by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2017 | Change, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Gifts, God, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Promotion, Provision, Tranistion, Vision., Wisdom, Word
You may need to exit a toxic relationship, a financial struggle or a season of wandering without purpose. Until you initiate a plan to walk away from these situations and into a place of peace and provision, you could languish in their pain longer than...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 15, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Faith, Family, Fear, Future, Honor, Identity, Marriage, Miracles, Promotion, Provision, Relationships, Restoration, Thankfulness, Trust, Vision.
In 1968, at age 60, my father had a heart attack. For a man who was a carpenter and had to work with his hands to make a living, this changed everything. After his heart attack, my father took a remodeling job in an adjoining city with a plan for a house to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2017 | Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Giving, Humility, Identity, Joy, Obedience, Pride, Promotion, Provision, Wisdom
This morning, I sat down in front of my laptop computer to begin writing. I wanted to update a document I was working on by synchronizing the font style of the various files I had imported from different sources that don’t use my preferred font. I randomly placed my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 7, 2017 | Deliverance, Fear, Gifts, Kingdom of God, Power, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
In prayer, I saw the image of a believer stepping onto a spiritual battlefield. They looked weak, outnumbered and ill-prepared to face the opposing force that was moving confidently in their direction. Then, in an instant, everything changed. The Lord whispered, “I...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 6, 2017 | Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Fear, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Peace, Redemption, Reformation, Truth
I have been up since 2:00 a.m. After watching the news about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, my spirit was restless. I needed to get up to pray and write. For a few days something has been on my heart and this morning, I felt it was time to share my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 5, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Obedience, Peace
You possess everything you need to accomplish what God has called you to do. You need nothing more. Just because the finished product has not yet appeared, don’t give up. You thought your timing was somehow off because the finished product has not yet appeared. Your...
