by Garris Elkins | Aug 6, 2014 | Gifts, Healing, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power
As a young man, I trained in several forms of martial arts. My last sensei (teacher) was a man we respectfully called, “Sensei Montero”. He was a humble man who carried advanced black belt degrees in several different fighting styles. He was what some would...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2014 | Faith, Identity, Miracles, Pentecost, Spirit, Supernatural, Trust
As you mature as a follower of Christ you will learn how to trust your gut instinct – your intuition. Some in the Church resist this kind of thinking because it lacks an outward image of spirituality. There are two kinds of intuition. There is a natural intuition...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2014 | Holy Spirit, Miracles, Pentecost, Power
You just had one of those nudges of God’s Spirit that felt like a small wind disturbing a leaf and blowing it across your path. This kind of impression would not normally be anything of importance, but you are beginning to realize it was God speaking to you....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2014 | Church, Future, God, Pentecost, Transition
A quick shift has taken place. Everything has changed. You didn’t see it coming. You feel like you have been pushed from a familiar room through an unseen doorway into a strange new place. No one asked your permission. It just happened. Nothing looks the same. The...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2014 | Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Miracles, Pentecost, Power, Trust
Recently, your life has felt like a fully loaded locomotive moving at full speed with train cars lined up behind you as far as the eye can see. There has been a tremendous momentum developed in your life in this past season. Through unforeseen events all of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2014 | Dreams, Faith, Holy Spirit, Hope, Pentecost, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
You have awakened to a nightmare. When you woke up you thought you were experiencing the lingering memory of a bad dream, but now you know its real. The nightmare is a situation you are now having to face in your life. You feel out of control trying to...
