by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2019 | Deliverance, Faith, Freedom, Healing, Hope, Resurrection, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Worship
There are some roads we choose to journey upon that will never lead us to the will of God. These roads are not dead ends. They keep going on and on in the wrong direction offering false hope, draining our emotional energy, and never delivering us into a good...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2019 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Pride, Promotion, Provision, Trust, Truth
The private and unseen issues of character and integrity carry the greatest significance as you move higher in your calling. Don’t neglect them. If our character and integrity are left undisciplined, we will create, through neglect, the greatest jeopardy to...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 29, 2019 | Courage, Creativity, Discipline, Dreams, Freedom, Holiness, Promise, Reformation, Resurrection, Revival, Transition, Trust, Vision., Wisdom
The liftoff you need to get your promise airborne will happen in a most unusual way. You thought you needed to build more runway to get your promise off the ground. You have faithfully been at work hoping the project will have enough distance to attain the right speed...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 28, 2019 | Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Identity, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth
I remember the first day I became a cop. I was sworn in and handed a badge. My badge number was 387. Whenever I enforced the law, I served under the authority of that badge. Both complaints and commendations referenced my badge number. It identified me along with my...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 27, 2019 | Dreams, Eternity, Faith, Family, Fear, Forgiveness, Future, Gifts, Giving, Healing, Hope, Joy, Justice, Kingdom of God, Miracles, Obedience, Prophecy, Revelation, Trust
Jan and I take a daily walk together. Normally, we walk at mid-morning after our writing schedule is finished, but on this particular morning, we had to be on the road early so we walked just after sunrise. I’ve walked past the home in the photo hundreds of time but...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 22, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Forgiveness, Freedom, Healing, Humility, Marriage, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
Have you noticed unhealthy critics rarely have original content to present? Their self-appointed mission in life is very narrow, birthed from the limited resource pool of their personal experience and worldview. A critic’s mission in life is to confront,...