by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2019 | Change, Courage, Faith, Freedom, Trust
In a life transition, one of the greatest battles you will face is to believe the best. When the reality of what we know and are comfortable with starts to change, we can easily become insecure because the things we once controlled are no longer within our...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 13, 2019 | Change, Courage, Death, Deliverance, Destiny, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom
I was walking through our local REI store and checked out the mountain climbing section where I noticed a shoe display. The climbing shoe designs were varied and unique. I saw one pair of radically designed shoes with the model name of “Solution.” They are rated as an...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 11, 2019 | Creativity, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Hope, Kingdom of God, Revelation, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
The realities of God are so far beyond our wildest imagination that unless He reveals Himself to us we would remain unknowing. God has been revealed in the person of Jesus Christ and in the evidence of His creation. Using a collection of telescopes scattered around...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 9, 2019 | Creativity, Destiny, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Reformation, Restoration
My daughter, Anna, lives in a loft apartment. It is a classy and hip place with a clawfoot tub, skylights, and unique furnishings. It is decorated as only an artist and poet could decorate a living space. When Anna was creating the loft she found an old barn that was...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2019 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Hope, Resurrection, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
There are some roads we choose to journey upon that will never lead us to the will of God. These roads are not dead ends. They keep going on and on in the wrong direction offering false hope, draining our emotional energy, and never delivering us into a good...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2019 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Future, Hope, Identity, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Provision, Relationships, Rest, Thankfulness
Recently, I met with a spiritual son who lives in a distant city. We touch base each year when he is in town. The moment we met I saw something new and fresh in his face. By his own admission, the unresolved wounds from his past had dictated his response to life. He...
