Well since I believe in the complete sovereignty of God, I don't believe in luck. But "success" is perspective. I don't find it "successful" to be consumed with wealth and materialism. I'm a sinner that struggles with it like anyone else, but I've said since high school I had no desire or expectation to be wealthy. I knew I'd be a public school teacher and I figured I'd marry another teacher and we'd be poor, to start, together and maybe someday work our way into middle class.
Then reality hit. Suddenly I'm married to a graphics designer, who then works her way into a UX designer position (newer field of work) and making more money now than I would by the time I retired as a teacher by quite a lot. Then I switched to a lighting consultant position and am part time being an author until, if I am so blessed, one day I can write full time. I didn't expect or want this wealth, but now we have it and are trying to be wise in using it (using saved money to generate more money via passive income, with the ultimate goal of having more money to be generous with people that need it). We aren't greedy or money obsessed, we just suddenly have collective income neither of our parents had and are trying to be as wise with it as possible. But just because we have money doesn't mean we are successful. It's how we use it. In sensible, practical, and loving ways, or in wreckless self-indulgence. We hope for the first.
Interesting discussion topic!
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