19 Bible Verses about Ambition, positive aspects of

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst after righteousness; for they will be filled.

Brethren, I do not reckon myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and stretching forth to the things that are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the heavenly calling of God in Christ Jesus.

that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, while becoming like him in his death,

Strive to enter in through the narrow door; for many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

to which end I also am laboring, striving earnestly through his working, which worketh within me mightily.

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Study to present thyself approved unto God, a workman not ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Therefore let us also, being surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth easily beset us, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us;

as newborn babes, desire the spiritual, pure milk, that ye may grow thereby to salvation;

Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for these things, be diligent that ye may be found without spot and blameless before him in peace,

So also ye, since ye are eager to possess spiritual gifts, be earnest to abound in them to the edification of the church.

But desire earnestly the greater gifts. And furthermore I show you by far the most excellent way.

True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on anothers foundation,

For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

Some indeed preach Christ even from envy and strife, and some also from good will. They who are of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel; but they who are of a factious spirit preach Christ with no pure intent, thinking to stir up affliction to my bonds.read more.
What then? Notwithstanding, in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is preached; and therein do I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

Know ye not, that of those who run in the racecourse all run, but one receiveth the prize? Thus run, that ye may obtain. And every one who contendeth in the games is temperate in all things; they, however, to obtain a perishable crown, but we, an imperishable. I therefore so run, not as one uncertain; I so fight, not as one striking the air;read more.
but I beat down my body, and bring it into subjection, lest perhaps, when I have been a herald to others, I should myself be rejected as unworthy.

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me at that day, and not to me only, but to all those who have loved his appearing.

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompense of reward. For ye have need of endurance; that, after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive what is promised.