The difference as I see it is some will trust god knows a better life/person/world, others will make a better life/person/world.
I say this because 90% of my life I trusted god to fix everything,and I put off everything but the basics to be realized in the "paradise.". I see it with my JW friends, "just waiting on jah, he'll fix it/me/them".
I know believe we are the answer. I think that is the one of the big differences between believers and non-believers. IMHO.