Ecclesiastes 5:10 ESV – He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.

King Solomon’s Frustration with His Consumerism – Enough is Never Enough  

Ecclesiastes 5:11 ESV – When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes?

King Solomon’s Frustration With Consumerism – More Stuff Equals More Stress

  • Ecclesiastes 5:12 ESV – Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.

Ecclesiastes 5:13-14 ESV – There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand.

Ecclesiastes 5:15 ESV – As he came from his mother’s womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand.

Job 1:21a NIV – “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart.”

Ecclesiastes 5:18-19 ESV – Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment[h] in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. 19 Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Solomon’s Keys To Being Rich: Learn to Appreciate What You Have

1 Timothy 6:6 ESV – But godliness with contentment is great gain.

  • “It’s not about having what you want, it’s about wanting what you’ve got.” – Sheryl Crow

James 1:17a ESV – “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights”

You want to be rich? Want what you have!

Ecclesiastes 5:20 ESV – For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.

Ecclesiastes 5:20 NIV – They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.

1. Want Less

“A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.” – Henry David Thoreau2.

2. Give Generously

1 Timothy 6:17-18 ESV – As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,

3. Invest Into Relationships