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 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 6, 2019 | Favor, Future, God, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revival, Truth, Vision.
The fulfillment of prophetic words spoken hundreds and even thousands of years ago are arriving at this moment in history. These words were spoken in a distant time and place intended for delivery at this time in our lives. The prophets who uttered these words had no...
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 29, 2019 | Discipleship, Dreams, Faith, Family, Fathers, Future, Grace, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Love, Promise, Promotion, Prophecy, Relationships, Transition
Last night, I was invited along with a group of other men to honor a young man on his 12th birthday. It was a rite of passage. After a dinner of the young man’s choice – BBQ hamburgers – we went outside and sat around an open fire pit. Each of us was asked to...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2019 | Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Promotion, Provision, Rest, Trust
Once God makes a promise to you that promise will never be able to escape even when it seems to have disappeared from your sight. God has a plan to reconnect you with His promise and experience the joy of its fulfillment. I watched a YouTube video showing a police...