Reference: I Cor 13:11
- I Spoke as a Child
- That’s Not Fair! (appropriate when you’re ready to do something about injustice)
- I Want My Mommy/Daddy! (appropriate sometimes, but God is our support)
- Mine’s Better than Yours (appropriate when discussing Theology/Faith – as in, which God is GOD?)
- My Turn! (your turn to take on responsibilities for yourself & your citizenship)
- I Want It! (determine the ~it~ of your life & don’t allow distractions)
- Now! (now is the day of salvation / God is I Am / daily bread)
- Mine! (actually, all is God’s, and we are stewards whom He will hold responsible)
- No! (appropriate more often than not)
- Look at Me/What I did! (this we now ask of God)
- do our services secretly, not showing off for human reward
- welcome His examination & correction (search me Oh God)
- I Thought as a Child
- Infancy: I am the center of my universe
- Preschool – Elementary: My Parents are the center of my universe
- Middle-High School: My Friends are the center of my universe
- Young Adult: My Career/Future is the center of my universe
- Marriage: My Spouse is the center of my universe
- ChildRearing: My Children are the center of my universe
- Empty Nest: My Spouse is the center of my universe
- Twilight: My Aging Parents are the center of my universe
- Dotage: I am the center of my universe (by dementia or entitlement)
- Reality Strikes – did God become the center of your universe before it was too late?
- I Behaved as a Child
- Temper Tantrums
- Carefree/Careless
- Consuming without regard to cost or stewardship
- Play outweighs Responsibility
- Instruction, Structure & Motivation (and frequent reminders) come from external forces
- I’m Sorry & Do-Over fixes everything
- Tit-for-Tat, for good (scratch-my-back) or ill (revenge)
- Expecting (and getting) Bail-outs from parents or society
- Built-in Accountability
- Feedback Loop Cushioned (no harm to the psyche) & Instant (no waiting to learn if a choice was incorrect)
- Bad language & behavior regarded as ‘cute’ or at least over-tolerated