A "portal" is an opening (door, window, or opening). A heavenly portal or a glory portal is a heavenly opening through which God's goodness manifests. I have seen a portal in a vision and it was a circular opening where a column of light poured down into the earth. There were angels ascending and descending.
Lord, if what I'm doing is wrong, then by all means strike me down. Otherwise set me free.
You are young. No hungry generations tread you down. The past does not mock you with the ruins of a beauty the secret of whose creation you have lost
By becoming intimate with how we close down and how we open up, we awaken our unlimited potential.
Everyone goes down the aisle with half the story hidden.
Without turning on the light, I went to my bed and lay down, my arm thrown across the mattress, my hand aching because Grace wasn't underneath it
So here is what it comes down to: the ultimate choice in life is between pleasing ourselves and pleasing God.
I think I've always been aware of it with my music. I think growing up basically and having a lot to deal with and just slowing down and having something to say and something to retract from, I think I just knew that what I was doing was extremely honest.
The universe is merely a fleeting idea in God's mind -- a pretty uncomfortable thought, particularly if you've just made a down payment on a house.
Revolution: Political movement which gets many people´s hopes up, let´s even more people down, makes almost everybody uncomfortable, and a few, extraordinarily rich. It is widely held in high regard.
It boils down to how much do you really believe and want it.
Doesn't make any difference who we are or what we are, there's always somebody to look down on.
Whether I'm down or whether things are great, I try to stay the same person all the time.
If you print money like in Zimbabwe. . . the purchasing power of money goes down, and the standards of living go down, and eventually, you have a civil war.
The most important thing for old guys is never start going down the stairs sideways.
It is beyond dispute that the state exercises very great power over human life and it always shows a tendency to go beyond the limits laid down for it.
Our claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that Scripture is, in fact, God's Word written, which therefore is true and reliable and has divine authority over men.
Im open-minded. I dont consider myself gay or hetero, I just am. Ive had experiences all over the planet but it always comes down to just me, but I think at this point if I had an ongoing relationship I believe it would be with a man.
In the end. . . success or failure will come down to an ethical decision, one on which those now living will be judged for generations to come.
If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.
