Bible Verses About Aspiration

As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee: thou wilt have a desire to the work of thine hands.

Not because I desire a gift: but I desire fruit that may abound to your account.

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

Who, when he came, and had seen the grace of God, was glad, and exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

If by any means I may provoke to emulation them which are my flesh, and might save some of them.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

But what I do, that I will do, that I may cut off occasion from them which desire occasion; that wherein they glory, they may be found even as we.

For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;

Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Now therefore perform the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to will, so there may be a performance also out of that which ye have.