by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2014 | Forgiveness, Honor, Hope, Repentance
There are times when the least informed voices speak the loudest. These dishonoring shouts of ignorance are designed to get your attention, divert your energy and occupy your time in personal defense. These uninformed voices – voices that do not know your heart – will...
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 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 23, 2014 | Forgiveness, Honor, Hope, Redemption, Rest, Trust
The Honor is Coming There is honor coming to your life. What will make this honor so unique is that it will be released into that place where you had previously been dishonored. You will be surprised at its arrival because you have made your life work...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2014 | Church, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Honor, Leadership, Restoration
I posted the following sentences on my social media accounts as I was thinking about the reaction of some to the recent release of the move Noah: Sometimes the Church gets upset over the least important things. This is a good time to review what upset Jesus and follow...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 24, 2014 | Five-fold, Honor, Kingdom, Leadership, Ministry
For the last 35 years one of the most impacting voices in my life has been Jerry Cook. Jerry formed the theology of many leaders in the Church. Recently, Jerry went home to be with the Lord. Just before his death, Jerry wrote the foreword to my book, The...
