by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2014 | Favor, Forgiveness, Honor, Hope, Identity, Repentance, Trust
You want to weep at what has taken place, but you can’t – not yet. You have been called to protect those you love and your early weeping will hinder your ability to protect yourself and those you love. You cannot let your tears blur your vision right now. You...
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 26, 2014 | Future, Hope, Rest, Trust
For a while you have felt stuck in the revolving doors of your circumstance. There have been brief moments when you thought your timing would allow you to step off, but it hasn’t worked out. You feel trapped. You long for freedom and a sense of...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 25, 2014 | Dreams, Forgiveness, Healing, Hope, Identity, Trust
There are two kinds of sorrow. One sorrow will lead us away from the source of our pain into a place of isolation. The other sorrow will lead us toward the source of our pain to embrace its presence in a fellowship of suffering with Christ. The sorrow that leads us...
