9 Bible Verses about Holy Ambition

Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and mind your own business, and work with your hands, as we command you.

Strive to go in through the narrow door. Many people will try to go in and will not be able.

Do you not know that they who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain the prize.

Zealously seek (earnestly desire) the best gifts. Yet I show you a more excellent way.

Pursue love, yet zealously desire spiritual gifts, especially prophesy (proclaiming God's Word).

As much as you are zealous for spiritual gifts, strive to build-up (increase) the enlightenment (understanding) of the congregation.

Brothers, I could not yet have obtained it. But one thing I do, I forget the things that are behind, and stretch forward to the things that are ahead.

I press on toward the goal to the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Be diligent to be presented approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.