by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2019 | Creavity, Family, Fear, Freedom, Future, Healing, Love, Marriage, Pride
For the last 45 years, I have witnessed the beauty of time as it works its magic on the life of a woman committed to God. With each passing hour, the hands of a woman’s life-clock become the chisel strokes of the Master Sculptor. These strokes reveal the hidden prize...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 20, 2019 | Change, Courage, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Future, Hope, Obedience, Pride, Revelation, Transition, Trust
Make the small course correction the Lord is asking you to make. It will be an important decision at this point in your journey. If you have the faith to make this turn and align your direction with God’s voice even though you still do not see the destination, it will...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discipline, Humility, Integrity, Obedience, Pride, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
A wall stands in your way and you have been assigned to dismantle its opposing presence. As you engage this spiritual demolition project, trust no assumptions you are carrying from your current assignment or relationships. This is between you and God and no one else....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 11, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Freedom, Humility, Identity, Intimacy, Pride, Prophecy, Teaching, Wisdom
In this life, you will receive unsolicited criticism and suggestions. Everybody has an opinion. Choose to be large enough in your spirit to be willing to review each of these, even those that appear absurd. Embedded somewhere in such suggestions may be the very thing...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Identity, Pride, Rest, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Wisdom
My father wrangled horses in the Arizona desert in the 1920s. From time to time, he would place a hobble on his horses. A hobble is a short line tied between the legs of a horse to limit their mobility. Under the restraining influence of the hobble, a horse...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Obedience, Pride, Reconciliation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
When I was a cop on patrol and received an assignment via my radio, I affirmed the message was received by giving my call sign and speaking the word “copy.” My response let the dispatcher know I understood my assignment. When on the move as a SWAT team member and I...
