19 Bible Verses about Ambition, positive aspects of

"Happy are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness: because they shall be filled.

Brethren, I do not account myself to have laid hold of it; but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and reaching forth to the things before. I am pressing on toward the mark, for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death;

And He said to them, "Strive to enter in through the narrow door; because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

to which end I am toiling also, striving according to His working, which is working in me with power.

and to make it your aim to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we charged you;

Give diligence to present yourself approved to God, a workman not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

Therefore, having so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us??aving thrown off every encumbrance and the easily besetting sin??et us run with patience the race lying before us;

as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,

Wherefore, beloved, since ye are looking for these things, give diligence that ye be found in peace, without spot and blameless in His sight.

So also ye, since ye are eager for spiritual gifts, seek that ye may abound in them with a view to the edification of the assembly.

But desire earnestly the greater gifts; and a still more excellent way I show you.

Faithful is the saying, "If anyone desires the office of bishop, he covets a noble work."

and, making it my aim so to proclaim the Gospel??ot where Christ was already named??hat I might not build upon another's foundation;

For, if I proclaim the Gospel, it is not to me a matter of boasting; for necessity is laid upon me; for woe is to me, if I proclaim not the Gospel.

Some, indeed, preach Christ even because of envy and strife; and some also of good-will; the one, from love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the Gospel; but the other proclaim Christ of contention, not sincerely, thinking to add tribulation to my bonds.read more.
What then? save that in every way, whether in pretense or in truth, Christ is being proclaimed; and in this I rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.

Know ye not that those running a race, all, indeed, run; but one receives the prize? So run; that ye may obtain. And every one who strives in the games exercises self restraint in all things; they, indeed, therefore, to receive a corruptible crown, but we an incorruptible. I, therefore, so run, as not uncertainly I so fight, as not beating the air.read more.
But I buffet my body, and bring it into bondage; lest, by any means, after having preached to others, I myself should be rejected.

henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will recompense to me in that day, and not only to me, but also to all those who have loved His appearing.

Cast not away, therefore, your boldness, which, indeed, has great recompense. For ye have need of patience, that, after having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.