by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2017 | Change, Deliverance, Fear, Future, Gifts, God, Holy Spirit, Identity, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Promotion, Provision, Tranistion, Vision., Wisdom, Word
You may need to exit a toxic relationship, a financial struggle or a season of wandering without purpose. Until you initiate a plan to walk away from these situations and into a place of peace and provision, you could languish in their pain longer than...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 15, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Dreams, Faith, Family, Fear, Future, Honor, Identity, Marriage, Miracles, Promotion, Provision, Relationships, Restoration, Thankfulness, Trust, Vision.
In 1968, at age 60, my father had a heart attack. For a man who was a carpenter and had to work with his hands to make a living, this changed everything. After his heart attack, my father took a remodeling job in an adjoining city with a plan for a house to...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 14, 2017 | Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Giving, Humility, Identity, Joy, Obedience, Pride, Promotion, Provision, Wisdom
This morning, I sat down in front of my laptop computer to begin writing. I wanted to update a document I was working on by synchronizing the font style of the various files I had imported from different sources that don’t use my preferred font. I randomly placed my...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2017 | Apostle, Deliverance, Discipleship, Kingdom of God, Power, Pride, Promotion, Revelation, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Wisdom
When I awoke this morning the Lord revealed an image to me. It was a warning about spiritual wolves that enter innocent lives and faith gatherings with the intent to tear apart hope, trust, and faith with the teeth of deception. In the image, I saw a lone wolf hiding...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 8, 2017 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Faith, Future, Gifts, Obedience, Peace, Promotion, Spiritual Warfare, Trust
These are the realities regarding your coming confrontation: You have identified the Goliath that stands before you. You are about to engage in a showdown with a lie. You have heard the giant’s taunts and mockery. You have rejected the armor offered by others...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 31, 2017 | Kingdom of God, Promotion, Reformation
Jan asked me to do a final proof-read for her new book titled, Blessings of Hope and Joy. As I read the following excerpt from one of the blessings it reminded me of the reforming presence of the Church in the culture at this moment in our history. The Spirit has...
