by Garris Elkins | Apr 20, 2017 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Gifts, Hope, Intimacy, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Teaching
Last night, I was teaching a prophetic class in the school of ministry at Life Church in Salem, Oregon. Jan and I met some wonderful people who are hungry for God. Normally when I speak somewhere, my books are made available for sale. A kind woman from the church...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2017 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Joy, Leadership, Peace, Power, Revelation, Wisdom
As someone indwelled by God’s Spirit you can always find the way forward. There is never a time when you will be spiritually blind. Faith has given you the ability to move forward when no natural indicators are present to reveal your next step. As someone indwelled by...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2017 | Change, Dreams, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Promise, Provision, Restoration
It was a simple word. The Lord said, “I am restoring derailed lives.” A derailed life is like a derailed train. A train can run off the tracks and crash if something is wrong with the tracks. In order to continue the journey, the tracks will need to be...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 31, 2017 | Father, Forgivenss, Healing, Identity, Joy, Love, Mercy, Peace
My mother lived 91 years. Mom was the product of a challenging life. Her father left for work one day in the depths of the Depression and never returned. Her mother had to make ends meet as a divorced woman in the South. She opened a boarding house in Alexandria,...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 29, 2017 | Creavity, Destiny, Dreams, Father, Fathers, Favor, Forgiveness, Freedom, God, Honor, Hope, Kingdom, Peace, Promotion, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
Years ago, a man approached me after a Sunday morning service. He was concerned with something I had preached. He was a veteran pastor so his words carried extra weight. In the sermon, I said, “God has no favorites.” He was truly concerned because I think he felt he...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2017 | Favor, Future, Giving, God, Joy, Peace
The Lord revealed a picture of your life. Behind a doorway and standing in line are answers to forgotten prayers, unexpected blessings, new relationships, and fresh opportunities. As I continued to watch the developing image, all of these deliveries of God’s...
