by Garris Elkins | Aug 23, 2019 | Dreams, Faith, Future, Hope, Joy, Love, Promise, Rest
Jan and I have entered a time in our lives where we have chosen to spend extended seasons of time in seclusion apart from many of the things we have been doing for years. We didn’t arrive at this place early on in our life journey. It became our reality as we...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 16, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Leadership, Promotion
In the last month, I have been speaking to people who work in high-impact Kingdom positions. Change is coming in many of these assignments. I have noticed several consistent themes in some of these transitions. 1. A sense of unease that worried some of the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Future, Gifts, God, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Worship
When a life plan falls apart it and a feeling of discouragement arrives, it is too easy to believe a lie that says God has only one plan for our life. In those painful experiences, we can give up because we don’t see a new way forward, thinking we serve a...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 4, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Dreams, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future
When you don’t know the next step, declare the heart of God into the unknown. Declarations of God’s heart will make a way when no way forward is visible. Declarations uttered in faith are like spiritual bulldozers; they have the power to push aside walls of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 29, 2019 | Culture, Dreams, Gifts, Ministry, Miracles, Promise, Revival, Supernatural, Worship
What was burning as a revival fire in the past and appears to have died out has not been fully extinguished. A burning ember of passion always remains. That ember has continued to smolder in the hearts of people waiting for a moment in time, as directed by the Spirit,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2019 | Apostle, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Grace, Holy Spirit, Integrity, Obedience
You have been standing alone for a season, but that is about to change. The sound of your faith is making the sound of Heaven on Earth. That sound has become a spiritual magnet inviting those of like mind to come and join you. Yesterday, I was hiking through the...
