by Garris Elkins | Nov 5, 2019 | Change, Church, Creativity, Faith, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Truth
For 18 months, I did not read the Bible. I listened to it on a Bible audio app. I wanted to experience the Word like someone sitting in a home meeting 2,000 years ago when a letter from Paul was read to the small group gathered. Not everyone present in those meetings...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Leadership, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
In prayer, I just saw a demon spirit called Dark Agenda running through an open door into the heart of our nation. As the demon ran forward he was focusing his attention on the beating heart of America. As he ran forward, he stumbled and then stumbled again and...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Faith, Family, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Relationships, Trust, Vision.
For the last 46 years of marriage, I have wanted to provide a life for Jan that would give her security and comfort. That meant going to work when I didn’t feel like it. Getting enough life insurance just in case I passed away before the kids were raised and our home...
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 18, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Faith, Future, Healing, Hope, Kingdom of God, Promise
Yesterday, I was raking up mounds of colorful leaves that covered our back yard. While raking the leaves, the Lord said, “You are raking up the shade of summer.” I knew what He meant. I was raking into piles the very things that provided us with the cool shade we so...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 13, 2019 | Change, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Grace
You were moving forward untroubled and at peace on a long road of smooth pavement. All of a sudden, you entered a rough gravel stretch. It’s raw, noisy, and uncomfortable. Slow down and steady your grip on the wheel. Smooth pavement is returning in just a few more...
