Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaMathewu 6:33

Ungakwazi ukunqoba imizwa yokwesaba. Udkt. Tony Evans ukuholela endleleni eya enkululekweni kulolu hlelo lokufunda olunokuqonda. Zitholele impilo yenjabulo nokuthula obulokhu uyifuna njengoba usebenzisa izimiso ezibekwe kulolu hlelo. 

Miningi kunezihlabathi ezisogwini, imicabango kaBaba yothando ngawe. Ungumntwana Wakhe othandekayo, futhi uyajabula ngawe! Lokhu kuzinikela kuyisimemo sakho sokuhlangana nobunjalo obuphelele, obumangalisayo bukaYihlo osezulwini. Othandweni Lwakhe akukho ukulwa nokwesaba, ngokuba usesandleni Sakhe.

Joyina umlingisi u-Letitia Wright ohlelweni lwakhe lwevidiyo olusha lwezinsuku ezingu-3, Ukunqoba, futhi umvumele akukhuthaze ngemiBhalo efanayo emsize ukuba athole ukunqoba nokuqiniseka kubuntu bakhe kuKristu.

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.

INkosi iyaphila futhi iyasebenza namuhla, futhi ikhuluma nengane Yakhe ngayinye ngokuqondile. Kodwa ngezinye izikhathi, kungaba nzima ukumbona nokumuzwa. Ngokuhlola indaba yohambo lwendoda eyodwa ekuqondeni izwi likaNkulunkulu emijondolo yaseNairobi, uzofunda ukuthi kubukeka kanjani ukuzwa nokumlandela.

Ukuthula kwezwe kuhlukile ekuthuleni kukaNkulunkulu. Ukuthula kwezwe kungokwesikhashana futhi kuncike ezimweni. Ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kunikeza isixazululo esihlala njalo, okuyinsindiso ngoJesu nobukhona Bakhe ezimpilweni zethu. Kulolu Hlelo, sizongena kulokho okushiwo ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu ngempela nokuthi singakuthola kanjani ezimpilweni zethu.

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.

Sikhonza uNkulunkulu ophanayo othembisa ukusinika zonke izidingo zethu. Noma engazinikezi izifiso, usazenza izimangaliso. uNkulunkulu uyakujabulela ukusinikeza izipho ngoba usikhathalela ngokujulile, ngisho nasemininingwaneni emincane kakhulu. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5 luzohlola izindaba zamalungiselelo kaNkulunkulu, kwakhe ukholo lwakho, futhi likukhuthaze ukuthi ubeke uNkulunkulu kuqala emalini yakho.

Kwezinye izikhathi thina bafowethu singathola sizithola sisendaweni yentlango. Kodwa lapho entlango, uNkulunkulu unathi. Angasinika noma siphakathi kwenkangala noma ezindaweni eziluhlaza. Uma ungakwazi ukuthemba uNkulunkulu ngezikhathi ezinzima, lolu hlelo lokuzinikela luyindlela yokukhuthaza ukuthi singamthemba kanjani ekusizeni kukaNkulunkulu uma sibhekene nobunzima.

Kulolu hlelo lweLife.Church Bible Plan, imibhangqwana eyisithupha ibhala ngezifungo zomshado eziyisithupha abangakaze bazisho ngokusemthethweni e-altare. Lezi zifungo zokuzilungiselela, ukubeka phambili, ukulandela, ukubambisana, ubumsulwa, nokuthandaza yizifungo ezenza imishado isebenze kade kudlula umshado. Noma ngabe ushadile noma ucabanga nje ngakho, sekuyisikhathi sokwenza isithembiso.  

Abafundi boMbuso babiza amakholwa namabandla ukuthi babuyele emsebenzini wethu oyinhloko: ukuba nokwenza abafundi. Kuphela uma sikuthatha ngokuzimisela lokhu lapho umhlaba uyobona izulu lisebenza emhlabeni. Utony Evans ufundisa ukuthi kusho ukuthini ukuba ngumfundi wombuso—ikholwa kuKristu elibamba iqhaza ohlelweni lokuthuthuka ngokomoya lokufunda kancane kancane ukuphila impilo yonke ngaphansi kobukhosi bukaJesu Kristu. Uzolwamukela ubizo?

Amazwi, amazwi, amazwi, amazwi agcwele amandla! Amazwi akhayo noma abhidlizayo. amazwi anika impilo noma amazwi aletha ukufa. Ukukhetha kungokwethu. Ake sihlole ukubaluleka kwamandla aphethwe amazwi ethu.

Ithathwe encwadini yakhe entsha ethi "A Lifelong Love," uGary Thomas ukhuluma ngezinjongo zaphakade zomshado. Funda amathuluzi asebenzayo ukusiza ukwakha umshado wakho ube ubudlelwano obukhuthazayo, ukusabalalisa impilo engokomoya kwabanye.

Umuntu ojwayelekile uchitha amahora angu-7.4 ngosuku egqolozele izikrini. Siyazithanda izinzuzo ezimangalisayo zobuchwepheshe, kodwa abaningi bethu basola ukuthi kunemiphumela emibi yokubusebenzisa. Uma uzwa sengathi ukuncika kwakho kudijithali kuba okungalawuleki, lokhu kuzinikela kwezinsuku eziyi-7 kuzokusiza ukuthi uphinde uthole impilo egxile kuKristu. Isekelwe encwadini ethi Ukuthanda uJesu: Ukulandela uJesu ezweni lobugovu, ebhalwe umbhali nomfundisi othengisa kakhulu weLife.Church, uCraig Groeschel.

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.

Kunezici eziyisikhombisa ezinkulu zokuphelela ezihilelekile ekufuneni okungcono kakhulu kukaNkulunkulu ngempilo yakho engokomzwelo. Awudingi ukuthatha lezi ngokulandelana. Joyina uDkt. Charles Stanley njengoba ekusiza ukuthi wakhe imikhuba ebalulekile empilweni yakho ezokusiza ukuthi uphelele emoyeni nasemizweni yakho. Zitholele ezinye izinhlelo zokufunda ezifana nalesi kokuthi intouch.org/plans.

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. 

Konke kusekhanda lakho. Kodwa kuthiwani uma lokho kuyinto enhle? Imicabango yethu ingaphezu kokusabela kulokho okwenzeka ezimpilweni zethu—ingamandla anamandla okubumba lokho esiyikho nokuthi singaba ngubani. Funda kubantu bansuku zonke abafana nawe ukuthi ungalisebenzisa kanjani iqiniso elinamandla kwabaseRoma 12:2 ukuze uvule ungqondongqondo ongaphakathi kuwe.

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.