READ: Song of Solomon 3:1-4
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity. :- Ecclesiastes 12:8
As Solomon grew older, he became more philosophical. He reflected more on the realities of life and that is when he wrote the book of Ecclesiastes. He almost sounds hopeless about the situations in the world. Solomon notes how vain and futile life on earth is. He calls life on earth “life under the sun”. You must have heard the phrase “vanity of vanities, all is vanity.”
Indeed, after the age of fifty, you will be saying, “All is vanity.” You will notice the futilities more than you notice the possibilities. You will see the tinge of sadness and hopelessness in people’s eyes.
It is not easy to build great things for God when your mind is working in the Ecclesiastes mode. You cannot work for God and say it is vanity of vanities. You need to be in the Song of Solomon mode if you want to build great things for God. You need to be full of love and passion to serve God. You must really love God with youthfulness and strength to serve Him beautifully.
To be a good wife, you need to be youthful and strong so that you can serve your husband with comforts, softness and delights that will make him miss you when you are not with him. When you are tired and retired, you will not be able to serve him with comforts, softness and delights.
You need to have a fresh anointing! You need to have zeal! You need a drive! You need to be sacrificial! You need to be relentless! You need to pursue and overtake what lies ahead! You need to be hopeful! All these beautiful qualities will surface naturally when you are between twenty-five and fifty.