Ukulinda uNkulunkuluIsampula

Ukusinda Ekulindeni Ngesibindi

Ukubambezeleka okuqhubekayo kungase kudumaze, ikakhulukazi uma izimo zingahambi ngendlela yakho noma imithwalo yakho iba nzima kakhulu ukuthi ungayithwale.

Kungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi uke wabhekana nezikhathi ezibuhlungu ngaphambilini—ukudumazeka okukhulu okuphuca amandla nokuzimisela kwakho kokugcina. Izinsuku, amasonto, izinyanga, futhi ngezinye izikhathi iminyaka iyahamba ngaphandle kwezimpendulo zemithandazo yakho. Ukugula, ubunzima bezezimali, izingxabano, isizungu, ukungaqiniseki, noma isidingo sisaqhubeka. Uyazabalaza, uzwa isilingo esinamandla sokuvumela ukuphelelwa ithemba ngokuphelele futhi ubuyele emikhubeni elimazayo.

Ayikho into engakufaka ebumnyameni bokuphelelwa ithemba njengenkathi yokulinda isikhathi eside. Kodwa yilapho kufanele  uzimisele ukulinda iNkosi ngesibindi. Ikhwalithi esenza sikwazi ukubekezelela ukuhlupheka, ukuphikiswa, kanye nezinselele zokuphila ngokuqiniseka okuqinile nokungesabi ekulungiseleleni nasekuvikeleni kukaNkulunkulu isibindi. Futhi yisibindi sakho esinwetshiwe futhi esicwengisisiwe ezikhathini zakho ezimnyama nezibuhlungu kakhulu.

Isibindi siyisimo somqondo esibaluleke kakhulu ukuze umntwana kaNkulunkulu anqobe. Lapho konke kubukeka kufiphele futhi kungenathemba, siqhubeka ngokungesabi ukuthi uBaba ulawula ngokuphelele. Asidikili noma siyeke ngoba sinokholo lokuthi iNkosi iseyinhle futhi inezinhlelo ezinhle ngezimpilo zethu. Sizimisele ukubhekana nobunzima futhi sivumele amathuba amahle asinikeza induduzo yesikhashana ukuze sibambe okuhle kakhulu iNkosi esihlelele kona.

Ngakho-ke uhlala kanjani endleleni nezinhloso zakhe ngempilo yakho lapho yonke into ibonakala imnyama futhi uzizwa ungenalutho? Ungabamba kanjani ngesibindi iqiniso lokuthi uNkulunkulu uzokunakekela futhi akuhole? Khumbula ukuthi …

1. Unkulunkulu unawe. Wazi kahle ukuthi ukuphi nokuthi ubhekeni naniu—futhi uhamba nawe, uyakuhlinzeka futhi akuvikele endleleni.
2. Unenjongo ebalulekile ngezinkathi zobunzima obhekene nazo. Ukuze akwenze ummeleli Wakhe owusizo futhi ophumelelayo, uBaba uyakuqeqesha emlilweni wobunzima. Kungani? Ngoba ayikho into ejulisa ukuqonda kwakho, evusa uzwelo kwabanye, futhi ikubonise lokho okubaluleke ngempela ngendlela ubuhlungu obenza ngayo. 
3. Usempini yomoya (Kwabase-Efesu 6:12). Unesitha sangempela esishaya emnyombweni wokuthi ungubani. Ukwenza kanjani lokho? Ngokucabanga kwakho nokukholwayo (2 Kwabasekorinte 10:4-5). Asikho isikhathi esisebenzayo sokuthi udeveli akudikibalise futhi akuhluphe njengalapho ulinde uNkulunkulu. Wazi kahle ukuthi angazikhomba kanjani izindawo ezibuhlungu kakhulu, ezisengozini empilweni yakho futhi akuholele ekuphelelweni yithemba. Kodwa ngesibonelo sikaJesu esikuMathewu 4, ungamelana namanga kaSathane adumazayo ngesibindi nangeqiniso elinamandla lemiBhalo.
4. Kumele ubonge uNkulunkulu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kwenzekani (1 KwabaseThesalonika. 5:18). Kumele ubonge kuzo zonke izimo futhi ubambezele ukubhekana nawe, uthembele ngesibindi kuLowo ozokugcina uphumelele.

Yima isibindi—kunomkhawulo wokubambezeleka nokuhlupheka empilweni yakho. Ziyoqhubeka kuphela uma nje kudingekile ukuba uNkulunkulu afeze izinjongo Zakhe kuwe (AmaHubo 138:8). Uma uzohlala unesibindi futhi uthembekile, wethemba uNkulunkulu ukuthi uzokuqondisa ezikhathini ezinzima zempilo yakho, khona-ke uzokwenza izinto ezimangalisayo ngaphakathi nangawe. Futhi Uyokususa ekuphelelweni ithemba akuyise endaweni emangalisayo lapho zonke izithembiso Zakhe ngawe zigcwaliseka khona.