by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Favor, Holy Spirit
This morning, I was sharing with Jan a dream I had during the night. The dream had content similar to what awakened Jan to pray earlier in the morning. As we talked and compared what God was saying, we sensed a reversal was taking place. This is not a negative...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 26, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Future, Identity, Promise, Revelation, Transition, Wisdom
God will ask some of you to cut and paste a portion of an old vision into the new thing God is doing in your life. You will need to bring some things forward in order to move forward. Other things that had a purpose in a single season of your life will remain in...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2019 | Change, Courage, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Future
The Lord gives me a word to carry for each season. It is a personal word but also a word I share in each setting where I am invited to speak. I minister the essence of the word with specific additions of content that would apply to a particular audience. The word I am...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 22, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Dreams, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Future, Gifts, Justice, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
Jan and I are at a place and time in our lives where we don’t need anything more. Twenty years ago, as two missionaries returning from Europe to pastor a church in Medford, Oregon, we stepped off the airplane with most of our earthly possessions in our luggage. We had...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, God, Holy Spirit, Prayer
Jesus loved people, but there were times when he needed to get away to process life alone with the Father. Some answers only come in times of separation. The deeper you get into this transition, the more you will need to make yourself available to God. When...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 12, 2019 | Creativity, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Identity, Love
When I am in the mood for the gritty side of life – the side of life that is unvarnished, real and gutsy, I set my Pandora app to the music of Lucinda Williams, Willie Nelson, Kathy Mattea, and others who sing from the soul. These artists create songs about people...