by Garris Elkins | Jan 1, 2017 | Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Freedom, Future, Identity, Love, Promotion, Provision, Thankfulness
It was on this day, January 1, 1962, that one of the most meaningful days of my life took place. For Christmas week, our family was visiting my uncle’s ranch in McArthur, California. I loved driving to the end of Lewis Road and seeing the ranch each summer for hay...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 27, 2016 | Apostle, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Obedience, Power, Promotion, Revival, Vision.
Each morning, I sit down and ask God if there is something He wants me to write. It is never a challenge to find something to write. What is the challenge is finding something He wants me to write. This morning, I asked that familiar question once again. Immediately,...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 19, 2016 | Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Discipleship
Whenever a spiritual crash takes place a debris field is left behind containing the evidence of what went wrong. When the crash of an airliner occurs, the NTSB arrives at the scene to collect evidence and find the black box hidden in the wreckage. Pieces of the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 7, 2016 | Courage, Deliverance, Destiny
The Lord said, “You are about to experience a greater measure of freedom. The restricting presence at the border of promise has been decommissioned. You will accelerate through old barriers of fear.” This word came when the Lord recalled the image of the old...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Revelation
There are certain songs that pull deeply on my emotional cords. This time of year one of those songs is, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. I think I like that song because of the hope it releases of a promised reconnection with loved ones. We all have these responses...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 28, 2016 | Church planting, Courage, Culture, Destiny, Dreams, Fathers, Freedom
I have been asking God to show me the spiritual aspect of what has taken place during the election cycle of 2016. It is clear to all that our nation is in the throes of painful and hurtful expressions of separation, disconnection, abandonment, anger and sorrow akin to...
