Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaMathewu 6:26

Unkulunkulu uhambe phamba kwethu futhi uyasivikela ngemuva. Izimpi zethu usezinqobile. Uvikele abaphuphuthekile. Akamangazwa zinqinamba. Lokhu kuzinikela okugxile kwezinsuku ezi-3 kuzokushiya ukhuthazekile eqinisweni lokuthi uNkulunkulu ungumnikezi wesabelo esiqondile, isilinganiso esiqondile, sempilo yakho.

Ukukhathazeka kuyisela lesikhathi sethu, amandla, nokuthula. Pho kungani sikwenza? Kule nkonzo yezinsuku ezingu-3, sizobheka ukukhathazeka, kungani sikwenza, nokuthi singakunqanda kanjani.

Uma uphila, khona-ke mhlawumbe uke walwa nokukhathazeka. Abanye abantu bakhathazeka kakhulu, kanti abanye ngezikhathi ezithile bavumela izinto ukuba zithathe imicabango yethu. Akunandaba ukuthi kukangaki noma kuncane kangakanani, kuwukuhlakanipha ngathi ukuthi sifunde ukuthola ngalesi simo esisivumela ukuthi sintshontshe ukuthula kwethu futhi siphuce nokholo lwethu. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezine luzokusiza wenze lokho kanye.

Ukucindezeleka kungokoqobo, kodwa akufanele kulawule impilo yakho. NgoKristu, singakuhlela kabusha, sikugxilise kabusha, futhi sikuchaze kabusha. Uma ulwa nengcindezi, hlola lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5 ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungathola kanjani inkululeko nokuthula.

Ingabe impilo izwakala ingalawuleki? Ezweni eliguquguqukayo eligcwele ukungaqiniseki kwezombusazwe, ezomnotho, nezenhlalo, ukulwisana kanjani nokukhathazeka nokwesaba? Uphila kanjani ngesibindi futhi ubambelele ethembeni? Kulolu Hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5, thola izindlela zeBhayibheli ezingu-3 zokuthola isibindi lapho ubhekene nokungaqiniseki, futhi ufunde ukuthi ungazihlanganisa kanjani nesimiso sakho sansuku zonke.

Ukunikeza uNkulunkulu indawo yokuqala ekuphileni kwethu akuyona into eyenzeka kanye nje . . . kuyinqubo yempilo yonke yawo wonke umKristu. Noma ngabe umusha okholweni noma umlandeli kaKristu “umakadebona”, uzothola lolu hlelo lulula ukuliqonda nokulisebenzisa, futhi likusebenzela kakhulu ekubeni Umkrestu ozonqoba.

Lolu hlelo lokufunda luhlanganisa ukuzinikela ekufundeni okuyisikhombisa kwansuku zonke okusekelwe kuhlelo lwezifundo luka-Louie Giglio olu(hlobene): Ukwenza Ubudlelwano busebenze. Lolu cwaningo luzohlola ukuthi yini eyenza sihlobane nabanye, ukuthi uNkulunkulu angakuletha kanjani ukuthula phakathi kwezingxabano, nokuthi singasiza kanjani ekubuyiseleni ubudlelwano obubonakala bubhidlikile bungenakulungiseka.

Nsuku zonke, senza izinqumo ezakha indaba yethu yokuphila. Impilo yakho ibizobukeka kanjani uma ubungungoti ekwenzeni lezo zinqumo? KuDivine Direction Bible Plan, umbhali othengisa kakhulu weNew York Times noMfundisi Omkhulu weLife.Church, uCraig Groeschel, ukukhuthaza ngemigomo eyisikhombisa encwadini yakhe ethi Divine Direction ukukusiza uthole ukuhlakanipha kukaNkulunkulu ngezinqumo zakho zansuku zonke. Thola ukuqondiswa okungokomoya okudingayo ukuze uphile indaba ehlonipha uNkulunkulu ongathanda ukuyitshela.

Uyazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukupha ukuphila okuchichimayo kunalena oyiphilayo, kodwa iqiniso elibuhlungu liwukuthi isiqhathaniso siyakuvimbela ukuba uye kwelinye izinga. Kulolu hlelo lokufunda u-Anna Light wembula imininingwane ezophazamisa ukuqhathaniswa kwesembozo emakhonweni akho, futhi ikusize uphile impilo ekhululekile nechichimayo uNkulunkulu ayidalele wena. 

Ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi esiminyene, iningi lethu lizwa ingcindezi nokukhathazeka ebudlelwaneni bemindeni, ingcindezi yezezimali, izinqumo ezisheshayo, kanye nalokho okulindelwe okudumazayo. Ngakho-ke qhubeka. Adonse umoya. Qala lolu hlelo lweLife.Church Bible futhi ubone ukuthi isisindo esizizwayo kungaba yinto uNkulunkulu angakaze asicele ukuthi siyithwale. Kuthiwani ngokuyeka umthwalo? Ake sikhanyise ukukhanya.

Sonke sijaha okuthile. Ngokujwayelekile okuthile okungenakufinyelelwa—umsebenzi ongcono, ikhaya elinethezekile, umndeni ophelele, ukuthola imvume kwabanye. Kodwa akukhathalisi yini lokhu? Ingabe ikhona indlela engcono? Thola kulolu hlelo olusha lweBhayibheli lwe-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lwemiyalezo kaMfundisi uCraig Groeschel, elithi Chasing Carrots.

Kuthiwani uma kunendlela engcono yokulwa nokukhathazeka okungapheli okukugcina uphapheme ebusuku? Ukuphumula kwangempela kuyatholakala—mhlawumbe kuseduze kunalokho obucabanga ngakho. Faka esikhundleni sokwethuka ngokuthula ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7 oluvela ku-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groesschel oluthi Ungakhathazeki Ngalutho.

Phakathi nenhlekelele nokungaqiniseki, abaningi bethu balangazelela ukubuyela esimeni esijwayelekile. Kodwa kuthiwani uma kuyisikhathi sokudala okujwayelekile kangcono kunalokho? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezingu-7, sizothola ukuthi singayeka kanjani ukufuna ukulawula futhi siqale ukufuna uNkulunkulu.

Imali kungaba nzima ukukhuluma ngayo futhi kube nzima ukuyiqonda. Kodwa indlela esisebenzisa ngayo imali yethu ngokujwayelekile yiyona enquma indlela esisebenzisa ngayo ukuphila kwethu. Ngakho singaqiniseka kanjani ukuthi sidumisa uNkulunkulu futhi sikhonza abanye ngezimali zethu? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezingu-7, sizobheka izindaba zangempela ezivela kubantu abajwayelekile abafunda ukulawula isabelomali sabo futhi baphile izimpilo zokupha.

Lokhu kuzinikela okuyisikhombisa kwansuku zonke kusekelwe encwadini kaLouie Giglio, Ukunqoba Impi Yokukhathazeka: Hlakulela Inhliziyo Enokuthula Nomqondo Ozethembayo. uNkulunkulu mkhulu kunokwesaba kanye nabazala bakho - ukucindezeleka, ukukhathazeka, ukwethuka, nokukhungatheka. Uma ukukhathazeka sekuyingxenye eqhubekayo yempilo yakho yansuku zonke, yisikhathi sokushintsha ukulandisa futhi ubuyise ingqondo yakho ngamandla kaJesu.

Ukwesaba kuyimpendulo yethu kulokho esikubona njengengozi—kuhloselwe ukusiza ukusigcina siphephile. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, ukwesaba kungasilawula ngezindlela uNkulunkulu ayengazihlosile. Lezi zinkonzo zihamba nawe emBhalweni, lapho uNkulunkulu ekhuluma khona ngqo kulokho okwesabayo. Uma ucabanga ngempilo yakho siqu ngokukhanya kweZwi likaNkulunkulu, uyokhulisa ukholo kuYe njengomthombo wangempela wokuthula kanye nempendulo yakho konke ukwesaba kwakho.

Singase singakuboni noma sikuzwe njalo, kodwa uNkulunkulu uhlala enathi... ngisho nalapho sibhekene nobunzima. Kulolu hlelo, Umxhumanisi Wokuthola Ithemba u-Amy LaRue ubhala ngokusuka enhliziyweni mayelana nomshikashika womndeni wakhe wokuba umlutha nokuthi injabulo kaNkulunkulu yagqashuka kanjani ngezikhathi zabo zobumnyama.

AmaKristu amaningi akholelwa ukuthi ukuphela kwendlela yokulwa nesono ukugedla amazinyo futhi sinqobe isilingo. Kodwa awukwazi ukulwa nesono ngengqondo yakho; kufanele ulwe naso ngenhliziyo yakho. Ngokusekelwe encwadini ethi Vuselela Inhliziyo Yakho, lokhu kubuka kwezinsuku eziyishumi kwamanye amavesi abaluleke kakhulu ngenhliziyo yakho kuzokusiza uthole ukuthi ungalwa kanjani nesono ngokuvumela iVangeli ukuthi livuselele inhliziyo yakho kabusha.

Ziningi izimpi okusamele sizilwe kodwa asilwi ukuze sizuze ukunqoba; silwa kusukela ekunqobeni osekuzuzwe esiphambanweni. Kunezitha ezithile uNkulunkulu akukhipha kuzo, kodwa zikhona ezinye izitha akunika amandla okuzibusa. Ukukhululwa yilokho uNkulunkulu akwenzayo kuwe; ukubusa yilokho Akwenza ngawe.

Udinga ukuthula empilweni yakho? Udinga ukuthula kungagcini ngokuba yisifiso kuphela? Ukuthula kweqiniso ungakuthola kuphela emthombeni owodwa-uNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela noDkt. Charles Stanley lapho ekukhombisa indlela yokuthula okuzoshintsha impilo, ekunika amathuluzi okuxazulula ukuzisola ngosekwadlula, ukubhekana nezinkinga zamanje, nokuthobisa ukwesaba ngekusasa.