In Search of the Light

Bangtan Sonyeondan aka BTS L-R: Min Yoongi (Suga), Kim Taehyung (V), Kim Seokjin (Jin), Jeon Jungkook (Jungkook), Kim Namjoon (RM), Park Jimin (Jimin), Jung Hoseok (J-Hope) Photo credits: SiriusXM      Two months since I moved here in LB and can I just say??? I’m starting to love Kpop! Thanks to my housemate Lei, I’ve grown past the phase of judgment on the fans and indifference to Kpop and now I’m actually starting to get crazy over these people (BTS in particular, but I’ll get there later)!      One time I was scrolling through my liked songs on Spotify and I was surprised to see BTS’s Boy With Luv on the list. Why do I have a Kpop song here? BTS’s, no less? Not that I don’t like them, but I couldn’t recall being fond of one of their music. I hardly know of their songs anyway, but I sure heard it and liked it and so it landed on my playlist! I listened to it again and boy WAS IT A GAME CHANGER! LSS it is! :))      My venture into Kpop was f...

I woke with a start. I put utmost importance to prayer as part of my daily routine, so grabbed my notebook and Bible and launched the Youversion app on my phone as a guide for my devotion. I started a 5-day devotional plan called What is God Doing? available on the Youversion app. Day 1 discussed on listening to God. It mentioned that truly there are a number of instances in the Bible where God revealed Himself to people through supernatural ways—burning bush, earthquake ang lightning, voice coming from heaven, among others. We don't always get to see events like these; instead, God usually presents Himself in a much softer voice, subtly, unknowingly even. But how do we hear a soft voice? We shut the noise of our surroundings. How do we hear God when we're spending more time on movies? How do we hear God when it's our deadlines that consume us? Or it's our tight finances that take place in our minds? I do not intend to invalidate these concerns. I do realize life...