The "silver lining"
I continue to be amazed at how God takes situations that seem inconvenient at the time and then turns them around. Let me give an example.
I am currently working in the studio with my good friend, David, on our first project together as Thirty-Three and a Third. This project is simply a 5-track demo CD, recorded live in the studio. Anyway, last week we had just pulled off what we believed to be an absolutely brilliant take of our song, I Belong to You, when we realized that something went wrong with the equipment and the take didn't get recorded. Frustrated and tired, we called it a night, not knowing when we'd be able to get back in and finish it. It was particularly frustrating because we didn't think we could ever play the song any better than we did on that take.
Finally, yesterday we were presented with another chance to record the song. With only about thirty minutes at our disposal, we got set up and went for it. As I began to sing, I lifted up a silent prayer within my heart that God would allow us to get at least close to what we did last week. When we were about halfway through the take (everything had gone well up to that point), I noticed that Dave's playing changed. He was playing the chords differently somehow, but I'm not sure how. Although what he started doing was different, it was good. In fact, I realized at that moment that what he was playing was better than what he had been doing before. This inspired me to sing the song a little different, too. As we came to the end of the song, we realized that we had actually pulled off a performance that was even better than the take that we had last week!
I tell you this story to say this: God will always lead us to a better place than we can lead ourselves. I truly believe that it was the presence of God that allowed us to do what we did. If he can work this way in a little, insignificant recording, imagine what he can do with our lives!
Praise God for his blessings! SOLI DEO GLORIA!
1 Cor. 4:9
--Eric G.
I am currently working in the studio with my good friend, David, on our first project together as Thirty-Three and a Third. This project is simply a 5-track demo CD, recorded live in the studio. Anyway, last week we had just pulled off what we believed to be an absolutely brilliant take of our song, I Belong to You, when we realized that something went wrong with the equipment and the take didn't get recorded. Frustrated and tired, we called it a night, not knowing when we'd be able to get back in and finish it. It was particularly frustrating because we didn't think we could ever play the song any better than we did on that take.
Finally, yesterday we were presented with another chance to record the song. With only about thirty minutes at our disposal, we got set up and went for it. As I began to sing, I lifted up a silent prayer within my heart that God would allow us to get at least close to what we did last week. When we were about halfway through the take (everything had gone well up to that point), I noticed that Dave's playing changed. He was playing the chords differently somehow, but I'm not sure how. Although what he started doing was different, it was good. In fact, I realized at that moment that what he was playing was better than what he had been doing before. This inspired me to sing the song a little different, too. As we came to the end of the song, we realized that we had actually pulled off a performance that was even better than the take that we had last week!
I tell you this story to say this: God will always lead us to a better place than we can lead ourselves. I truly believe that it was the presence of God that allowed us to do what we did. If he can work this way in a little, insignificant recording, imagine what he can do with our lives!
Praise God for his blessings! SOLI DEO GLORIA!
1 Cor. 4:9
--Eric G.
