by Garris Elkins | May 27, 2019 | Apostle, Courage, Discipline, Fathers, Freedom, God, Healing, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Peace, Promotion, repentance. hope future, Sacrifice, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
If you are not familiar with the term “stolen valor” a quick YouTube search will reveal in vivid detail what it means. Stolen valor takes place when someone who never served in the military dons a uniform and medals and tries to impersonate a veteran. There is always...
by Garris Elkins | May 24, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Freedom, Grace, Joy, Justice, Obedience, Peace, Provision, Wisdom, Worship
When I was a kid, I grew up in the Silicon Valley of California before the high tech companies arrived. Our valley was a continuous expanse of fruit orchards. My first real job was at age 9 picking prunes. The ease of picking prunes would depend on how the...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Mercy
Scripture tells us that mercy triumphs over judgment. We typically think that instruction is for us on how we are to conduct our lives. That is true, but it has another meaning. It is the revelation of how God relates to humanity. In a single moment of time He could...
by Garris Elkins | May 13, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Eternity, Forgivness, Freedom, Healing, Holiness, Obedience, Peace, Promise
Sometimes, we make sacrifices on altars that do not exist. We can make a sacrifice when a blessing was God’s actual intent. Some of us need to be set free from thinking our entire experience with God is a sacrifice. Life does include sacrifice, but Jesus came and made...
by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Hope, Mercy, Prophecy, Prophetic, Relationships, Women
On a recent ministry trip, I stayed in a not-so-great motel. It was out in the middle of nowhere. Things didn’t work in the room. The bed sheets looked like they were used the night before by another guest and had not been changed. It is the kind of room where you...
by Garris Elkins | May 9, 2019 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Future, Joy, Justice, Love, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Redemption
This morning, Jan shared a dream with me she had last night. In the dream, we were running and laughing with joy across a frozen lake. As soon as Jan finished describing the dream, I saw something in the Spirit. Some of you are facing an impossible...
