by Garris Elkins | Apr 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Eternity, Faith, Forgiveness, Grace, Honor, Humility
People are tossing around a lot of opinions of late, opinions about things they picked up via some YouTube theologian, from a social media comments section, or the polluted well of their favorite cable news program. If that is you, be careful. Truth is best confirmed...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2020 | Father, Future, Gifts, God, Honor, Hope, Identity, Jesus, Restoration, Supernatural
Many times, I will see something just before I begin to write. This morning, I saw frames like the kind of frames that surround a photo or work of art. The frames were approaching a date shortly when we will emerge from this time of isolation. Each frame has a life it...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 7, 2020 | Courage, Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Honor, Hope, Justice
The traps set for you will come to no avail. The hands placing these traps in what was perceived as your weakest place was a tactical mistake. It was a mistake because the trap setters did not realize God’s power is revealed most profoundly in our vulnerable...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2020 | Courage, Culture, Discipline, Freedom, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Truth
A message of contempt will always create barrenness in the life of those who are swayed by its content. No matter how strong an opinion or well-researched a position might be, a message of contempt does not contain the seed of life. A barren epitaph was...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, God, Honor, Humility, Justice, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom, Word
I once knew a young man who was trying to find his voice in the faith community. He was sharp and possessed great potential. I believe he had and still does have a calling on his life. Then he made a turn. He turned toward judgment, the premature kind that immaturity...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 28, 2019 | Courage, Forgiveness, Freedom, Grace, Honor, Hope, Humility, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Reconciliation, Relationships
Those who mock you are mocking from a place of personal sorrow. They are not sure they will ever have what you have, so their defensiveness uses mockery as a form of emotional insulation distancing them from their sad reality. Be willing to look past the mockery into...
