by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, Future, Integrity, Leadership, Prophecy, Prophetic, Restoration, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
If we create a message hoping our audience will accept what we share, and if acceptance becomes our primary motivation, we will eventually compromise truth to hold onto our audience. At some point, we have all been guilty of this transgression. Humility, honesty, and...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 3, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Wisdom
Our faith can be radicalized negatively in isolation. We need the iron of another person’s honoring critique to sharpen our thinking to make sure we do not become a religious lone wolf armed with misinformation and a distorted understanding of God’s heart. Yesterday,...
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 18, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faithfulness, God, Grace, Honor, Integrity, Trust, Truth
For the last 20 years, I have driven past a small sign announcing homemade jams for sale. Just off the main road sits a small table at the end of a dirt driveway where homemade jams and jellies are for sale. I passed the table as I have always done, but this time, I...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 16, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Justice, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Wisdom
Years ago, in my previous life, I guarded lives as a profession. Once, my team helped guard the President of the United States. I have guarded celebrities as part of their security detail and stood in courtrooms guarding a judge and jury during the trial of...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 11, 2019 | Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Freedom, Obedience, Prophecy, Supernatural, Truth, Wisdom, Word
For the last few months, the Lord has been directing Jan and me by the impulses of His Spirit. While we have tried to live that way all of our lives, it has not been as purposeful as it has become of late. A shift in the spiritual realm is taking place. We believe...
