by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2018 | Courage, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
When I was a young SWAT cop, our team was asked to assist in the takedown of some very bad people. They were part of a drug cartel and heavily armed. We got some intelligence that members of this group were transiting our area in the back of a U-Haul rental truck in...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2018 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, Obedience, Peace, Trust, Truth
The saying, “opportunity is knocking at your door,” is about to take on a new and deeper meaning. Instead of waiting for the sound of a new opportunity to knock, you will open the door to wait in anticipation before the opportunity actually arrives. Faith hears the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2018 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discipleship, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Peace, Trust
As you look at the picture of this playground ride it is quite possible, as a child, you rode one of these. I did many times. With the help of my friends, we started to spin the ride holding on to the perimeter until all of us got dizzy and were spun off one-by-one by...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2018 | Discipleship, Holy Spirit, Prohecy, Prophetic
If you are a pioneer, prophet or forerunner, you will see and hear things long before they appear in the cultural dialogue. You may even write or speak about these things, but at the time you shared them, there seemed to be no widespread understanding or...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2018 | Creativity, Discipleship, Eternity, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Future, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Prayer, Pride, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare
I was listening to a YouTube video of an old rocker (Peter Frampton) to see if I wanted to invest the money in a concert he is doing this summer. As I listened to some of his old familiar songs, I was transported back in emotional time. I could feel the rumble of the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Obedience, Pride, Promotion, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
If you are returning home after a season of wandering, like the prodigal son, your only hope of restoration will be found in the love of the Father. The environment you left has not changed, the spirit of the jealous older brother is still present, and those who saw...
