Can competition be good?

1 Corinthians 9:24Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!

1 Corinthians 15:10Whatever I am now, it is all because God poured out his special favor on me—and not without results. For I have worked harder than any of the other apostles; yet it was not I but God who was working through me by his grace.

Competition can drive you to improve yourself personally and sharpen your skills. Paul is a good example of a competitive person whom God used to reach people with the Good News about Jesus and to plant churches throughout the world.