by Garris Elkins | May 12, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Faith, Fathers, Freedom, Grace, Healing, Honor, Hope, Mercy, Prophecy, Prophetic, Relationships, Women
On a recent ministry trip, I stayed in a not-so-great motel. It was out in the middle of nowhere. Things didn’t work in the room. The bed sheets looked like they were used the night before by another guest and had not been changed. It is the kind of room where you...
by Garris Elkins | May 11, 2019 | Courage, Integrity, Prophecy, Prophetic, Truth
For my prophetic friends, Jan just sent this blessing to me that is part of a book of blessings she is writing. Read this and then listen to what the Lord is saying. When you hear His word, step forward and speak with a boldness and courage forged by integrity and...
by Garris Elkins | May 6, 2019 | Favor, Future, God, Grace, Hope, Mercy, Promise, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revival, Truth, Vision.
The fulfillment of prophetic words spoken hundreds and even thousands of years ago are arriving at this moment in history. These words were spoken in a distant time and place intended for delivery at this time in our lives. The prophets who uttered these words had no...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Freedom, Justice, Leadership, Prophecy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural, Vision., Wisdom
For several weeks, I have been hearing the words “collapsing scaffolding” in my spirit. Throughout human history, the scaffolding of lies has been erected over the face of God like construction scaffolding is placed over the front of a building in an attempt to...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2019 | Discipleship, Dreams, Faith, Family, Fathers, Future, Grace, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Love, Promise, Promotion, Prophecy, Relationships, Transition
Last night, I was invited along with a group of other men to honor a young man on his 12th birthday. It was a rite of passage. After a dinner of the young man’s choice – BBQ hamburgers – we went outside and sat around an open fire pit. Each of us was asked to...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 27, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Fear, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit, Justice, Kingdom, Love, Peace, Prophecy, Prophetic, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Every once and awhile I will feel unsettled. Unexamined, those unsettled feelings can affect my outlook on life and my response to the people I love. It happened yesterday. I awoke in the morning feeling out of synch. It was not a matter of hidden sin or...
