by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2018 | Discipleship, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Giving, Identity, Pride, Trust
This week, in a conversation with a couple of pastors I respect, I was asked by one of the pastors to share something that would help him finish well in his life calling. I said, “Identify your greatest gift and give it away.” A spiritually and emotionally...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2018 | Courage, Discipline, Fathers, Fear, Future, Gifts, God, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Peace, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Restoration, Trust
As a young and insecure pastor, I listened to Ron Mehl, the pastor of the Beaverton Foursquare Church, give some sage advice. At the time, I had less than 10 people attending my struggling church plant. Ron had thousands. I was asked to meet with a group of equally...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2018 | Courage, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Mercy, Pride, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
If a dishonoring ricochet is coming at you fired from a comment made in a private conversation where you were not present to defend yourself, God wants to reveal His heart to you despite what has taken place. In love, the Lord has allowed the comment to become public...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 12, 2018 | Change, Courage, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Spiritual Warfare
You have entered an unfamiliar place. In this season of change, it feels like you are out of range of normal communication, even with God, but you know that is not true. You just need to learn how to hear Him in a new way in this strange and unfamiliar place. He...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2018 | Fear, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Marriage, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Trust, Truth, Women
Last night, I had a powerful dream. It was a nightmare. I dreamt that I had never confessed my worst sins to my wife. It was a horrible feeling – a feeling worse than the sins themselves. When I awoke, I literally thanked God it was just a bad dream. The purpose of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 7, 2018 | Death, Deliverance, Family, Forgiveness, Freedom, Holiness, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Power, Pride, Spiritual Warfare, Truth
Lust is a seamy word. We associate its use primarily with sexual sin. It is more than sexual. Lust is defined in Scripture as any strong and undisciplined craving or desire. It can be associated with the unhealthy use of anything in life. Our place of jeopardy begins...
