by Garris Elkins | Jan 8, 2017 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Holy Spirit, Redemption, Resurrection, Trust
Be careful in the coming days regarding the decisions you make and where you allow those decisions to lead you. What seems obvious can actually be a danger hidden within a false hope. Trust the Spirit, not the practical sounding advice you receive from your...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Father, Hope, Provision, Restoration
Growing up our family weekends were times of exploration. We were what some would call outdoorsmen. Hunting and fishing were our primary activities sprinkled with seasons of baseball and football. On one fall weekend my father took my brother and me out into the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 5, 2016 | Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Miracles, Revelation
There are certain songs that pull deeply on my emotional cords. This time of year one of those songs is, “I’ll Be Home For Christmas”. I think I like that song because of the hope it releases of a promised reconnection with loved ones. We all have these responses...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2016 | Courage, Faith, Hope, Spiritual Warfare
If you are a timid soul you might not like this story. I love it. It has been almost forty years since I was a cop. It was a different world back then. Some things have remained the same in police work and so much has changed. As a young cop, I loved the old timers....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 25, 2016 | Faith, Faithfulness
Just a few days ago, I had an early childhood flashback. I remembered the sensation of being carried by my father when I was a small boy. The feeling was not just the joy of having my father hold me as he walked forward, it was the feeling of being free from the...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 23, 2016 | Faith, Rest, Trust
Last week a strange cat entered our backyard. Our cat is named Mister. He considers our backyard his domain and quickly scared the stuffing out of the trespassing cat sending it high up into the branches of a maple tree. Since the leaves were all gone, the only...
