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Kungani Silahlekelwa Ukuthula Kwethu

Iyodwa indlela yokuzizwela ukuthula okungapheli okudlula izimo-ngokholo. Ukholo luyisisekelo sokuphila ekuthuleni kukaNkulunkulu-ithemba elisebenzayo, elinokuzethemba ebukhoneni nasemandleni okukugcina nokukududuza, noma ngabe ubhekene nasiphi isimo. Zikhona kodwa izinto ezithize ezibhekela phansi ukholo lwethu zisiphuce ukuthula kwethu. Asibheke ezimbalwa zazo:

1. Ukwesaba okuyisigubhukane-Abanye abantu sebejwayele ukuthatha ukwehla nokwenyuka nanoma okuncane kwempilo ngokwesaba nokwethuka okuncane ngendlela yokuthi bangasayiboni ikhona enye indlela yokubhekana nako. Bacasulwa yiyo yonke inhlobo yoshintsho ngendlela yokuthi akuze kuvele kubona ukuthi bangaphila ngemizwa ezinze kangconywana.

2. Isitha-Singahlaselwa yisitha sethu, usathane, ongasebenzisa izindlela ezahlukene ukusenza singabaze silahlekelwe wukholo lwethu kuNkulunkulu. Kodwa singabhekana naye. Imibhalo iyasinxusa ukuba simelane nosathane, futhi uma senzenjalo, uzosibalekela (Johane 4:7). 

3. Isono-Ukuthula nokulwa ngekwa kwahlalisana. Isiphephelo esisodwa ukuvuma izono kuNkulunkulu, ukuzinikela kuye, nokucela usizo lwakhe ekuhlubukeni nokumelana nazo zonke izilingo. Ngayonkathi, ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu kungageleza futhi. 

4. Ukunikezela ukuthula-Ezikhathini zenhlekelele, kwesinye isikhathi sibeka phansi ukuthula kwethu ngamabomu. Sinikezela ngakho. Sivumele lona. Silulaxaze. Ubokhumbula njalo ukuthi akekho ongasiphuca ukuthula kwethu; yithi ekumele sinikezele ngalo. Ngaleyondlela, yithina kuphela esingalulanda silubuyise.

5. Ukulahlekelwa ukugxila-Singavumela inqwaba yezigameko eziyizindaba ezimbi esizizwayo nesifunda ngazo nsukuzonke ukuba zisenze silahlekelwe ukugxila kwethu okulungile. Esikhundleni sokuba izingqondo zethu zibheke kuNkulunkulu sithembele kuye ngenxa yokuthula kwakhe nobukhona bakhe, sivumela imicabango yethu iphambuke futhi inyakaziswe yizindaba eziphambene nezimo esizibonayo nesizizwayo. 

Ngoba uNkulunkulu unathi, akumelanga sinikezele, sishone phakathi, noma sahlulwe yizinkinga zethu. Singamelana, siqondane, siziphonsele inselelo, sixazulule, ekugcineni sizinqobe emandleni esiphambano. Ujesu wafundisa abalandeli bakhe ukuthi zonke izinkinga umthetho wazo ziyadlula ngokwesikhathi sazo … nangesizathu. Ngakho "inhliziyo yakho mayingakhathazeki" (NgokukaJohane 14:27). Bambelela ekuthuleni uNkulunkulu akunika kona, uthembele ekutheni ubhekile, uyalawula, futhi uyabanakekela labo abathembele nabakholwayo kuye