by Garris Elkins | May 17, 2020 | Church, Discernment, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Freedom, Humility, Obedience, Pride
Every follower of Jesus has an anointing given to them by God to accomplish what He has called them to do in His name. That anointing can lift if our hearts and not aligned with the heart of God. Experiencing success of any kind can become an illusion if we think in...
by Garris Elkins | May 15, 2020 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Integrity, Lordship, Peace, Pride
Over the years, I have had people become, as they say, unhinged in their response to something I said, did, or wrote. Its probably happened to you as well. The term unhinged is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to describe something as “highly disturbed,...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Five-Fold Ministry, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Pride, Relationships, Restoration
Critics in the Church come and go like the cycles of ocean tides. They run up on the beach of the Church to make their claim and then recede, leaving behind the hissing foam of their declaration of judgment. Over the years, I have noticed several areas where critics...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Honor, Humility
People are tossing around a lot of opinions of late, opinions about things they picked up via some YouTube theologian, from a social media comments section, or the polluted well of their favorite cable news program. If that is you, be careful. Truth is best confirmed...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2020 | Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Forgiveness, Healing, Pride, Redemption, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare
The gallows of control and subjugation of God’s people are being constructed by the spirit of Haman in an attempt to destroy the work of God’s Spirit. While individuals are being used to build these gallows in the political and economic sphere, do not focus your...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 28, 2020 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Forgiveness, Grace, Holy Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
As God blesses you and your particular Kingdom assignment, it will be important to not claim ownership of anything God has done as the result of your faithfulness. These moments are a test of our hearts, especially when those who abandoned us amid a...