by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2014 | Eternity, Future, Hope
My skin is turning parchment. The years of my aging now yielding to familial DNA, to youthful days running bare in the sun. There is a coming to grips with this process of life and living, a reality check of sorts. All of this is good, this emerging gray and wrinkling...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 1, 2014 | Destiny, Discipline, Dreams, Future, Leadership
As you grow older you will begin to think about the legacy you will leave behind. Many people who pursue a legacy of accomplishments and notoriety end up tired, bitter and alone. There is another legacy that has a far greater impact on those who will follow...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2014 | Church, Future, God, Pentecost, Transition
A quick shift has taken place. Everything has changed. You didn’t see it coming. You feel like you have been pushed from a familiar room through an unseen doorway into a strange new place. No one asked your permission. It just happened. Nothing looks the same. The...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2014 | Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Identity, Miracles, Repentance
Your life resembles a muscle car with lots of power and potential. God wants you to get all the performance you can out of what He has entrusted to you. Recently, you tried to shift your life into a higher gear and you missed it. While you tried to find the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2014 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Future, Trust
The thrust of the betrayers blade has sunk deep into your back. The attack came from someone you trusted. This is what makes the wound so painful. You need to know this betrayal came from a place of brokenness in your betrayer. It wasn’t personal. They do not know...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2014 | Faith, Future, Hope, Prayer, Rest, Trust
The relational storm has passed and you are now surrounded by an unusual calm. When all the verbal debris began to fly you found a safe place to hide in the presence of God and this is why you are still spiritually alive. Don’t be too quick to try and sort through all...
