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“Ingabe uyamazi umakhelwane wakho?”

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Kunzima kakhulu kwesinye isikhathi ukwenza lokho esazi ukuthi kufanele sikwenze. UJesu wathi asithande umakhelwane wethu—ngakho sithenga izicathulo enkampanini ephayo. Sibhala isheke, sithumele ibhokisi, sinikele ngezingubo ezindala, futhi mhlawumbe size siqoqe imali eyanele yokuya ohambweni lwemishini endaweni ekude. Kodwa, kuthiwani uma ukuthunywa kuyilokho esikwenzayo njalo lapho siphuma ngomnyango? Kuthiwani uma ukuthanda umakhelwane kuwubuhlobo? Kuthiwani uma kungadingeki sihambe ibanga elide ukuze sisondele kubantu abakude noNkulunkulu?

Lalela, ohambweni lwamazwe ngamazwe, iminikelo, nokuthenga okubophezelekile emphakathini konke kuyizinto ezinhle nezidingekayo. Nokho, lapho uJesu esiyala ukuba sithande umakhelwane wethu, kwakungeyona nje inkulumo engokomfanekiso eyayihloselwe ukusikhuthaza ukuba senze izinqumo zesikhashana ukuze kuzuze abantu esingabazi abakude. Siyalwa ukuba sazi futhi sithande ngokujulile omakhelwane bethu bangempela, futhi! UJesu wayekhuluma nangawo: umndeni ongaphesheya komgwaqo, u-barista ohlale ephutha isiphuzo sethu, umlungisi wezinwele, umuntu ongaphesheya kwe-cubicle, insizwa esisebenza nayo, indoda engaphakathi, owesifazane ekhoneni lomgwaqo, kanye umfundi etafuleni lokufundela. Uyamazi umakhelwane wakho?

Sazi kanjani ukuthi uJesu wayekhuluma ngokuthanda abantu ngaphambi kwethu? Okokuqala, Waphila impilo Yakhe yonke ethanda umuntu ophambi Kwakhe. Okwesibili, lapho Ebuzwa, “Ubani umakhelwane wami na?” Waphendula ngendaba yendoda eyama, yabe isihlala ukuze isize othile phambi kwakhe. Nasi isivumelwano: lapho senza bonke ubukhelwane bethu emizamweni eletha impumuzo yesikhashana kubantu abakude, siphuthelwa ukubuyiselwa okuvela ebuhlotsheni besikhathi eside nabanye.

E-Life.Church sithanda ukuthi: ukukhululwa nokubuyisela kuhlukile—kodwa kokubili kubalulekile. Ukukhululwa kungenzeka ngaphandle kobudlelwane, kodwa ukubuyisela ngeke kwenzeke. Uma abantu bengenakho ukudla, izingubo zokugqoka, noma indawo yokuhlala, badinga ukukhululeka ngokushesha. Nokho, lapho sikhetha ukwazana nabantu, sibonana ngaphezu kwezidingo zabo nezinsiza zethu. Khona-ke, ukubuyiselwa kungenzeka. Ukufaka uphethiloli elolini elidala, elishayekile kungase kuyenze isebenze isikhashana, kodwa ukuyibuyisela kungathatha amahora amaningi nokunaka imininingwane.

Ukubuyisela ngobudlelwano kuzwakala kunzima, kodwa ungadangali. Kunzima kakhulu ukuqala okuba nenjongo kakhulu ukukwenza. Nansi eminye imibono yokwazi omakhelwane bakho: cabanga ngendawo oya kuyo ukuze uthole ukudla, ikhofi, igesi, ukulungiswa kwezimoto, ukugunda izinwele, njll. Yiba ojwayelekilee kulezo zindawo. Cela kahle futhi uqale izingxoxo ezizuzisayo. Beka i-BBQ yakho, isethi kazwingi, noma itafula lepikiniki ngaphambi kwegceke lakho. Hamba amapaki. Mema omakhelwane bakho ukuze bazophekela egcekeni lakho ngaphambili. Shintshanisa amathuluzi, okusebenza otshani, ukuhlala kwezilwane ezifuywayo, kanye nemisebenzi yangaphandle yamasonto onke nomakhelwane. Bhakela omakhelwane bakho okuthile. Buza osebenza naye ukuthi bangaziphilisa ngani ukube imali ibingeyona inkinga. Mema futhi uhambise abangani bezingane zakho esontweni. Ngeke kuthathe isikhathi eside ngaphambi kokuthi uqale ukukhathalela laba bantu. Uma wenza kanjalo, ukubuyiselwa kuzoqala ukwenzeka kuwena, komakhelwane bakho, kanye nasemphakathini wakho.

Isinyathelo sanamuhla: Buka ividiyo yanamuhla noMfundisi Craig kanye nomakhelwane ababili abajwayelekile abaqale ukwenza ababengakwenza. Bese ukhetha imiqondo embalwa ohlwini olungenhla bese uqala ukwazi omakhelwane bakho kuleli sonto.