Chasing the Wind:

One of my favorite books has always been Ecclesiastes. It’s raw, and it’s real. Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, had everything we spend our lives chasing: wealth, power, pleasure, knowledge. And after all of it, he wrote:

“Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

That hits me. Because if Solomon, with more than we could ever dream of, looked around and said it was meaningless, what does that say about us? We’re exhausted, buried in debt, stressed, and still reaching for more.

This world is set up like a trap. Most of us spend our best years working jobs that barely cover the bills. Even the word mortgage means “death pledge.” You sign decades of your life away just to keep a roof over your head. You trade your strength, your health, your family’s time, for something that won’t even last.

And it doesn’t stop there. Before we even begin life, we’re already in chains; student loans, car payments, credit cards, rent, utilities. It’s an endless cycle. Solomon already saw it:

“All the labour of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.” (Ecclesiastes 6:7)

No matter how hard you run, it never satisfies. It’s chasing the wind. And this constant stress takes a toll, causing high blood pressure, anxiety, depression, heart disease, fatigue, insomnia, weakened immunity, digestive issues, even stroke. We’re literally sacrificing our bodies, minds, and spirits trying to keep up with a system designed to trap us. To steal, kill, and destroy.

Solomon had everything. He didn’t just have wisdom; he had it all:

“I bought male and female servants, and I came to have sons of the household. Also, I had greater possessions of herds and flocks than all who were before me in Jerusalem. I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasures of kings and of the provinces. I provided male and female singers for myself, and the pleasures of men; a woman and women. Thus I became great and increased more than all who were before me in Jerusalem. Also my wisdom remained with me.” (Ecclesiastes 2:7–8)

He had the women, the vineyards, the homes, the wealth, the fame, the knowledge, everything he could ever want. And still, he said it was vanity.

If Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, couldn’t find fulfillment in having it all, what makes us think we will? Money, titles, and applause fade fast, and the system keeps us chasing so we forget the One who gives life meaning. Without YHWH at the center, it’s all meaningless. Solomon proved it, will we listen, or keep chasing the wind?

Even Michael Phelps, the most decorated swimmer of all time, didn’t win every race. He stood with silver and bronze too. Simone Biles, the greatest gymnast in history, has stumbled and fallen in front of the whole world. Their greatness wasn’t erased when they didn’t win. It proved Solomon’s point, life comes in seasons.

“To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.” (Ecclesiastes 3:1)

Sometimes you’re at the top. Sometimes you fall. Sometimes you’re celebrated, sometimes overlooked. Wisdom is knowing how to walk through each season without losing yourself.

Solomon also warns us about chasing wealth:

“The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.” (Ecclesiastes 5:12)

The one with less, rests. The one with more can’t even close his eyes.

The adversary doesn’t want us to see this. He whispers: “Run harder. Climb higher. Get more.” And we spend our lives chasing what Solomon already told us will never satisfy.

That’s why teaching our children early is critical. Solomon says it himself:

“Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near when you say, ‘I have no pleasure in them.’” (Ecclesiastes 12:1)

Don’t wait until life beats them down. Plant truth while the soil is soft.

That’s why the Little Light Series exists. These books aren’t just stories, they’re seeds. Seeds of truth that tell a child: YHWH made them. He gave them gifts. He gave them purpose. When children know this, they won’t measure their worth by money, titles, or things. They’ll measure it by how they love, how they serve, and how they walk in righteousness.

And when life humbles them, as it will, they’ll be ready. They’ll understand seasons. They’ll see through the lies. They’ll know the difference between chasing the wind and walking in truth.

Fear YHWH. Keep His commandments. Enjoy the portion He gives.

Whether young or old, our calling is the same:Remember " Who Made Me"?Stop chasing what was never meant to satisfy.

Everything else? Just chasing the wind.

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Dana M.