by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2019 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Future, Hope, Identity, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Provision, Relationships, Rest, Thankfulness
Recently, I met with a spiritual son who lives in a distant city. We touch base each year when he is in town. The moment we met I saw something new and fresh in his face. By his own admission, the unresolved wounds from his past had dictated his response to life. He...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2019 | Courage, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Healing, Love, Marriage, Mercy, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom, Women
You have wisely closed off an area of your life. This is a time for only you and the Lord to have access to that wounded place while it is being restored. You have needed time to heal. I was hiking to a high point overlooking the trail system above our home and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 1, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Freedom, God, Love, Marriage, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom, Women
In any healthy relationship, you will discover that love, not fear, is motivating personal interaction. For example, in a marriage, one spouse can share a place of personal brokenness and not fear the end of the relationship. Children want parents whose first response...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 23, 2019 | Family, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Love, Marriage, Worship
Jan and I have been taking communion together every day for the last 20 years. It is a powerful place of connection and union we share with each other and with the Lord. Our daughter, Anna, brought this small brass goblet back from Israel several years ago as a...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 22, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Marriage, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Have you noticed unhealthy critics rarely have original content to present? Their self-appointed mission in life is very narrow, birthed from the limited resource pool of their personal experience and worldview. A critic’s mission in life is to confront,...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, Healing, Humility, Marriage, Mercy, Promotion, Relationships, Wisdom
Normally, when I travel to speak somewhere my host will reserve a room fo me in a comfortable hotel. I really appreciate that consideration. This trip is no exception. The beautiful hotel and its wonderful amenities allow me to be fresh and rested during my...
