by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Faithfulness, Fear, Freedom, God, Grace, Identity, Mercy, Resurrection, Sacrifice, Tranistion
Yesterday, I received an early Father’s Day gift from my daughter, Anna. It was a mortar and pestle from Bali. Since I enjoy cooking this gift really blessed me. In the bowl of the mortar shown in the photograph are the herbs, garlic cloves and olive oil that I would...
by Garris Elkins | May 7, 2019 | Church, Courage, Deliverance, Freedom, Justice, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
The revival in Venezuela continues to surge. This photo was posted on Facebook byGlenn Burris, President of the Foursquare Church. Glenn shared the church shown in the photo has grown to over 6,000 people. Churches all across Venezuela are experiencing a fresh move of...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, Grace, Honor, Integrity, Love, Mercy, Peace, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
Very little in this life is what we call “either-or”. I used to be either-or in my younger days while still in the early stages of spiritual maturity. I thought strongly proclaiming my side of an issue and drawing lines in the sand was the mark of a spiritually...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Freedom, Justice, Leadership, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Vision., Wisdom
For several weeks, I have been hearing the words “collapsing scaffolding” in my spirit. Throughout human history, the scaffolding of lies has been erected over the face of God like construction scaffolding is placed over the front of a building in an attempt to...
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...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Justice, Kingdom, Love, Peace, Prophecy, Prophetic, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Every once and awhile I will feel unsettled. Unexamined, those unsettled feelings can affect my outlook on life and my response to the people I love. It happened yesterday. I awoke in the morning feeling out of synch. It was not a matter of hidden sin or...
