Ecclesiastes 5-6

"Do not let your heart utter anything hastily before God, For God is in the heavens and you are on earth."

I think thats a good verse because it shows how when we talk to Godis should be about meaningful things. We should waste His time or just say stuff just to say it. God is God and deserves respect. Not saying that He doesnt care about small things because He does but like little things that dont matter.. I dont know maybe that didnt even make sense.

"When you make a vow to God do now delay to pay it.."

This is always good.. especially for us. We shouldnt tell each other or God we will do something then not do it.

Who can tell the future of a man? Only God. So we should rest in that.

Ecclesiastes 3-4

"two are better than one because they have a good reward for their labor, for if they fall, one will lift up his companion"

that reminded me of us and when we write songs. Cause sometimes it can be hard but the reward is always so good. two is so much better than one.

I love you Hayley

"It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it." (5:5)

this makes me think about all the times i've said "God, I promise I'm going to..." and have totally forgotten about it. it's bad enough when you tell somebody that you are going to call them and you don't... :-\  how much more important is God?

"...Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? Much dreaming and many words are meaningless so stand in awe of God." (5:6-7)

God is merciful and so much bigger than our forgetfulness or neglect...   it is comforting to know that just because i may say stupid things or break promises, God will not destroy everything i do. does this make sense?

"Whoever loves money never has enough; whoever loves  wealth is never satisfied with his income. This too is meaningless." (5:10)

i like that one.

i love you too josh.

"For with much wisdom comes much sorrow; the more knowledge, the more grief."(1:18)

 good example: people are caring less and less about what they do to the ozone layer and it's causing plankton in the ocean to die. we need plankton because they supply oxygen. if this keeps up, soon enough the plankton will die, the ocean will dry up and the world will end!

i'm so glad i don't care enough to research all this info, cause i would be a nervous wreck every day.

"What does a man get for all the toil and anxious striving with which he labors under the sun?" (2:22)

-all labor and all acheivement is meaningless unless done with God's blessing.

-neither hard work (motivated by envy) nor idlesness brings happiness.

i think this is good for us since we are in a selfish business. a lot of successful people are extremely unhappy. did you ever see that interview with Tom Cruise where he was saying how he has so much stuff but really the more he gets the less satisfied or happy he feels? something like that....it was good. anything we gain is going to go away...like compliments & people acknowledging our hard work, awards, money. it won't last. we should start praying all the time that we always do this for God and Him alone.

thanks for doing this with me... i told you when i write it always seems like i am trying to be smart. dangit! just ignore that. but i love you and i think this will be so much fun.