by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Grace, Healing, Honor, Hope, Integrity, Peace, Promotion, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom, Worship
Yesterday, Jan was off to meet someone for a counseling appointment, so I headed to a local market to buy some groceries for dinner. In the checkout line, I began to place items on the conveyer belt. When I picked up a bottle of Kinder BBQ sauce, my hand slipped, and...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 15, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Healing, Honor, Humility, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Truth, Wisdom
Years ago, when I wrote my first book, Prayers from the Throne of God, a man paid me a compliment. He said my book was better than a well-known classic on prayer. When he spoke those words, I had two responses, both internal. One, I knew the man was not being...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2019 | Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Love, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare
Self-pity is a spiritual terrorist who wants to sneak aboard your life. This destructive attitude comes with a bomb strapped to its back. Detonate it in prayer—far away from innocent bystanders. The problem with self-pity is that it feels so good. Like a drug,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Healing, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
If we are not careful, we can become like the ball in a pinball machine bouncing back and forth between the latest political controversy, moral offense or today’s news broadcast of someone’s wrongdoing. It is like dope. It keeps us spiritually stoned and out of touch...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 8, 2019 | Family, Father, Fathers, Healing, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Mercy, Peace, Rest, Trust
Life with a new puppy is a unique experience. We have been here before, so it’s no surprise. It is a constant vigil for accidental piddles and making sure our little Boone boy knows how to fit into his new pack. By the way, he is such a good pup. He is a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2019 | Culture, Freedom, Future, Healing, Holy Spirit, Joy, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Prophecy, Prophetic, Supernatural
Prophetic words spoken long ago and forgotten by many will soon come to pass. God has not forgotten these words. They have been resting without ignition for this moment in history. When they are released, they will have explosive results. I was prompted by the Lord to...
