by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2019 | Deliverance, Fear, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Hope, Spiritual Warfare
This morning as Jan and I took communion, we prayed that our minds would not be divided. We anointed each other with oil to heal anything in our thinking that would separate us from a singlemindedness with the Lord. As we prayed, I saw the image of a person...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 3, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Future, Grace, Hope, Love, Transition, Trust, Truth
Take a moment to reconsider the detour that is taking place in your life. You are being detoured, not abandoned. The word “detour” is of French origin. It was created from the word “tour” which means “to turn.” God is turning your life in a new direction. A tour...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 30, 2019 | Church planting, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment
Just a few miles off the California coast near Santa Cruz, a cluster of unknown fault lines was recently discovered on the ocean floor. These seams in the tectonic plate of the planet look like wrinkles on the Earth’s crust. What makes this unusual is this area is one...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 28, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Truth
Not all detours will get you safely around the unexpected delays when life gets congested. Some detours will lead you down perilous paths. There are times when seeking constant forward progress is not the best choice. Waiting for the way to open while cultivating...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 22, 2019 | Church, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Favor, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Grace, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Prophecy, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
With the approach of the year 2020, it is tempting for many of us to use those numbers to speak of clearer vision and greater focus like someone with 20/20 vision. While the comparison is obvious and subject to overuse, it is not without some merit and prophetic...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 18, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
A call for discernment has been sent out. Those who answer this call will need to reevaluate what has been presented to them as truth evaluated thorough the limitations of natural sight and human intellect. These shallow forms of surface perception can...