D.L. Moody wisely said, “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at something that doesn't really matter.” As Chad Bird explains in this article, we need not be afraid of living an ordinary, normal, quiet life. Rather, we should fear building our lives around ambition and success, pursuing things that won’t matter eternally.

Most of us aren’t professional athletes, but career disappointments and personal failures in family relationships and whatever we do are just some of the many ways we become disillusioned. Listen to quarterback Nick Foles talk about how past failures have shaped him as a person.

In April 2017, Randy Alcorn taught a course at Veritas Evangelical Seminary on the subject of money and giving. In this clip, he talks about the very successful Solomon of the Bible and riches. 

In 1999, Randy Alcorn spoke at the Generous Giving Conference on the subject of money and giving. In this clip, Randy talks about missionaries and missions organizations and how we measure their "success" when considering financially supporting them.