by Garris Elkins | Dec 1, 2019 | Courage, Faith, Faithfulness, Trust, Worship
Last night, I had a dream. In the dream, I saw someone slowing down to cross an intersection cautiously. Then the Lord stepped out into the intersection and waved the person through declaring, “The way is clear.” A lot of our understanding of faith is...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 13, 2019 | Culture, Discernment, Discipleship, Future, Honor, Hope, Leadership, Prophecy, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
You can turn off your favorite news outlet for a year and turn it back on again, and not much will have changed except the names of the participants in the news stories. While that can be true, I believe we are living in a unique moment of history. It is...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 2, 2019 | Church, Creativity, Dreams, Faithfulness, Favor, Future, Holy Spirit, Intimacy, Kingdom of God, Ministry, Prayer, Promise, Revelation, Sacrifice, Worship
In a dream, I saw a large conference center. It was just used to host a gathering of hundreds of people. When the event was finally over, and all the attendees had departed, a stillness settled over the facility. Looking around the room, I could see it needed...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 1, 2019 | Courage, Faithfulness, Fear, Future, Hope, Mercy, Peace, Pride, Resurrection, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Word, Worship
You feel like you are being stretched to the breaking point. That is not what’s taking place, nor is it the purpose of what you are experiencing. God is not causing your pain. That is your response to the rigidity and inflexibility He wants to remove. He is...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 28, 2019 | Deliverance, Discernment, Fear, Five-Fold Ministry, Healing, Power, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare, Teaching, Truth, Word, Worship
Using words like witchcraft, demon possession, and spiritual warfare will cause some people to roll their intellectual eyes like they are talking to a mentally deficient hayseed. I’m glad the first followers of Jesus didn’t feel this way or leave those encounters out...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 21, 2019 | Discipleship, Discipline, Family, Freedom, Leadership, Relationships, Truth, Wisdom, Worship
At some point in any relationship, a lack of discipline will be interpreted as dishonor. Living with a long list of failed promises and inadequate provision begins to wear thin. To be timely, appropriate, and sensitive to what is expected of us is called maturity....
