by Garris Elkins | Mar 30, 2017 | Future, Hope, Kingdom, Love
Imagine the beauty and wonder of your spiritual reality. You have been raised with Christ and sit with Him – in this very moment – at the Father’s right hand in the middle of the Trinity. This was the goal of the finished work of Jesus – to make you one with the...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 26, 2017 | Deliverance, Destiny, Father, Freedom, Love, Mercy, Promise, Promotion, Restoration, Tranistion
It feels like you are surrounded by a restricting presence. What you perceive as a negative form of restraint is actually being misinterpreted. This encompassing presence is spiritual scaffolding put in place by God. He is trying to rebuild and retrofit your life like...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 22, 2017 | Destiny, Future, Identity, Love, Miracles, Prohecy, Promise, Prophetic, Relationships
Unexpected greetings from the past will arrive to build your faith and reconnect you to old relationships you had long forgotten. God has a purpose in these reconnections and that purpose will be revealed in the coming season of your life. A few minutes ago, I reached...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Mercy, Promise
This morning the following blessing appeared in my email in-box from my wife, Jan. It is a blessing she is writing for her third book of blessings. Jan inserted my name as a personal encouragement to me. The original will have the words, “your spirit”. There is...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2017 | Intimacy, Jesus, Love, Marriage
I was awakened in the middle of the night hearing the 1964 blues song written by Tommy Tucker titled, Hi-Heel Sneakers. The opening lyrics are, “Put on your red dress, baby, cause we goin’ out tonight.” As the song played on, instead of the words, “Put on your...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 4, 2017 | Courage, Destiny, Favor, Future, Honor, Hope, Identiy, Leadership, Love, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Vision.
Last weekend, I had a rare and wonderful privilege. I was invited to attend the retirement party for one of the finest rookie cops I had the privilege of training. Thirty-nine years ago I was a Field Training Officer (FTO) at the Springfield, Oregon Police Department....
