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...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 1, 2014 | Honor, Love, Miracles, Reconciliation, Repentance, Trust
You are about to walk between two opinions. The demand that has been placed upon you to come into agreement with either side of this issue is a work of division and compromise. As you walk farther down this path the opposing parties will assume you are walking in line...
by Garris Elkins | May 8, 2014 | Discipline, Faith, Favor, Forgiveness, Holiness, Honor, Hope, Redemption, Repentance
In a series of less than perfect life-decisions you ended up taking the wrong road. You made a fateful turn and now you are miles into a regretful decision. The reality of your mistake is hitting you in the face with the full force of its implications. At...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2014 | Discipline, Forgiveness, Future, Honor, Repentance, Restoration
You fell and this failure hurts. Contact with the hard concrete of personal failure is both bruising and painful. At the moment of your failure you were stunned by the impact and a spiritual concussion took place. Like a physical brain in trauma your capacity to...
by Garris Elkins | May 5, 2014 | Honor, Marriage, Trust
You see her weep and you call her “an emotional woman.” You may not say those words out loud, but they are in your heart and guiding your response. You have forgotten that when God created us, and all that surrounds us, He performed that act of creation as both...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2014 | Favor, Forgiveness, Honor, Hope, Identity, Repentance, Trust
You want to weep at what has taken place, but you can’t – not yet. You have been called to protect those you love and your early weeping will hinder your ability to protect yourself and those you love. You cannot let your tears blur your vision right now. You...
