by Garris Elkins | Dec 18, 2016 | Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Redemption, Restoration
When things are taken from us by death or through a painful circumstance of life, our first response can be to begin looking for a replacement. We want to fill our place of loss with someone or something. We think by filling the void with a replica we can make the...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 4, 2016 | Courage, Faith, Hope, Spiritual Warfare
If you are a timid soul you might not like this story. I love it. It has been almost forty years since I was a cop. It was a different world back then. Some things have remained the same in police work and so much has changed. As a young cop, I loved the old timers....
by Garris Elkins | Dec 3, 2016 | Hope, Promise
The Spirit of God is about to unearth, in the rubble of your personal history, promises that have been forgotten and considered lost. The unearthing of these parts of your history will provide the guidance and direction needed to help you find your place in the coming...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 30, 2016 | Fear, Hope, Trust
You are standing at an intersection trying to choose which way to go. You have reduced your life down to this single decision. It has stalled your forward progress. The stalling reveals a flaw in your understanding of God’s heart. This is not a decision about you...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 26, 2016 | Future, Hope, Promise
As I was praying for someone, I saw the image of a flower that was in the process of losing its petals. One petal after another began to lose their grip and fall to the ground. The fallen petals lay in a pile around the base of a single stem. All of a sudden the...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 24, 2016 | Change, Dreams, Fathers, Hope, Love, Miracles, Pentecost, Power, Provision, Resurrection, Thankfulness
My first car was a 57 Chevy like the one in the picture. Same color. The only difference was mine had solid chrome wheels and moon hubcaps and a bit of rake in the rear. I bought mine for $500.00 in 1966. It had a 283 with a 4-barrel Holley carb and a Hurst 3-speed....
