by Garris Elkins | Mar 5, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Hope, Power, Prayer, Provision, Spiritual Warfare
I walked out into our front yard and saw the remnant of a major snowstorm that hit our area last week. The storm was so severe and impacting that the governor of Oregon declared parts of western Oregon a disaster area. Tens of thousands of people were left without...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2019 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Hope, Miracles, Obedience, Prayer, Reconciliation, Restoration
Perhaps it’s because I am writing this on Sunday evening knowing Monday is coming that I sense a somber, tender sorrow of sorts. Monday is that day when the routine of life is re-engaged, again. These routines become so circular and repetitive that we can forget...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 27, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Forgiveness, Healing, Holiness, Hope, Integrity, Prayer, Pride, Promotion, Restoration, Trust, Wisdom
The negative and demeaning conversations that take place behind your back and outside your presence are typically based on assumption and misinformation. These conversations are called gossip. Do not align your concern with an attempt to correct these sad...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 25, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Faith, Family, Freedom, Hope, Jesus, Joy, Promotion, Trust
This morning I awoke to my 25,240thmorning on Earth. Lord willing, I will awake to number 25,241. I have prepared the coffee pot, planned a BBQ and scheduled some errands for tomorrow. As the evening approaches, I am asking the Lord to reveal the assumptions He wants...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Future, Hope, Obedience, Pride, Revelation, Transition, Trust
Make the small course correction the Lord is asking you to make. It will be an important decision at this point in your journey. If you have the faith to make this turn and align your direction with God’s voice even though you still do not see the destination, it will...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 15, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Dreams, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Joy, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
In the winter of 1968-69, I was a freshman at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. That year loads of snow was dumped on the city. The snow was measured in feet, not inches. There was so much snow it was feared roofs would begin to collapse under the...
