by Garris Elkins | Jun 28, 2017 | Faith, Joy, Peace, Trust
The image I was seeing in the Spirit was depressing. I felt for the person I was watching. I saw them walking through a difficult season of life with heavy feet. Their feet were so heavy they could barely shuffle along the floor sliding one foot in front of the other....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 22, 2017 | Faith, Obedience, Trust
We live on a street without sidewalks. It looks like a country road from the 1950’s. Oak trees arch over the street forming a leaf-filled arbor. A few doors down from us, a woman owns a small cottage along a creek. In her front yard is a single gate between two posts....
by Garris Elkins | Jun 18, 2017 | Freedom, Jesus, Obedience, Rest, Trust
I was sitting in the early morning light with my dog, Abby, reading the hard copy proof for my new book. I love this time of year when the mornings are cool yet warm enough for shorts and bare feet on the grass. As I continued to read, a bird flew past me and through...
by Garris Elkins | Jun 16, 2017 | Faith, Trust
The evening time is when the sun begins to set. Some of you dread the end of the day and the coming night. Every natural sunset will eventually become a sunrise. The same is true in spiritual matters. Don’t dread any moment of approaching darkness and despair....
by Garris Elkins | May 27, 2017 | Deliverance, Redemption, Restoration, Trust
Your second attempt to follow Jesus will prove to be a turning point in your life. You learned a valuable lesson in the failed first attempt. This second time around will define your life in ways you never thought possible. Peter was called twice to follow Jesus. The...
by Garris Elkins | May 21, 2017 | Leadership, Peace, Prophetic, Transition, Trust
You have been searching for a way to move forward. You thought the discovery of that way would be part of a complicated process. God does not work through complication. He is profound because He is able to communicate the greatest of truth in the simplest of terms....
