by Garris Elkins | Nov 22, 2017 | Creativity, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Giving, Honor, Intimacy, Love, Marriage, Ministry, Obedience, Peace, Relationships, Wisdom
My pastor, Roy Hicks, Jr., told a humorous story about how his wife Kay got his attention late one night. After many years pastoring the Eugene Faith Center, Roy became the Director of Missions for the Foursquare Church. It was a demanding job. Roy spent many...
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 6, 2017 | Church, Culture, Death, Deliverance, Fear, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom, Kingdom of God, Peace, Redemption, Reformation, Truth
I have been up since 2:00 a.m. After watching the news about the shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas, my spirit was restless. I needed to get up to pray and write. For a few days something has been on my heart and this morning, I felt it was time to share my...
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 | Nov 4, 2017 | Discipline, Eternity, Freedom, Hope, Intimacy, Peace, Spiritual Warfare, Thankfulness, Trust, Wisdom, Worship
I awakened in the middle of the night and turned over in bed. I was now facing in Jan’s direction. Like I do many times in the middle of the night, I took a moment to pray for her before slipping back to sleep. Jan was sleeping so deep and in such peace that she...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 27, 2017 | Obedience, Peace, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
If you are a street cop, every so often you will have a pursuit. You attempt to pull over a car for a minor traffic violation and someone decides to run. The drivers can range from being a dumb kid in his parent’s car to a full-blown felon on the run. One evening...
