by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2018 | Faith, Hope, Trust
Signs announce something. Shadows reveal something. Prophecies declare something. Welcome the signs. Study the shadows. invite the prophecies, but only build your faith on the Something, not the signs, shadows or prophecies no matter how exciting and inspiring they...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Future, Hope
At all costs, choose hope. Hope will reveal a God-shaped future. Hope has the power to heal our wounded hearts. Hope creates forward motion in seasons of life when we find ourselves at an emotional or spiritual standstill. It is Heaven’s alarm clock that awakens...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 4, 2018 | Faith, Future, Gifts, Hope
I walked by the walnut tree in our backyard and noticed this little limb with leaves growing out from the base of the tree trunk. This is not the normal place for new growth. New growth happens up in the branches and limbs. As I looked at the miniature limb, the Lord...
by Garris Elkins | May 31, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Hope, Humility, Mercy, Peace, Reconciliation
Protecting a place of personal brokenness at the expense of healing exposure will put the things you fear losing in a place of even greater jeopardy. Honorable people are able to handle your disclosure more than your fear would lead you to believe. Look for these...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2018 | Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Freedom, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Vision., Worship
Yesterday, I brought home some cherries. As I was eating the cherries, I noticed most of the cherries in the basket were double cherries. It was hard to find a single cherry in the basket. In all my life, I had only seen a double cherry a time or two....
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2018 | Deliverance, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Love, Miracles, Power, Prophecy, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
(I wrote this six weeks ago and parked it in my writing file. Early this morning, I was awakened by thunder and lighting that was not predicted in our weather forecast. When the thunder and lighting appeared unexpectedly, I was reminded of the following word. I...
