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Is ambition sinful?

Many men don't know what to do with their ambition.

Somewhere along the way, many were taught (directly or indirectly) that ambition is dangerous.

That it's prideful, worldly, or ungodly. So they learned to suppress it.

To play small. 

And avoid wanting, building, leading, or pursuing too much.

But here’s the tragedy:

When good men suppress godly ambition, their gifts become underemployed.

And when their gifts are underemployed, families suffer. Churches weaken. Communities lose strength. And the world misses the full effect of their lives.

The Bible doesn’t condemn ambition itself.

It warns about ambition that is rooted in pride, comparison, or self-glory.

But Scripture consistently calls men to diligence, fruitfulness, and faithful stewardship.

From the beginning, God commanded mankind to be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and exercise dominion with Him.

That requires initiative, responsibility, vision, and action.

Jesus doesn't take away the desire for our lives to matter. He redirects it.

In His kingdom, greatness looks like service, sacrifice, and faithful stewardship of what God entrusts to you.

Here’s the reality most men need to hear:

You likely don’t need less ambition. You need ambition shaped by God.

If God gave you gifts, develop them.

If He gave you opportunity, make the most of it.

If He gave you influence, use it to advance what's good.

Ambition becomes dangerous when it replaces dependence on God.

But ambition becomes worship when it is used to faithfully develop what God has placed in your hands.

The world does not need fewer ambitious men.

It needs more men whose ambition is ruled by God.

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