by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Future, Joy, Mercy, Peace, Prophecy, Provision, Rest, Supernatural
Clarity and confirmation are coming. A significant marker that will guide you through this last challenging leg of your journey will soon appear. Its presence will pilot you into a new place, one that has remained hidden until this moment of time. God will...
by Garris Elkins | May 27, 2019 | Apostle, Courage, Discipline, Fathers, Freedom, God, Healing, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Mercy, Peace, Promotion, repentance. hope future, Sacrifice, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
If you are not familiar with the term “stolen valor” a quick YouTube search will reveal in vivid detail what it means. Stolen valor takes place when someone who never served in the military dons a uniform and medals and tries to impersonate a veteran. There is always...
by Garris Elkins | May 26, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, Fear, Justice, Mercy, Peace
One of the greatest gifts you can leave behind is to be, as far as it is possible with you, at peace with all people. “As far as possible” means we walk as far forward in the process of reconciliation as the will of the other person will allow. We can walk up...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2019 | Creativity, Discernment, Discipleship, Dreams, Future, Honor, Kingdom, Leadership, Mercy, Promise, Restoration, Revival, Vision.
New is not better. New is different. We have the tendency to think that our turn at the helm navigated the ship of our ministry into its most unique ports. While that sounds good, it is a limited view of God and the future. Something about God is new each morning, and...
by Garris Elkins | May 16, 2019 | Culture, Deliverance, Discipline, Faithfulness, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Mercy
Scripture tells us that mercy triumphs over judgment. We typically think that instruction is for us on how we are to conduct our lives. That is true, but it has another meaning. It is the revelation of how God relates to humanity. In a single moment of time He could...
by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Hope, Mercy, Prophecy, Prophetic, Relationships, Women
On a recent ministry trip, I stayed in a not-so-great motel. It was out in the middle of nowhere. Things didn’t work in the room. The bed sheets looked like they were used the night before by another guest and had not been changed. It is the kind of room where you...