Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne NgokukaMathewu 6:34

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.

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.

Uma uzithola uhlale ulwa nokukhathazeka nokukhungatheka, lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli olwakho. Ngeke kube nefomula esheshayo eqinisekisa ukuthula okungu-100% futhi ngeke kuxazululwe yonke into ehlobene nokukhathazeka. Kodwa-ke, izimiso eziqukethwe kulolu Hlelo zinikeza izindlela eziholela ekunqobeni lapho ziphila ngaphandle. Umenywa ukuthi uqale lolu hambo kusuka ekukhathazekeni kuya ekuthuleni.

Ngokwe-Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ukuphazamiseka kokukhathazeka yisifo sengqondo esivame kakhulu e-United States, esihlasela abantu abadala abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingamashumi amane. Ungase ube ngomunye wabantu abaningi abanenkinga yokukhathazeka, ukholelwa ukuthi kufanele ube nemithi noma ngaphansi kokunakekelwa ngudokotela ukuze uthole ukuthula okufisa kakhulu. Iqiniso liwukuthi ukuthula okuphishekelayo ukunikwa mahhala eZwini likaNkulunkulu. Ukunqoba Ukukhathazeka kuzokukhombisa ukuthi ungazitholela kanjani lokhu kuthula futhi uqede ukukhathazeka nokwesaba okuhle.

Usuku nosuku lunamandla okwethula izinselelo ezintsha ezinzima ezimpilweni zethu. Kodwa ngokufanayo kungenzeka ukuthi usuku ngalunye olusha luzosipha amathuba amasha ajabulisayo. Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku eziyisikhombisa, amalungu e-YouVersion akusiza ukuthi usebenzise amaqiniso eZwi likaNkulunkulu kunoma yini obhekene nayo namuhla. Inkonzo yansuku zonke ihlanganisa nevesi lesithombe ukukusiza ukuthi wabelane ngalokho uNkulunkulu akhuluma ngakho 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.

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.

Ukukhathazeka kungangena ekuphileni kwethu nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele kuhlale! Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubhekene nani namuhla, ungakunqoba ukukhathazeka nemiphumela yako elimazayo njengoba uxhumana noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko ngezithembiso zakhe ezinamandla ezisemBhalweni. Hlanganyela nathi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo njengoba sithatha izinyathelo zokuqeda ukukhathazeka ezimpilweni zethu futhi sithole ukuthula eZwini likaNkulunkulu.

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.

Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli olwabazali bezingane ezikhubazekile, umehluko, noma izidingo ezikhethekile zanoma yiluphi uhlobo—kungakhathalekile ukuthi ukusiphi isigaba ohambweni lwakho oluthile. Funda kwabanye abazali kanye nabameli mayelana nendlela yokubhekana nayo yonke imizwa, ukubhekana nezilingo, futhi ujabulele ukunqoba uma kuziwa ekukhuliseni ingane ehlukile.

Ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kubalulekile namuhla. Kumele sandise, siqhakambise, sengeze futhi sikhulise ukuhlakanipha kobuholi bethu ukuqondisa indawo yethu eguquguqukayo. Ubuchwepheshe obuguquka ngokushesha, ukushintsha umsebenzi/imithelela yenqubo yeqembu, futhi nokushintsha kwezomnotho kungezinye izinkinga esihlangabezana nazo. Kepha ungacabangi ukuthi ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kwenzelwa nje indawo yemsebenzi. Kumele sikhulise ukuqondisa amakhaya ethu futhi nasebudlelwaneni bethu. Jula namuhla ukuzuza ulwazi olufanelekile lokuhola.

Ukucindezeleka. Ukukhathazeka. Izimbangela nezenzakalo ezibuhlungu zisiphazamisa ngokwengqondo, ngokomzwelo, nangokomoya. Ngalezi zikhathi ukufuna uNkulunkulu kubonakala kunzima futhi kungenasidingo. Uhlelo oluthi, "Funa UNkulunkulu Kukho" luhlose ukukukhuthaza kanye nokukufundisa ukuthi ungenza kanjani ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu ukuze uthole ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki isimo sakho.

ImiBhalo ithi izindinganiso zikaNkulunkulu zihlukile kwezezwe. Lokhu kubonakala endabeni yengcebo nemfuyo. “Uma unokuningi, kuba ngcono!” umhlaba uyamemeza. UNkulunkulu uyahleba, “Nganele. Ungafuni injabulo noma ukulondeka kunoma yini enye. Uzoneliseka kakhulu ngokuba nokuncane.” Ukukhuculula, isenzo sokuba nokuncane ngenhloso esimayelana nokuqeda imfuhlumfuhlu. Kunikeza indlela yokuthuthukisa impilo yethu ngaphansi kukaNkulunkulu.

Singakunqoba kanjani ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka nokudumazeka? Ibhayibheli linokuthile elikushoyo ngalokhu futhi ungaba nokunqoba ngokusebenzisa amaqiniso kaNkulunkulu. Umfundisi uGreg Laurie ubhale iminikelo yansuku zonke engu-18 ukuze akusize unqobe ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka nokudumazeka. Zizwe ukhululekile ukwabelana ngazo nabanye obaziyo abafuna ukukhula ekwethembeni kwabo kuJesu Kristu. I-Harvest Ministries no-Greg Laurie