- Don't make a vow to God that you cannot keep. If you promise something to God, make sure you follow through. He doesn't forget, and there will be consequences for breaking that vow. Ecclesiastes 5:5: Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
- The gathering of money and goods will only leave you wanting more. Learn to be content with what you have. Ecclesiastes 5:10: He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
- The more you have, the more you have to worry about, which can cause sleeplessness. Ecclesiastes 5:12: 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.
- Evil targets the rich. Ecclesiastes 5:13: There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
- It took a lot of effort to gather all your riches, and so it hurts more to lose it. Ecclesiastes 5:14: But those riches perish by evil travail: and he begetteth a son, and there is nothing in his hand.
- You can't take it with you when you die! Ecclesiastes 5:15: As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
- An abundance of wealth causes worry and fret. Ecclesiastes 5:17: All his days also he eateth in darkness, and he hath much sorrow and wrath with his sickness.
If you want to avoid the pitfalls of having material things, focus on God. Give Him the credit he deserves for maintaining you, and never forget to thank Him for what you have. He gave you everything that you possess and can easily take it away if you don't appreciate His generosity.
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