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Ukuba Sothandweni

Isiqephu: IsAmbulo 2: 1-7 / NgokukaLuka 10:38-42

Iminyaka engu-15 yomshado ingifundise izinto eziningi, kodwa esinye sezifundo ezisobala engiye ngazifunda ukuthi ubuhlobo obunempilo nomkami budinga inhloso engaguquki. Manje, ngiyindoda eshadile ebusisekile ngendlela yonke. Umkami, uMallory, uyintombazane yami yamaphupho—enhle, ejabulisayo, enekhono. Uyinjabulo yeqiniso ukumazi. Kodwa nangabo bonke lobo buhle obumangalisayo, lapho isigaba se-honeymoon sesiphelile, ngabona ukuthi ukuba nomshado engangiwufuna kwakuzothatha umsebenzi othile. Ukucabangela kusengaphambili. Ukuphuma endleleni yami ukuze ngimazise ukuthi ngiyamnakekela. Ukufela okwami ​​ngifuna ukusiza ukufeza okwakhe. Ukulalela lapho engifuna ukwenza nje ukuveza iphuzu lami. Inhloso engaguquki othandweni lwami ngaye.

Angiphelele kuzo zonke lezi zinto, kodwa ngikholwa ukuthi ngibe ngcono futhi ngingcono ngokuzijwayeza. Kodwa uyazi ukuthi ngitholeni ngakho konke lokhu? Lapho ngimthanda kakhulu, ngimthanda nakakhulu! Uyakuthola lokho? Lapho ngibonisa uthando lwami ngokwengeziwe ngesenzo, inkonzo, ukubekezela, ukuthobeka...lapho ngifuna kakhulu ukumkhonza, kulapho ngizwa khona uthando kuye. Ngiye ngathola isimiso esifanayo sisebenza ngobuhlobo bami noNkulunkulu. Umugqa wokuqala wale khorasi uthi, “Lapho ngikudumisa kakhulu, kulapho ngifisa kakhulu khona.” Imibhalo engcwele ithi, “Sondelani kuNkulunkulu naye uyosondela kini” ( Ejakobe 4:8) “...funani niyakufumana, ngqongqothani futhi niyovulelwa umnyango” ( NgokukaMathewu 7:7). Imibhalo engcwele isamukela ebudlelwaneni bangempela noNkulunkulu ngezithembiso zokubuyiselwa okuvela Kuye.

Nazi izindlela ezintathu zokusiza ukuhlakulela uthando lwethu lokuqala kanye nothando oluqhubekayo noJesu:

1. uJesu utshela iBandla lase-Efesu ekuqaleni kwesAmbulo, “Ululahlile uthando owawunalo ekuqaleni” (IsAmbulo 2:4). Kubukeka kanjani ukubuyela othandweni lwakho lokuqala?

2. Yehlisa kancane ijubane. UDallas Willard uthe, "Ukushesha kuyisitha esikhulu somphefumulo." Kaningi, akusona isifiso sethu noma inhloso yethu ecishiwe, kodwa ikhalenda lethu nezinto ezibalulekile. Zibekele isikhathi sokuhlala kuJesu nsuku zonke.

3. Cabanga ngezindlela ongase wenzele ngazo uNkulunkulu izinto lapho okungenzeka ukuthi ukumema ukuba ube naye nje.