by Garris Elkins | Jul 26, 2016 | Faith, Pride, Revelation, Trust
A friend of mine is a helicopter pilot. One day in conversation he referred to something called, “The Jesus Nut”. The Jesus Nut is a single nut that holds the rotor blades to the helicopter. If that nut comes off the helicopter will fall from the sky like a rock. In...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 6, 2016 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Pride, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
This week, as I prayed for the leaders of churches, denominations and religious organizations, I saw them coming together in a most unusual way. As the image developed, I saw the Lord imbedding magnets of fellowship in one shoulder and plates of receptive steel in the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 5, 2016 | Courage, Faithfulness, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Humility, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Power, Pride, Prophecy, Revelation, Word
As young Samuel learned to speak for the Lord the scripture says of him, “As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.” (I Samuel 3:19) God is not looking for spectacular people – He is looking for people who are...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 4, 2016 | Destiny, Family, Favor, Fear, Forgiveenss, Freedom, Honor, Integrity, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Repentance, Truth
Many of you have been around people who can barely contain their feeling of disdain toward you. You leave these encounters feeling dishonored. What makes the word “disdain” so demeaning is discovering its dictionary meaning – “the feeling that someone or...
by Garris Elkins | Dec 7, 2015 | Identity, Marriage, Ministry, Pride, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching
The human mind responds to trauma in unique ways. There is something called the Stockholm Syndrome where hostages will actually align themselves with the hostage taker, instead of the rescue team. When the Stockholm Syndrome is fully developed there have...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 9, 2015 | Faith, Fathers, Forgivenss, Future, Identity, Mercy, Pride, Redemption, Restoration, Revelation, Wisdom
–> Making it hard for people to know God has never made sense to me. The barriers we put between people and God seem so out of touch with His heart. God is much larger than the seeds of fear and exclusion we plant in the garden of our relationships....
