by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2019 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Faith, Family, Freedom, Future, Hope, Love, Marriage, Prayer, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Wisdom
In our many years of living life together, Jan and I can speak with confidence (in the Lord) when it comes to navigating through the unexpected and fearful changes that life can bring. In the beginning, the challenging and unplanned interruptions in our lives felt as...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Identity, Pride, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
My father wrangled horses in the Arizona desert in the 1920s. From time to time, he would place a hobble on his horses. A hobble is a short line tied between the legs of a horse to limit their mobility. Under the restraining influence of the hobble, a horse...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 6, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Deliverance, Faith, Future, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Transition, Wisdom, Worship
I have a group of friends who have invested months of detailed planning and strategized for a project of immense potential. The scale of this Kingdom enterprise is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Non-Disclosure Agreements have been created and honored in the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 1, 2019 | Creativity, Discipleship, Faith, Father, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Provision, Relationships, Trust, Wisdom
Like most people, I buy my shoes at a department store. I know my size so I pick from what is available on the shelves. I did the same with a pair of western boots I own. Some people call them “cowboy boots.” Like any shoe, it takes a while for boots to mold to your...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 25, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Hope, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
There are times when escape is not the will of God. We can bend our theology and our understanding of spiritual life toward the demand for freedom in all circumstances when escape is not always God’s plan. Some of the greatest manifestations of God’s power and...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 23, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Power, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Revival
Each day, I write words that are prophetic in nature hopefully bringing encouragement and instruction. These words do not contain graphic imagery. Today will be different. The image used to carry this word is graphic. It is not meant to offend. Twice in the last...
