by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Honor, Humility
People are tossing around a lot of opinions of late, opinions about things they picked up via some YouTube theologian, from a social media comments section, or the polluted well of their favorite cable news program. If that is you, be careful. Truth is best confirmed...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Favor, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Hope, Joy, Justice, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
I debated whether to share the following experience, not because of any fear or doubt. I wanted to make sure I had permission from the Lord to make it public or keep it private as a personal experience. The Lord just gave me permission to share. Last Wednesday...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Gifts, Obedience, Restoration, Supernatural, Word, Worship
In this time of cultural pause, unrealized callings empowered by a prophetic promise will rise to the surface to be discovered and released. God never wastes a season, no matter how challenging it might appear. Each chapter of life is filled with the potential...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2020 | Change, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Fear
Apocalypse sells books and movies; it promotes some ministries and creates insular, fear-based fellowship, but does little to advance the Kingdom of God. When we forget the truth expressed in the following verse and others like it, we will too easily buy...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2020 | Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Forgiveness, Healing, Pride, Redemption, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare
The gallows of control and subjugation of God’s people are being constructed by the spirit of Haman in an attempt to destroy the work of God’s Spirit. While individuals are being used to build these gallows in the political and economic sphere, do not focus your...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 1, 2020 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Holy Spirit, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Revelation
In this time of forced isolation from the familiar, I have felt a bit of malaise. Each day, Jan and I choose to refocus and reset our hearts on the purposes of God. This morning over breakfast Jan remarked, “We want to make this day count.” Those who choose...
