by Garris Elkins | Jun 20, 2018 | Courage, Discipline, Fear, Future, Holy Spirit, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Promotion
Shortly after rising this morning, the word “unleashed” came to mind. It’s not a word I typically use in my vocabulary so it got my attention. I let it rest. Then it came to me again. I had a general idea what the word means but went to a dictionary to unpack its...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 13, 2018 | Discipleship, Dreams, Eternity, Favor, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Marriage, Obedience, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Transition
In the last couple of years, I have been spending more and more time riding elevators. Usually, this happens in a hotel where I stay when I teach and minister. Yesterday, I saw the image of an elevator in a video. In the video, a person extended their finger and...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 10, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipline, Faith, Future, Healing, Intimacy, Obedience, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
I have noticed the life, vocabulary, and behavior of people who know they are blessed is defined by words like, thankful, grateful, peaceful, hopeful and joyful. The common thread in these words is the suffix attached to each noun, “ful.” It means to be full of...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 3, 2018 | Change, Creativity, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Identity, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Obedience, Peace, Promotion, Revelation, Transition
Your calling and the fulfillment of your destiny will be realized and experienced when a Spirit-directed timing and opportunity converge. What you do while you wait for that convergence is important. A righteous convergence is not something you can make happen. If you...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 2, 2018 | Apostle, Discipleship, Faith, Father, Future, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Obedience, Truth, Wisdom, Word
When I stand under a warm summer midnight sky and look into the heavens and see the stars, I wonder. When I wake up from a dream, I wonder. When I view photographic images from the Hubble telescope of a distant galaxy, I wonder. When I see a newborn baby that just...
by Garris Elkins | May 19, 2018 | Dreams, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Freedom, Hope, Justice, Mercy, Miracles, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Vision., Worship
Yesterday, I brought home some cherries. As I was eating the cherries, I noticed most of the cherries in the basket were double cherries. It was hard to find a single cherry in the basket. In all my life, I had only seen a double cherry a time or two....
