Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne 1 kaJohane 4:10

Ezweni lapho kunokuhlukana okungaka nokungezwani, sonke singaphila kangcono uma sifunda ukuthanda abanye—ngisho noma kungenazinkinga noma kungakhululekile. Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-4, sizoxoxa ngokuthi omakhelwane bethu bangobani nokuthi sibathande kanjani.

Kaningi, amaholide ayafika aphinde adlule ngaphambi kokuba sibe nethuba lokugxila ekulungiseni izinhliziyo zethu ngoKhisimusi. I-Advent yindlela yethu yokukhumbula ukuthi uNkulunkulu weza waba nathi, usenathi, futhi usazobuya futhi. Ezinsukwini eziwu-5 ezilandelayo, sizohlola izingqikithi ezine ze-Advent: ithemba, ukuthula, uthando, kanye nenjabulo.

Imibuzo: Uma kuza ku Nkulunkulu, sonke sinayo. Ngokosiko lwethu lwendalo lokuthanda ukuqhathanisa izinto, Omunye wemibuzo ebaluleke kakhulu esizithola siwubuza ukuthi, "Ungithandelani u Nkulunkulu?" noma futhi, "Angakwenza kanjani lokho?" Emva kwesikhathi ukulolu hlelo, uzobhekana nezifundo ezingu 26 - ngasinye sikhuluma ngothando olungena kwenzelela akuthanda ngalo Nkulunkulu.

God created us for relationships. In fact, the greatest commandment—to love God with all our heart, soul, and mind and to love our neighbor as our self—is all about relationships (Matthew 22:36-40). But that’s not exactly easy all the time; relationships are messy and tough. In this plan, you’ll encounter practical Scripture passages that will help you build, maintain, and expand your relationships with God and others.

Ukuzithuthukisa wena nokuzithuthukisa kuyimiqondo ejwayelekile esikweni lethu namuhla. Ukuzazi, ukuzibophezela, nokwazi amandla akho nobuthakathaka kuyinzuzo empilweni. Kodwa, ingabe iziqinisekiso ezidumile ngabe ziqhelelene ngokwanele neQiniso lokuthi ukuzikholelwa kungakuvimbela ukuba uphile impilo engcono kakhulu uNkulunkulu akuhlelele yona? Ake simbe embhalweni kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-6 lukaRobin Meadows ukuze sibone ukuthi yini eveziwe.

Manje, kunangaphambili, sibhekene nempilo yawo wonke umuntu njengoba efuna kubonakale, futhi ukuqhathaniswa nempilo yethu siqu kuvusa umona. Awufuni ukuthi lo moya ukhule kuwe, kodwa kuthiwani ngomonakalo obangelwa umona lapho uqhamuka komunye umuntu? Kulolu hlelo lokufunda, uzothola ukuthi ungawunqoba kanjani umona, uvikele inhliziyo yakho, uhambe ngokukhululeka.

Ngesinye isikhathi, indoda yabikezela ukufa Kwayo uqobo. Wabikezela nokuthi wayezofa izinsuku ezintathu kuphela. Futhi Wayeqinisile! Ukufa kukaJesu nokubuyela ekuphileni amaqiniso amangalisayo endaba ye-Easter. AmaKristu asalugubha lolu suku. Kodwa kusho ukuthini konke kuwe? Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luzokusiza uqonde izimfihlakalo nobuhle bePhasika!

Unkulunkulu wenze okungaphezu kwalokho esingakucabanga. Landela lowo owanikela ngakho konke ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lokuzinikela ngokugcwele, oluqukethe izingoma eziphuma ku-2016 ethi Life.Church worship. Qala lolu hlelo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa manje.

Ungacabanga uzizwa ubonwa nguNkulunkulu kangangokuthi awukwazi ukuzibamba kodwa ubone abanye? Ungayibona ngeso lengqondo impilo yakho yansuku zonke, ejwayelekile inomthelela obalulekile waphakade? Lokhu kuzinikela kwezinsuku ezingu-7 okuvela ku-Christine Caine kuzokusiza ukuthi uthole ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukubone kanjani, wakukhetha, futhi wakuthuma kanjani ukuthi ubone abanye futhi ubasize bazizwe bebonwa ngendlela uNkulunkulu ababona ngayo—ngombono ka-20/20.

Kuthiwani uma ukholo luluncane mayelana nokwazi zonke izimpendulo ezifanele futhi kube mayelana nokubuza imibuzo enzima? Uma uke wazibuza ukuthi kungani uNkulunkulu ebonakala engenabulungiswa, kungani engayiphenduli njalo imithandazo yethu ngendlela esiyilindele, noma kungani uNkulunkulu onothando engadala isihogo, lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7, oluhambisana nencwadi ethi Ever Wonder Why kaMfundisi uCraig Groeschel? uchungechunge, lungo lwakho.

Njengabalandeli bakaJesu sikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando, kodwa ezikhathini eziningi ikhono lethu lokuthanda abanye liyinselelo enkulu. Mhlawumbe lokho kungenxa yokuthi uthando aluwona nje umuzwa noma umzwelo onamandla. Uthando luwuMuntu. Thatha uhambo ngo-1 KwabaseKorinte 13 futhi uthole uMuntu wothando nokuthi, Ngaye, singabathanda kanjani abanye kangcono.

Wonke umuntu ufuna ukwazi ukuthi uthando luyini. Kodwa bayingcosana abantu abaya ebhayibhelini ukuthola ukuthi lithini ngothando. Uthando lweyizinye zezingqalazinto zezibhalo nezinto ezibalulekile zempilo yomzalwane. Loluhlelo lease Thistlebend Ministries lufundisa ngencazo yebhayibheli mayelana nothando nokumthanda kahulu uNkulunkulu nabanye.

Safundiswa kusukela ekuqaleni ukuthi uNkulunkulu unguBaba wethu futhi singabantwana Bakhe. Kodwa ukuhlobana noNkulunkulu njengoBaba akulula ngaso sonke isikhathi—ikakhulukazi uma obaba bethu basemhlabeni bezabalaza ukukhombisa uthando ebesilulangazelela. Kulolu cwaningo lwezinsuku ezingu-16, uPete Briscoe udonsela ukunaka kwethu kuNkulunkulu owenelisa konke ukulangazelela kwethu uthando—egqamisa indlela umBhalo uwembula ngayo ukuthi unguBaba wethu olungileyo nophelele.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.

Ithemba: Isithembiso Esingcwele siyingcebo ekhuthazayo yezingcaphuno ezivela emisebenzini ka-Oswald Chambers, umbhali wezokuzinikela othandwa kakhulu emhlabeni nombhali wencwadi ethi My Utmost for His Highest. U-Chambers uzokukhuthaza futhi akuphonsele inselelo ngokuhlakanipha kwakhe okulula nokuqondile kweBhayibheli.