by Garris Elkins | Jul 31, 2019 | Courage, Death, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Faith
God placed an internal alarm clock inside me that awakens me about 4:00 each morning. He put the alarm clock there about 12 years ago when He commissioned a writing anointing in my life. Those early morning hours of stillness have become a creative retreat between the...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 30, 2019 | Change, Church, Deliverance, God, Holy Spirit, Justice, Leadership, Mercy, Reformation, Revival, Spiritual Warfare, Worship
Something is being manifested in nature causing me to think the created order is responding to what the Spirit is releasing in Oregon and beyond. Two events are taking place at the same time and in the same location in this region- one literally on top of the other. A...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 29, 2019 | Culture, Dreams, Gifts, Ministry, Miracles, Promise, Revival, Supernatural, Worship
What was burning as a revival fire in the past and appears to have died out has not been fully extinguished. A burning ember of passion always remains. That ember has continued to smolder in the hearts of people waiting for a moment in time, as directed by the Spirit,...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 28, 2019 | Change, Courage, Creativity, Deliverance, Discipleship, Future, Intimacy, Promise
We can make our plans, but in the end, it is the Lord who directs our steps. Making a plan is a good exercise. Because we only see in part, even our best plans are only partial. Something is always missing. The larger image in our minds must be the picture of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 27, 2019 | Apostle, Creativity, Culture, Discipline, Dreams, Favor, Five-Fold Ministry, Grace, Holy Spirit, Integrity, Obedience
You have been standing alone for a season, but that is about to change. The sound of your faith is making the sound of Heaven on Earth. That sound has become a spiritual magnet inviting those of like mind to come and join you. Yesterday, I was hiking through the...