by Garris Elkins | Nov 21, 2015 | Destiny, Faith, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Identity, Leadership, Miracles, Peace, Pentecost, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
Some of you feel like you are being pushed forward in time without your permission. This rude progression of time is like a schoolyard bully who has come up behind you pushing and shoving you forward. At some point you will need to turn around and confront the bully....
by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2015 | Family, Fathers, Hope, Kingdom of God, Power, Reconciliation, Redemption, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare
It is very difficult to talk with people whose sheltered life has left them with an insulated view of reality. Distance from the sight, sound and smell of horrific violence can produce an unrealistic worldview. Years ago, when I was a police officer, I had...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2015 | Church, Destiny, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Power, Spirit, Worship
When Jesus got into Simon’s empty boat and asked him to go out into deep water to put down his nets, his partner’s boat remained on shore. When Simon’s boat took on a miraculous haul of fish his nets began to tear from the weight of the catch. Simon...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2015 | Destiny, Dreams, Favor, Future, Hope, Joy, Kingdom of God, Power, Supernatural
–> This morning in prayer, I saw the image of a person stepping off a curb. The picture was a freeze-frame image that captured the person mid-stride with one foot still on the sidewalk and the other foot in the air extended outward ready to step down onto the...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 16, 2015 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Favor, Future, Kingdom of God, Pentecost, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Worship
(Note to reader: This article uses a graphic metaphor. It is not my intention to write for shock value. My only intention is to share what I believe the Lord asked of me. Please read what follows with that it mind.) Many years ago, I was a police officer. ...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 10, 2015 | Fear, Future, Identity, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Obedience, Power, Reconciliation
All of us interpret what is happening around us through the grid of our individual perception. These perceptions are formed by the experience of life, both good and bad. The longer we live the more grids we accumulate. These grids can cause us to misinterpret what is...
