Comments on: Type I Christian: What Really Motivates Us? http://thepracticalchristian.net/2010/02/type-i-christian/ practical (práktik'l) adj: facts based; plain, functional, and suitable for everyday use. Christian (kríschin) n: a person who believes in Christ and lives by his teachings. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:31:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Greg Chaney http://thepracticalchristian.net/2010/02/type-i-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Greg Chaney Wed, 09 Jun 2010 17:57:32 +0000 http://thepracticalchristian.net/?p=855#comment-153 From your comment I understand you might be holding onto the fear of pride of accomplishment in human terms, thinking it is contrary to God’s will. You should consider what pride is warned against in the Bible…that is pride in your own righteousness and capabilities over exalting God. As you indicated in your comment, God grants us talents for use to his glory, many of which also grant us success in the world. God does not want to deny us success by worldly standards he only wants us to glorify Him in all situations. He does not want forced glory because we fear punishment if we don’t (2.0) only that we love him deeply and commit all that we do to Him (3.0 = autonomy, mastery, and purpose). The fact is we live in this modern (some would say post-modern) world because God placed us here. We can please him nonetheless and exalt him instead of others or ourselves. With God there is no square peg or round holes…only HIM. <blockquote>The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, Isaiah 2:17 (NIV)</blockquote> From your comment I understand you might be holding onto the fear of pride of accomplishment in human terms, thinking it is contrary to God’s will. You should consider what pride is warned against in the Bible…that is pride in your own righteousness and capabilities over exalting God. As you indicated in your comment, God grants us talents for use to his glory, many of which also grant us success in the world. God does not want to deny us success by worldly standards he only wants us to glorify Him in all situations. He does not want forced glory because we fear punishment if we don’t (2.0) only that we love him deeply and commit all that we do to Him (3.0 = autonomy, mastery, and purpose). The fact is we live in this modern (some would say post-modern) world because God placed us here. We can please him nonetheless and exalt him instead of others or ourselves. With God there is no square peg or round holes…only HIM.

The arrogance of man will be brought low and the pride of men humbled; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day, Isaiah 2:17 (NIV)

]]> By: Mark Wilson http://thepracticalchristian.net/2010/02/type-i-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-146 Mark Wilson Mon, 29 Mar 2010 09:50:34 +0000 http://thepracticalchristian.net/?p=855#comment-146 I have been struggling with motivation, I am not depressed or anything, rather I have identified “negative drivers” I used in my youth that fed my ego, fear and pride. The ego or identity of course merely serves itself and in time kills the very thing it aims to promote and protect. So, I am, for some time now concerning myself to switch off from competing with others, preserving and promoting myself in fear of rewarding my pride. This effectively puts me into a holding pattern at condition one. It is a struggle to stay in status, giving any glory to God while slowly dying inside, causing the humbling and wanting provided by motivation 1.0. Finding how I can provide motivation, drive and general self satisfaction for the right reasons with out it effecting pride is my greatest challenge, my fear is if I don’t crack the balance in time I will be conditioned to being an unmoved, unmotivated, senseless slob. This clearly is not the greatest outcome and surely God designed me for something else. As the three levels of motivation have been described The Humane Operating System up grade 1.0 – 3.0, it seems alright to use as I described “negative drivers” fear, fight, flight, brought on by OS 1.0 for living and working in our daily lives, when clearly our lives are not in danger of anything other than competing and surviving in our modern world. The struggle is to fit a square peg into a round hole; to be a Christian in the modern world, putting myself last but at the same time being a progressive and productive human being. How can I do this without being hurt through the induction of self preservation in condition 1.0 all the way through my development to a satisfied and successful sense of self in condition 3.0 of which in nature is a pride that seeks to protect itself? I have been struggling with motivation, I am not depressed or anything, rather I have identified “negative drivers” I used in my youth that fed my ego, fear and pride. The ego or identity of course merely serves itself and in time kills the very thing it aims to promote and protect. So, I am, for some time now concerning myself to switch off from competing with others, preserving and promoting myself in fear of rewarding my pride. This effectively puts me into a holding pattern at condition one. It is a struggle to stay in status, giving any glory to God while slowly dying inside, causing the humbling and wanting provided by motivation 1.0.
Finding how I can provide motivation, drive and general self satisfaction for the right reasons with out it effecting pride is my greatest challenge, my fear is if I don’t crack the balance in time I will be conditioned to being an unmoved, unmotivated, senseless slob. This clearly is not the greatest outcome and surely God designed me for something else.
As the three levels of motivation have been described The Humane Operating System up grade 1.0 – 3.0, it seems alright to use as I described “negative drivers” fear, fight, flight, brought on by OS 1.0 for living and working in our daily lives, when clearly our lives are not in danger of anything other than competing and surviving in our modern world. The struggle is to fit a square peg into a round hole; to be a Christian in the modern world, putting myself last but at the same time being a progressive and productive human being. How can I do this without being hurt through the induction of self preservation in condition 1.0 all the way through my development to a satisfied and successful sense of self in condition 3.0 of which in nature is a pride that seeks to protect itself?

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