carry illuminates something in their expression only seen during pregnancy. I remember when Jan was pregnant with our children. She has always been a stunning beauty to me,...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 31, 2019 | Deliverance, Discipline, Favor, Fear, Peace
A wise mentor once said, “Your authority will never be established until it is challenged.” Over the years, there were times when I wanted so badly to respond in fleshly tones to the challenge but held back my negative response. Through personal failure, I...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 27, 2019 | Deliverance, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Mercy, Obedience, Trust, Truth
The court of Heaven will always have the last word over the affairs of Earth. Heaven’s court is eternally in session and never takes a recess. There is only one righteous Judge, and He adjudicates the cases of humanity with mercy, grace, and love. Look to...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 26, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Faith, Favor, Future, Hope, Promise, Transition, Trust, Truth
This time between Christmas and the New Year is an interesting week. It is like an intermission, a pause before we do it all over again. This morning, I sensed the Lord saying, “No more of the same.” Some of you have grown accustomed to life moving forward as...
