by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2014 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Joy, Love, Trust
You are being forced to love in a way that makes you feel uncomfortable. Demanding fingers are pointing to a narrow and shallow definition of love that demands you walk only upon the steeping stones of their limited understanding. The most powerful form of love...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2014 | Change, Freedom, Power, Prayer, Transition
The ripe fruit of your labor has finally fallen from the tree, but it has become suspended in mid-air like the freeze-frame of a motion picture. You see its sweetness, but you can’t touch or taste it just yet. You have wondered why you have not been able to eat...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 19, 2014 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Identity
You have felt that God has put a leash on your life like someone who would leash an unruly dog to keep it under control. God never puts a leash on His children. He has given you the ability to choose how you will respond to life. One of the fruits of the Spirit...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2014 | Freedom, Hope, Intimacy, Love
Don’t rush this relationship. If you are in a hurry you will derail the development that needs to take place. Time is required to help any relationship become all that God intends. It will appear that a great opportunity is walking away from you. This is not...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2014 | Freedom, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God
We are in a season where what has been invisible will be now be made known. Those who have gone unnoticed even after years of faithful service will become visible as God confirms and performs His word in their lives. As this thought formed in my mind, I saw the...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 11, 2014 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Trust, Truth
It is like a scene from a courtroom. The person on the witness stand is saying things about you that are not true. They are not true because they do not reveal the true condition of your heart. The real evidence about what has come into question can...
