by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2021 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Favor, Future, Honor, Intimacy, Jesus, Joy, Love
This morning, as I look at the flowers and card I got for Jan, I think back to an evening fifty-one years ago when I took Jan on a spontaneous date. I entered our college cafeteria and saw her. We had been introduced a week or so earlier so I wasn’t a stranger....
by Garris Elkins | Aug 2, 2020 | Deliverance, Destiny, Discernment, Discipleship, Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Future, Hope, Identity, Jesus
There has been only one principle that Jan and I followed when needing to discover our next step in life. That principle has been to follow the Lord at all costs. We had a few times when we stumbled, but when we finally stepped out in faith, that single principle has...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2020 | Freedom, Jesus, Justice, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
There is a great deal of conversation taking place in our culture about the subject of freedom. Today, I took a look at what Scripture tells us about true freedom. It became for me a meaningful personal reminder and a point of clarity. While some may say this only...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 13, 2020 | Courage, Deliverance, Dreams, Favor, Fear, Future, Grace, Hope, Jesus, Leadership, Obedience, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare, Tranistion
Amid all the noise, clamor, and disruption taking place in our culture, God wants to reveal His love and power. That love and power will be visible to those whose eyes have been trained to see His goodness. When Joshua was leading the Israelites into the Promised...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 23, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Hope, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Lordship, Promotion, Reformation, Spirit, Transition
A cultural restart line is beginning to form. In the coming days, this line will become visible to those who view what is happening with the eyes of faith. The Spirit is sending out invitations for people to begin lining up at a place called “Restart.” What began as a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 14, 2020 | Father, Future, Gifts, God, Honor, Hope, Identity, Jesus, Restoration, Supernatural
Many times, I will see something just before I begin to write. This morning, I saw frames like the kind of frames that surround a photo or work of art. The frames were approaching a date shortly when we will emerge from this time of isolation. Each frame has a life it...
