What if everything you're chasing in business is meaningless?

What if all the hustle, the growth goals, the income targets, and the obsession with doubling your revenue is just "chasing after the wind"?

That's not a discouraging message. It's a liberating one. And it comes straight from Ecclesiastes 5.

In this episode, Josiah Ryan walks through one of the most powerful—and most convicting—passages in Scripture for Christian business owners. He breaks down why chasing money will never be enough, why wealth can't buy peace, and why the people who hoard riches end up frustrated, discouraged, and angry.

This isn't theory. Josiah shares raw testimony about how he used to ask himself 10-20 times a day, "What's my hourly rate? What's my income level? How do I double it?" He was obsessed with money—even as a new Christian—and didn't realize he had a money idol running his life.

Then God stripped it all away. The hurricanes. The business collapse. The loss of everything. And in that breaking, Josiah found something he never had before: true peace, true joy, and freedom from the need to chase wealth.

Now, on the other side, his business is growing faster than ever—but he doesn't care about the money anymore. He cares about honoring God and doing right by people. And ironically, that's when the breakthrough came.

What you'll learn in this episode:

Why "those who love money will never have enough" (Ecclesiastes 5:10) How constantly thinking about income destroys your peace and your relationship with God Why the Holy Spirit reveals idols in your life over time—not all at once The difference between working for money and working as an act of worship How hoarding wealth harms the saver (Ecclesiastes 5:13) Why the rich seldom get a good night's sleep—and what that reveals about the cost of chasing wealth What it means to "accept your lot in life" and why that brings more peace than any dollar amount How God keeps people "so busy enjoying life that they have no time to brood over the past" Why losing everything might be the greatest blessing God ever gives you

If you're exhausted from chasing income goals, stressed about money, frustrated that there's never enough, or living under a cloud of anxiety about your business—this episode will set you free.

Ecclesiastes is straight-up wisdom for your business, your money, and your life. And it will completely reframe what success actually means.

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