by Garris Elkins | Apr 2, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Prophecy, Revelation, Truth, Wisdom
In the affairs of life, it is God who will have the last word. At best, prophets only prophesy in part no matter how accurate a prophecy might appear. We are messengers who carry a small part of a greater revelation known only to God. God not only saves the best for...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
I remember the first day I became a cop. I was sworn in and handed a badge. My badge number was 387. Whenever I enforced the law, I served under the authority of that badge. Both complaints and commendations referenced my badge number. It identified me along with my...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 3, 2019 | Change, Courage, Freedom, Future, Identity, Promotion, Rest, Transition
Life is a collection of journeys, not just a single trip. Each journey has a measure of faith assigned to it that we are to ask God to release. Without this measure of faith, we will process the journey only with natural sight and without assurance for those parts of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 12, 2019 | Courage, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Women
As a kid, I remember watching a television show called Roller Derby. The show depicted women on roller skates racing as a team on an indoor track against an opposing team. I had never seen women act so tough. At age 8, I thought, “Man, I would never mess with any of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 11, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, Humility, Identity, Intimacy, Pride, Prophecy, Teaching, Wisdom
In this life, you will receive unsolicited criticism and suggestions. Everybody has an opinion. Choose to be large enough in your spirit to be willing to review each of these, even those that appear absurd. Embedded somewhere in such suggestions may be the very thing...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Identity, Pride, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
My father wrangled horses in the Arizona desert in the 1920s. From time to time, he would place a hobble on his horses. A hobble is a short line tied between the legs of a horse to limit their mobility. Under the restraining influence of the hobble, a horse...
