Summer, money, the will of man and Audio Interfaces
So.. It's official, I've been a midnight man for about a week now and I love it. I'm spending daylight hours with my kids, I'm going to church on Sunday morning and feeling good about this next phase of my life.
So at work I have plenty of time to read and work on things. I was thinking it would be realy nice to get a pocket pc and just work out some midi arrangements on it. But then I'd have to buy one. I also have been perusing through these Electronic Musician mags looking at the nice new audio interfaces that are coming out. I'm really impressed with the new USB2.0 ones with like 8-10 analogue inputs and was thinking of how perfect it would be for my little studio. THen I got to thinking of how so often the desire to make music just comes on so strong and how If I only had this or that I'd be making much better music.. So I prayed about it and came to this:
Psalm 52 talks about Sauls attempts to hold the kingdom on his own strength and David waiting on God.
52:7-9
re: Saul
7"Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
Re: David
8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
And I was just encouraged thinking that trying to force something just by how much I spend on it would be fruitless anwyay. But anytime something truly cool has happened with my music it has been when I was led by the Spirit or when God had set something up. So this whole notion in my heart that if I could just spend more then I would be happy with it.. that's done.
So at work I have plenty of time to read and work on things. I was thinking it would be realy nice to get a pocket pc and just work out some midi arrangements on it. But then I'd have to buy one. I also have been perusing through these Electronic Musician mags looking at the nice new audio interfaces that are coming out. I'm really impressed with the new USB2.0 ones with like 8-10 analogue inputs and was thinking of how perfect it would be for my little studio. THen I got to thinking of how so often the desire to make music just comes on so strong and how If I only had this or that I'd be making much better music.. So I prayed about it and came to this:
Psalm 52 talks about Sauls attempts to hold the kingdom on his own strength and David waiting on God.
52:7-9
re: Saul
7"Here is the man who did not make God his strength,
But trusted in the abundance of his riches,
And strengthened himself in his wickedness."
Re: David
8But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God;
I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9I will praise You forever,
Because You have done it;
And in the presence of Your saints
I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
And I was just encouraged thinking that trying to force something just by how much I spend on it would be fruitless anwyay. But anytime something truly cool has happened with my music it has been when I was led by the Spirit or when God had set something up. So this whole notion in my heart that if I could just spend more then I would be happy with it.. that's done.