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Ukukhulisa Umlandeli kaKristu

Lapho ungumlandeli kaKristu futhi unomntwana, umthwalo omkhulu owuzwayo ukuthi bayomazi uYise osezulwini futhi bamukele uthando nensindiso uJesu abalungiselele yona. Ukuthi bazophila impilo enikezwe amandla nguMoya oNgcwele! Bekuhlala kuwumgomo wami obaluleke kakhulu ezinganeni zami—nakimi. Kodwa, ngingayifundisa kanjani indodana yami ene-autistic ngoJesu? Ingabe uzoba nendaba? Ingabe uzokuqonda? Angakwazi yini ukungikhulumisa ngalokho uma engakwazi? Ingabe amazwi ami nothando luyoke lufinyelele kuye?

Ekugcineni, imibuzo engangilwisana nayo yonke yayisekelwe ekuntuleni kwami ​​ukholo nokungaqondi kwami ​​amandla nothando lukaBaba wethu. Akukaze kube kithina bazali ukuthi siguqule izinhliziyo zezingane zethu. Lowo umsebenzi kaMoya oNgcwele—futhi umsebenzi Wakhe awuboshelwe ekuhlakanipheni noma kwikhono lomuntu. Umsebenzi wakhe ungaphezu kwemvelo. Futhi, vele, Uthanda izingane zethu ngaphezu kwethu!

Kodwa, noma kunjalo, yini umzali okufanele ayenze? Qhubeka ufunda ukuze uthole imibuzo emine emikhulu esivame ukubuza ngayo. 

1. Ingabe ingane yami ingaba ngumKristu ngisho noma inokukhubazeka kwengqondo? Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi sikhonza uNkulunkulu uthando lwakhe nokufinyelela kithi kungaboshiwe amakhono ethu okuqonda. Akekho phakathi kwethu oqonda uNkulunkulu eduze nanokuthi ungubani ngempela. Ibhayibheli lisichaza njengokwazi ingxenye, noma njengokungathi sibamba imibono yokuqonda uNkulunkulu. Singase singakwazi ukuqonda izimfihlakalo zikaNkulunkulu nokuthi wawuhlela kanjani uMkhathi. Kodwa iningi lethu linokuqonda okwanele ukukhetha ukwamukela umusa kaNkulunkulu nokwamukela insindiso.

Kodwa kuthiwani ngezingane zethu ezinezidingo ezikhethekile? Sekuyisikhathi eside izazi zemfundiso yenkolo zicabanga ukuthi cishe kukhona “inkathi yokuziphendulela” ehlukile kumuntu ngamunye. Kufana neminyaka yokuqonda. Izingane zethu zingase zingafinyeleli ezingeni lokuqonda elizinikeza ikhono lokuqonda kokubili okufanele zikwenze bese zikhetha ukwenza ngenye indlela.

Indaba esemqoka? Ngeke sazi ngokugcwele ukuthi kwenzekani ezingqondweni zezingane zethu. Asiyena uNkulunkulu! Njengabazali, umsebenzi wethu wokufundisa izingane zethu okulungile, ukuzitshela izindaba ezinhle zokuthi uJesu uyabathanda futhi ufuna ukubenza babe abangani bakaNkulunkulu, nokubasiza bahambe endleleni kaNkulunkulu ngangokunokwenzeka kubantwanabonke., kungakhathaleki amakhono abo. Futhi lokho okuningi esingakwenza. 

2. Ingabe ingane yami ingaba umKristu ngisho noma inokukhubazeka ngokukhuluma—kuthiwani ‘ngokuvuma ukholo’? Kulungile, ake sibheke ukuthi kungani lokhu kuxaka abazali ngezinye izikhathi. Ikakhulu ivesi elikumaRoma 10:9 mayelana nokuvuma ngemilomo yethu ukuthi uJesu uyiNkosi ukuze sisindiswe. Umh, kuthiwani uma ingane yami ingakaze ikhulume futhi ingase ingakwazi ukukhuluma? Okokuqala, ake sifunde kabusha izimpendulo ezinikezwe ephuzwini 1. Okulandelayo, masikhumbule ukuthi sikhuluma ngoNkulunkulu onobulungiswa ngokugcwele osisindisa ngomusa Wakhe, hhayi ngemisebenzi yethu. Uma uzwa ukuthi indodana noma indodakazi yakho ikwazi ngokwengqondo ukucubungula lokho oyifundisa kona ngoJesu, kodwa ingakwazi ukuveza amazwi ayo kuwe noma kuNkulunkulu ngomlomo, khona-ke uNkulunkulu unamandla amakhulu ukuhlangabezana nazo ezingeni labo lekhono. Akalokothi afune ukuba senze into esingakwazi ukuyenza. Yilokho umusa Wakhe oyikho.

3. Ngikhuluma kanjani nengane yami enezidingo ezikhethekile mayelana nombhabhadiso? Lona umbuzo omuhle. Futhi, nginenhlanhla ukuthi ngakwazi ukuhamba nendodana yami ngokubhabhadiswa eminyakeni embalwa edlule. Lapho eqala ukubuza ngakho, wayefuna ithuba lokubhukuda esontweni. Ngangazi ukuthi isikhathi sasingalungile! Kodwa, ekugcineni, waqala ukubuza ngombhabhadiso futhi. Wabe esebuza ukuthi angabhabhadiswa yini. Kwakubonakala sengathi uyaqonda, ngakho sakwenza! Kwaba usuku olubaluleke kakhulu emndenini wethu. Sisakhuluma ngakho. Uma ingane yakho izwakalisa isifiso sokubhabhadiswa, khona-ke ngicabanga ukuthi ichazelwe futhi yenziswe! Uma ukhathazekile ukuthi umuzwa ungase ukukhungathekise, ungakhuluma nobuholi bebandla lakho ukuze ubone ukuthi ingabe ikhona yini enye indawo noma isikhathi sokuba ingane yakho ibhabhadiswe. Mhlawumbe ukubhabhadiswa echibini abalijwayele kungaba kuhle enganeni yakho.

4. Ngizokwazi kanjani uma ingane yami iqonda ngokulandela uKristu? Umbuzo onzima ukuwuphendula, akukhathaleki ukuthi ingane yakho inamakhono angakanani. Eqinisweni, ngicabanga ukuthi akunakwenzeka uphendulwe. Ngakho-ke ngeke ngize ngizame! Bazali, akukhathaleki ukuthi amaleveli ekhono lezingane zethu angakanani, kunezinto esingeke sazazi ngokugcwele. Ngempela nginomuzwa wokuthi le mpendulo ibuyela kokuthi “Yini engingayenza, njengomzali, ukuze ngisize ingane yami ithole futhi ihlale endleleni kaNkulunkulu?” Futhi, sizofika lapho ekufundeni kwakusasa!  

Ukukhulisa umlandeli kaKristu okhubazekile kungenzeka njengoba nje ukhulisa umlandeli kaKristu ongenakho. Thina bazali, akukhathaleki amakhono abantwana bethu abazalwa benawo, kudingeka sikhuthazele futhi sivumele ukholo lwethu lugcwalise lapho amehlo ethu engaboni ukuthi siyawenza umehluko noma cha. 

Ijenali: Yimiphi eminye imibuzo onayo ngoNkulunkulu? Ibhale phansi. Bese ucabanga ukuthi yimiphi imibuzo engaphendulwa ngokukholwa kuphela.