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Kungani Imithandazo Yakho Kudingeka Ibe Yingozi

Njengabantu abaningi, bengilwela ukuthandaza ngokungaguquguquki nangempumelelo iminyaka. Ngisho nangezinhloso ezinhle, ngangivame ukuphazamiseka noma ngibe nesithukuthezi lapho ngithandaza. Njengomfundisi osemncane, umngane wami wangisiza ukungikholisa ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi soshintsho. Isikhathi eside, ngangibekezelele imithandazo engenalukholo kepha ngangazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu ufuna okungaphezulu kimi, futhi ngangifuna ukumazi ngokuseduze.

"Hheyi, Craig, uyakholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu usazenza izimangaliso?"

"Yebo," ngithe.

"Kuhle - ngoba imithandazo yakho iyizinyonga."

Ngizamile ukuhleka naye, kodwa ihlaya lomngani wami laluma - ikakhulu ngoba wayeqinisile.

Ngishiye ngingenazwi, angizange ngiziphendulele njengoba ngangicubungula iqiniso lalokho ayekubona. Angikwazi ukuphika ukuthi uzwakalise imfihlo ebengivele ngiyazi kodwa angifuni ukuyivuma: imithandazo yami ibinosizi.

Leli cebo elenzelwe noma ngubani ozizwa ebambekile emthandazweni, ethandaza ephindaphinda, ebikezela, futhi ephephile imithandazo.

Sikhonza uNkulunkulu ongenza okungaphezu kwalokho esingakucela noma esikucabangayo. Ngakho-ke yisikhathi sokuyeka ukudlala ngokuphephile. Asidalelwanga impilo yobuntofontofo. Sinothando futhi sinamandla, sikhokhiswe ngokushintsha umhlaba ngezindlela ezinqala! Ngikholwa ukuthi lolu hlelo luzokukhuthaza ukuthi weqe imingcele futhi luzokugqugquzela ukuthi uthandaze ngendlela eyingozi futhi uphile ngesibindi.

Ngenkathi ngifunda iBhayibheli ngokwengeziwe, ngamangala ngemikhuleko eyahlukahlukene eyayikhulunywa ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu. Abagcinanga ngokuthandazela izinto ezazingezabo ngendlela emangalisayo — ukukhulelwa ingane, ngokwesibonelo (1 Sam. 1:27) —kodwa nemikhuleko yabo yayivame ukusebenziseka kakhulu, ukuthola ukudla nokuhlinzekwa (Math. 6:11) bese bebaleka ezitheni zabo (Ihu. 59: 1-2). Kwesinye isikhathi kwakubonakala sengathi bahlebela ngobumnene uNkulunkulu onothando. Ngezinye izikhathi babemthethisa ngosizi nokukhungatheka.

Imikhuleko yabo yayithembekile. Ukuphelelwa yithemba. Umlilo. Isibindi. Okwangempela. Futhi lapho ngangithandaza ukuthi uNkulunkulu angigcine ngiphephile futhi abusise i-burger yami nama-fries wami.

Umngani wami ubeqinisile.

Imikhuleko yami yayixhwalile.

Mhlawumbe ungalandisa. Akukhona ukuthi awukholelwa emthandazweni. Uyenza. Kodwa ubhajwe enkingeni. Uthandazela ngomzabalazo ofanayo nangezicelo ezifanayo. Ngendlela efanayo. Ngesikhathi esifanayo. Uma uzama nokuthandaza nhlobo. Cishe uyazi ukuthi kufanele uthandaze kakhulu. Futhi ngothando oluningi. Ukholo olwengeziwe. Ufuna ukukhuluma noNkulunkulu futhi umlalele, ukuze wabelane ngengxoxo esondelene ngendlela obengenza ngayo nomngane wakho womshado noma umngane omkhulu. Uyafuna ngempela kepha awazi ukuthi kanjani. Ngakho-ke imithandazo yakho ihlala iphephile.

Iflethi. Kufiphele. Ukuqagela. I-Stale. Kuyadina.

Ukuvuka komngane wami kwangikholisa ukuthi kwase kuyisikhathi soshintsho empilweni yami yokuthandaza. Isikhathi eside kakhulu, ngangibekezelele imithandazo yokunganaki, engenalukholo, futhi ikakhulukazi engenamsebenzi. Ngangazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayefuna okwengeziwe kimi, futhi ngangifuna ukumazi ngokuseduze, naphezu kokungabaza kwami ​​ngalokho okuzodinga kimi.

Lapho sifuna ukuxhumana noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko wangempela, osengozini, futhi osondelene kakhulu, akasisongeli ebhamuzini lokuphepha okungokomoya. Esikhundleni salokho uqhumisa okwethu ngaphakathi-kimi-ke futhi usimema ukuba simethembe lapho singazi ukuthi uzokwenzani ngokulandelayo. Ngezinye izinsuku sizizwa sibusisekile. Ezinye izinsuku sibhekana nezinselelo, ukuphikiswa nokushushiswa. Kepha wonke umzuzu womkhuleko oyingozi uzogcwaliswa ngobukhona bakhe

Ingabe ukulungele okuningi? Uyagula yini ukuyidlala iphephile? Ingabe usukulungele ukuthandaza ngokuqinile, ngokugcwalisa ukholo, ngokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu, ngokushintsha impilo, nangemithandazo eguqula umhlaba?

Uma kunjalo, leliPulani leBhayibheli ngelakho.

Kepha xwayiswa. Kuzoba khona izigaxa. Lapho uqala ukuthandaza izinto ezinjengokuthi “ngihlolisise, ngiphule, ngithume,” ungahle uzwe izigodi. Ukuhlaselwa. Izilingo. Ubuhlungu. Ubunzima. Ukudumazeka. Ngisho nokudabuka kwenhliziyo. Kepha kuzoba khona futhi injabulo yokholo, isimangaliso sezimangaliso, ukukhululeka kokuzinikela, kanye nenjabulo yokujabulisa uNkulunkulu.

Isikhathi sokuyeka ukukhuleka uphephile.

Isikhathi sokuqala ukukhuluma, ukukhuluma ngempela — nokulalela ngempela — uNkulunkulu.

Isikhathi semikhuleko eyingozi.