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 | May 31, 2018 | Deliverance, Discipleship, Hope, Humility, Mercy, Peace, Reconciliation
Protecting a place of personal brokenness at the expense of healing exposure will put the things you fear losing in a place of even greater jeopardy. Honorable people are able to handle your disclosure more than your fear would lead you to believe. Look for these...
by Garris Elkins | May 29, 2018 | Change, Death, Family, Future, Jesus, Marriage, Peace, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
In the last month, some of my friends have experienced the suddenness of life and death. One friend was on a flight with his wife when a woman sitting behind them died. They had to finish the long flight knowing the dead woman’s body would accompany them to their...
by Garris Elkins | May 25, 2018 | Death, Deliverance, Faith, Favor, Fear, Miracles, Peace, Power, Prayer, Spiritual Warfare
I just returned from a ministry trip along the northern coast of California. I was driving through Eureka and stopped at a supermarket to buy some food when something strange took place. Before I share the story, I need to give you some background. While driving along...
by Garris Elkins | May 22, 2018 | Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Peace, Relationships, Worship
I walked into the hotel lobby where I am staying and passed a sign that read, “Please show your room key.” Showing my room key was to gain entry into the hotel’s breakfast buffet. As I walked by the front desk the man working behind the counter didn’t even raise his...
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....
