by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2019 | Discipline, Family, Fathers, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Mercy, Prayer, Truth
On this night 18 years ago, we all went to bed unaware of what would take place the next morning in New York. The only ones aware were the terrorists. We never know what tomorrow will bring. Tonight, pick up your phone or go to your keyboard and tell someone you love...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 1, 2019 | Discipleship, Favor, Forgiveness, Healing, Honor, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Peace
At some point, you might feel used or even manipulated as you help someone else make a transition. Planned transitions can take on a life of their own. Once plans get rolling, they can feel like a freight train running ahead at full steam. You either get on...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2019 | Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Love, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare
Self-pity is a spiritual terrorist who wants to sneak aboard your life. This destructive attitude comes with a bomb strapped to its back. Detonate it in prayer—far away from innocent bystanders. The problem with self-pity is that it feels so good. Like a drug,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2019 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Humility, Love, Mercy
Getting even is never an increase. It keeps the participants living at a lower level of mutual dysfunction. Choosing to forgive your adversary will release you from the control of the offense. Continuing to bless your enemy after you make the initial choice to forgive...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 8, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Discipleship, Fear, Forgiveness, Grace, Identity, Justice, Love, Mercy, Obedience
Each time we perform to feel loved we deform love’s beauty. In our performance, we become a slave to a conditional form of false love that Jesus came to set us free from. Performance is subtle. It can masquerade as religious dedication but when you begin...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2019 | Discernment, Family, Father, Fathers, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Intimacy, Peace, Promise, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
Bondage is anything we do to prove our worth. We have nothing to prove. We havebeen placed in Jesus at the right hand of the Father in eternity. In that place, we are full and complete in Christ. We live this current life from the reality of that present...
