by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2014 | Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Honor, Hope, Trust
In this last season you have felt like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet. Your life resembles one of those slow motion camera shots where a person is thrown up into the air and suspended in time awaiting the eventual crash back to earth. These...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2014 | Dreams, Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Identity, Trust
There are two kinds of sorrow. One sorrow will lead us away from the source of our pain into a place of isolation. The other sorrow will lead us toward the source of our pain to embrace its presence in a fellowship of suffering with Christ. The sorrow that leads us...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2014 | Forgiveness, Honor, Hope, Redemption, Rest, Trust
The Honor is Coming There is honor coming to your life. What will make this honor so unique is that it will be released into that place where you had previously been dishonored. You will be surprised at its arrival because you have made your life work...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2014 | Forgiveness, Healing, Intimacy, Restoration
Not all words cut like a sharp knife. Some words cut with the dull blade of malicious intent. The pain from these wounds is intense. The person who spoke to you did not know your heart. Their words were fueled by an ignorant anger. As a result, you have been left...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2014 | Church, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Honor, Leadership, Restoration
I posted the following sentences on my social media accounts as I was thinking about the reaction of some to the recent release of the move Noah: Sometimes the Church gets upset over the least important things. This is a good time to review what upset Jesus and follow...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 19, 2014 | Church, Faith, Father, Forgiveness, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership
At my age and length of service in God’s Kingdom, I am now what some people would call a spiritual father. In most gatherings, I am one of the older pastors in the room. As we age, wisdom can increasingly be present and in operation in our lives if we have allowed God...
