by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2017 | Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Giving, Humility, Identity, Joy, Obedience, Pride, Promotion, Provision, Wisdom
This morning, I sat down in front of my laptop computer to begin writing. I wanted to update a document I was working on by synchronizing the font style of the various files I had imported from different sources that don’t use my preferred font. I randomly placed my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 13, 2017 | Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Love, Obedience, Prophecy, Revelation
Last week, I called a hotel where I was booked to stay over the weekend. I spoke with a woman at the front desk. She was kind and patient with my question, one I am sure she has had to answer a thousand times before. As soon as the phone call was over, I felt a nudge...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 8, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Future, Gifts, Obedience, Peace, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
These are the realities regarding your coming confrontation: You have identified the Goliath that stands before you. You are about to engage in a showdown with a lie. You have heard the giant’s taunts and mockery. You have rejected the armor offered by others...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 5, 2017 | Deliverance, Discipline, Dreams, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Future, Obedience, Peace
You possess everything you need to accomplish what God has called you to do. You need nothing more. Just because the finished product has not yet appeared, don’t give up. You thought your timing was somehow off because the finished product has not yet appeared. Your...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2017 | Discipleship, Forgivenss, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Identity, Intimacy, Obedience, Pride, Provision, Trust, Wisdom, Women
Our character is not determined by our geography or our social status. It would be an insult to a single mother who is trying to raise her children in an inner city ghetto to honor God and then limit the potential of her children to the level of sorrow that surrounds...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2017 | Courage, Faith, Favor, Fear, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Trust
The context of your life is never more powerful than the content of the promises contained in God’s Word. Your context may be filled with pain and sorrow or a paralyzing fear about your future. These can be overwhelming things to experience but they never have...
