The paradox of dunya:
The more you chase it, the more it runs from you.
The more you let go of it, the more it follows you.
The more you seek Allah through it, the more it serves you.
Use it without letting it use you.
And if my servants ask you about Me, I am near. I respond to those who call Me, so let them respond to Me, and believe in Me, so that they may be guided (2:186)