by Garris Elkins | May 27, 2014 | Deliverance, Faith, Family, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Mercy
You are about to deal with a difficult person – again. You feel exhausted and wish this situation would go away. The investment you have made of time and energy has brought no visible return of their love and respect. This has brought you to the...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2014 | Change, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Pentecost, Revival, Transition
You have caught the scent of something new – a fragrance of coming change. God is the one who has awakened this sensitivity in you. Like a person experiencing an exquisite perfume for the first time this unfamiliar fragrance has turned your head in a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 22, 2014 | Future, Intimacy, Rest
Your past cannot be changed. Some linger in their past living in the sorrow of what cannot be changed. Don’t be one of these unfortunate ones. The failure of your past is part of the dead life – something that has been swallowed up by the new life God has...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2014 | Dreams, Favor, Hope, Identity, Intimacy
God has created you as a unique person. There is only one of you. The very breath of God fills your lungs. There have been many attempts to blind you from seeing this reality. Some of your life has been built around unchallenged lies that have whispered to you that...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 10, 2014 | Forgiveness, Healing, Intimacy, Restoration
Not all words cut like a sharp knife. Some words cut with the dull blade of malicious intent. The pain from these wounds is intense. The person who spoke to you did not know your heart. Their words were fueled by an ignorant anger. As a result, you have been left...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 27, 2014 | Faith, Hope, Intimacy, Prayer, Transition, Trust
People are standing at a crossroads. They are standing at the intersections of life needing to make a decision about their future direction. In these significant moments we need to know God is directing our steps. When I have faced these kinds of intersections,...
