by Garris Elkins | Aug 7, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Favor, Future, Gifts, God, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Promise, Redemption, Resurrection, Worship
When a life plan falls apart it and a feeling of discouragement arrives, it is too easy to believe a lie that says God has only one plan for our life. In those painful experiences, we can give up because we don’t see a new way forward, thinking we serve a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2019 | Destiny, Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Future, Grace, Honor, Hope, Love, Mercy, Provision, Redemption
As I read through the 14th chapter of Revelation, I came across verse 13. One part of that verse caught my attention. The text reads, “…for their good deeds follow them.” As I pondered what that phrase could mean for us today, I began to get a sense of what the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 14, 2019 | Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Identity, Justice, Leadership, Love, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare
Self-pity is a spiritual terrorist who wants to sneak aboard your life. This destructive attitude comes with a bomb strapped to its back. Detonate it in prayer—far away from innocent bystanders. The problem with self-pity is that it feels so good. Like a drug,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 11, 2019 | Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Humility, Love, Mercy
Getting even is never an increase. It keeps the participants living at a lower level of mutual dysfunction. Choosing to forgive your adversary will release you from the control of the offense. Continuing to bless your enemy after you make the initial choice to forgive...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 4, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Freedom, Leadership, Love, Obedience, Truth
The sound of your voice cannot be silenced if your words are empowered by the heart and will of God. If God has given you something to say, He will make way for you to be heard. Truth spoken in love is the most potent sound made on Earth, and it cannot be...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 2, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Future, Identity, Integrity, Love, Promotion, Sacrifice, Tranistion, Worship
This morning, before sunrise, I got up to prepare for a dinner we would have later in the day. We have some good friends staying with us for a few days, so after being on the road for most of last week, I was hungry for some home cooked barbeque. I had our smoker...
