by Garris Elkins | Feb 25, 2018 | Change, Courage, Humility, Obedience, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
With every Spirit-led shift in your thinking will come an alignment to a new direction. Hidden along the pathway of that new direction are the sudden works of God that would remain undiscovered had you not allowed God to shift the way you think and ultimately change...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 24, 2018 | Discipleship, Discipline, Faith, Fear, Freedom, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Peace, Pride, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Truth, Vision.
Notoriety can change your life in ways you would never expect. Not all change that comes with increased visibility is pleasant. The greater the public footprint your life has the greater will be the attacks on you, your family, and your ministry. T.D. Jakes shared a...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2018 | Courage, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Prayer, Relationships, Trust, Truth
The phrase, “thoughts and prayers” is getting some negative press of late. I get the intent of that challenge if, when offering our thoughts and prayers, we don’t think or pray. Thoughts and prayers can be seen by some as a convenient kiss-off to actually...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 10, 2018 | Apostle, Five-Fold Ministry, Kingdom of God, Teaching, Truth
The word theology and the title of theologian do not appear in Scripture. When God gave gifts to equip and mature the Church those gifts were wrapped in the definitions of apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, and teacher. It would be from the ministry of these...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 9, 2018 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discipleship, Fathers, Five-Fold Ministry, Future, Honor, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Truth, Wisdom
We need to do a better job relating to each other when we find ourselves holding an opposing position on an issue of faith. These positions are in essence, only an opinion we have attached to very complex subjects. Our opinions are never the full measure of truth. I...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 8, 2018 | Fear, Forgiveness, Intimacy, Marriage, Pride, Reconciliation, Relationships, Trust, Truth, Women
Last night, I had a powerful dream. It was a nightmare. I dreamt that I had never confessed my worst sins to my wife. It was a horrible feeling – a feeling worse than the sins themselves. When I awoke, I literally thanked God it was just a bad dream. The purpose of...
