9 Bible Verses about Holy Ambition

and that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you:

"Strive with yourselves to enter in at the strait gate: For many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Perceive ye not how that they which run in a course, run all, yet but one receiveth the reward? So run that ye may obtain.

Covet after the best gifts. And yet show I unto you a more excellent way.

Labour for love, and covet spiritual gifts: and most chiefly for to prophesy.

Even so ye - forasmuch as ye covet spiritual gifts - seek that ye may have plenty unto the edifying of the congregation.

Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me;

and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Study to show thyself laudable unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, dividing the word of truth justly.