by Garris Elkins | Feb 26, 2019 | Death, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, God, Intimacy, Love, Obedience, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Vision., Worship
For the last few years, I have loosely followed the career of the rock climber, Alex Honnold. He is super-human in his ability to scale what appear to be impossible rock walls. His most notable climb was made alone without ropes and climbing gear up the face of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2019 | Courage, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Obedience, Prayer, Promotion, Rest
Recently, I communicated with a friend who is entertaining several options that will change the direction of his life. I said God is waiting for him at the destination of his choice ready to welcome him with blessings that have been prepared for his arrival. If you...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 23, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Obedience, Peace, Spirit, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
Jan’s Subaru Impreza is 9 years old and my Nissan pickup just celebrated its 15th year. They don’t have lots of gadgets and features. Both vehicles are plain vanilla versions of their respective brands. The best feature on both of our cars is one not provided by...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Future, Hope, Obedience, Pride, Revelation, Transition, Trust
Make the small course correction the Lord is asking you to make. It will be an important decision at this point in your journey. If you have the faith to make this turn and align your direction with God’s voice even though you still do not see the destination, it will...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2019 | Change, Creativity, Destiny, Eternity, Obedience, Promotion, Provision, Revelation, Transition, Worship
When we over-control our lives, we lose a sense of wonder and mystery. Some people have so over-planned and controlled every aspect of their lives they have taken on the sole responsibility for the realization of all aspects of their future. To the natural mind, this...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2019 | Apostle, Discipleship, Faith, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Obedience, Promotion, Revelation, Transition, Vision.
With the recent passing of the prophet Paul Cain, Jan and I were talking about his life and calling. As we continued our conversation, Jan said, “Do you remember the time at a conference in the 1990s in Switzerland when Paul Cain, Rick Joyner, and Bobby Connor prayed...
