Three voices

As of late, I have been watching instructional videos on interpersonal communication.  One particularly interesting concept introduced is that of the three voices with which we speak: the parent voice,  the child voice and the adult voice.
The child voice is, as one would expect, the voice/approach to communication, that we used when we were children. The parent voice is the voice we use when we are instructing or leading someone.  We are speaking from a position of authority. The adult voice is one we use when we are speaking with an equal,  dialoging to achieve an agreed upon goal.
Each of these voices has its place and it is our responsibility as adults to use the appropriate voice. Upon becoming an adult, the child voice is one that is supposed to go silent.  The child voice is that one that whines, complains and points fingers.  Unfortunately,  far too many adults still use the child voice.
Learning to recognize these voices and put them under conscious control is our responsibility.  And it will certainly be to our advantage to do so.
But as interesting as all of this is, the really interesting part of this appears when we apply this to our faith.
From the initial call of God to Abram, out of Chaldea, up to the time of Christ,  God dealt with the Jews in a parent/child manner.  God spoke in the parent voice and the Jews responded as children, thus, the children of Israel, which is all good and fine, as they were children. One very important point to see here is that of external law.  When God dealt with the Jews, it was all in an external, legalistic,  "follow these rules", fashion. It was very straightforward and clear.  God gave the instruction,  his children were to obey.
But with the incarnation, death and resurrection of Jesus, this all changed.  The law (the old covenant) was fulfilled and would very soon pass away.  By AD 70, it was all over. Jerusalem was destroyed,  the Jews were scattered and the church was flourishing. And how was God dealing with his people, the church, now?   He had given them the Holy Spirit, in their hearts, no longer written on slabs of stone.  God became man, so that man could become God, i.e. God restored us to our place WITH him,  not under him or groveling at his feet.  Sons not servant,  in one sense, equals.
God now speaks to us, no longer as children,  a firm parent speaking to an immature child,  but as grown sons, dialoging as we strive toward holiness,  a synergistic work,  God and man working together to achieve a desired goal.
Let us learn to respond to God's voice to us, as adults, not children.