by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2014 | Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Power, Repentance, Trust
The phrase, “throwing in the towel” was used in boxing matches when the trainer saw that his boxer was getting destroyed in the ring. The trainer, seeing what appeared to be an inevitable and devastating defeat, would throw a towel into the ring and the referee would...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 14, 2014 | Forgiveness, Humility, Love, Repentance
You know negative consequences are coming because of what just happened. A relational wrecking ball has been set in motion and what is about to take place can leave devastating emotional injury. You are wondering how you can duck below the swinging arc of this...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 11, 2014 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Trust, Truth
It is like a scene from a courtroom. The person on the witness stand is saying things about you that are not true. They are not true because they do not reveal the true condition of your heart. The real evidence about what has come into question can...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 3, 2014 | Forgiveness, Hope, Humility, Repentance, Trust
Assumption is not a bad thing if your assumption is based on reality. Most assumptions are, however, illusions of what we want to take place. The problem with what just happened is that you assumed the wrong thing and you were betrayed. There is always an element...
by Garris Elkins | May 27, 2014 | Deliverance, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Mercy
You are about to deal with a difficult person – again. You feel exhausted and wish this situation would go away. The investment you have made of time and energy has brought no visible return of their love and respect. This has brought you to the...
by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2014 | Deliverance, Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Obedience, Redemption
Some of your life is out of alignment with the purpose of God. Like two gears out of synch with each other there has been a missing alignment between the gear of heaven and your life. Your forward motion has stalled. You need to stop trying to make this alignment work...
