by Garris Elkins | Aug 28, 2014 | Fear, Forgiveness, Leadership, Prayer, Repentance, Spiritual Warfare
An understanding exists among those who teach self-defense that there are three kinds of people – sheep, wolves and sheep dogs. Sheep are the vast majority of people in our culture, both in the Church and without, who are absolutely unaware of the dangers that...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 23, 2014 | Humility, Repentance, Trust
In the life of every person there is a lifelong search for the bottom line or what we would call, “the crux of the matter”. This familiar phrase, “the crux of the matter”, is a word that comes from the Latin language meaning “a cross”. The cross being a place of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 26, 2014 | Hope, Redemption, Repentance
You jumped without considering the consequence. It was a reflex action that now has you airborne and you don’t know where you will land. As you fall you hear the Lord say, “Declare a landing zone”. His words seem strange because you know what you did was...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 17, 2014 | Joy, Obedience, Repentance, Trust, Truth
You keep laughing because you are afraid that if you stop the tears will begin to flow. When people look at you they are not able to see the sadness in your heart behind the mask of laughter. You will not be able to hide the true emotion of your heart forever. In...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 16, 2014 | Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Identity, Miracles, Repentance
Your life resembles a muscle car with lots of power and potential. God wants you to get all the performance you can out of what He has entrusted to you. Recently, you tried to shift your life into a higher gear and you missed it. While you tried to find the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 6, 2014 | Father, Forgiveness, Obedience, Repentance
In a moment of frustration you drew a line in the sand. This is a line you now regret making. You have grown as a person and you clearly see the mistake of your impulsive decision. You have moved on in life, but the line is still there limiting access to a...
