If something has deprived them of the desire to be successful, that drive needs to be re-installed. However, there are dangers in being successful. There are also dangers in crossing a busy street. But those dangers do not mean we should not cross, but they mean we should be careful.

One of the dangers of being too successful is that we tend to forget where that success came from. When we forget that, we tend to forget God (Proverbs 28:9). Extremes of poverty or of success carry with them the danger of actions that are displeasing to God. Learning to handle success without becoming overly conceited and great in our own sight is vital. When we master that lesson, we will be able to have greater successes and we will handle them well. There is no greater success that to be included in the resurrection into the family of God. That success depends on how we handle the dangers along the way.