by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2014 | Faith, Forgiveness, Future, Honor, Hope, Trust
In this last season you have felt like the rug has been pulled out from under your feet. Your life resembles one of those slow motion camera shots where a person is thrown up into the air and suspended in time awaiting the eventual crash back to earth. These...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 28, 2014 | Faith, Future, Gifts, God, Healing, Miracles, Power, Supernatural
You are wondering how long everything will take. You wonder how long you will live – how long before love comes your way – how long before someone walks into his or her destiny – how long before your faithfulness is rewarded? You are asking how long...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2014 | Faith, Future, Honor, Hope, Repentance, Trust
You have painted yourself into a corner. Mistakes and misjudgments have brought you to this place. As you look out from this isolated corner you feel like you want to break free and run, but you are afraid of ruining the paint job. The natural mind says, “Wait...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 26, 2014 | Future, Hope, Rest, Trust
For a while you have felt stuck in the revolving doors of your circumstance. There have been brief moments when you thought your timing would allow you to step off, but it hasn’t worked out. You feel trapped. You long for freedom and a sense of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2014 | Favor, Future, Hope, Power, Prophecy, Transition
You are planning your coming life-transition around dates, plans and schedules. These are good, but they should not be your first consideration. God said, “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Delight and desire...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 24, 2014 | Church, Culture, Dreams, Faith, Future, Miracles, Pentecost
As the Day of Pentecost approaches each year I am always stirred by the Spirit to watch for significant events that might take place. Many of these events happen very visibly. We can forget that something else may have taken place out of sight that set...