by Garris Elkins | Oct 5, 2014 | Destiny, Family, Favor, Honor, Identiy, Leadership, Marriage, Ministry
(“Thoughts I Want To Leave Behind” is a collection of thoughts and impressions I want to leave behind as I begin to make my final pastoral transition.) #15 Take Your Spouse With You Every life in ministry is a journey. If you are married, the journey is a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 5, 2014 | Destiny, Future, Hope, Identity, Marriage, Trust
You have become overly focused on the birthing pains you are experiencing. You are not seeing the larger picture of what God is doing in your life. You have missed an important connection. The pain you are now experiencing is linked to a future provision God...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 3, 2014 | Gifts, Intimacy, Joy, Love, Marriage, Mercy
Your life is like a closet. Hanging inside are the promises of God – garments waiting to be worn. You have been assembling these promises for a long time and you have started to wonder if you will ever wear them. Now is the time to get ready. The Lord,...
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 5, 2014 | Honor, Marriage, Trust
You see her weep and you call her “an emotional woman.” You may not say those words out loud, but they are in your heart and guiding your response. You have forgotten that when God created us, and all that surrounds us, He performed that act of creation as both...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2012 | Family, Holy Spirit, Love, Marriage
From my earliest memories, I can remember my father’s tattoos. He had one on each arm. On his right arm was a beautiful old style tattoo where he had inked my mother’s name, “Lavert.” On his left arm was another tattoo with the word, “Mother”. My father...
