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U-Andy Stanley: Izitha Zenhliziyo

Usuku Lokuthandaza 5

“Ukuyisa Izifiso Zakho KuNkulunkulu”

Umbhalo: EkaJakobe 4:1-3

Isitha ngasinye senhliziyo siqinisekiswa umqondo wokuthi kukhona umuntu omkweletayo. Icala lithi, “Ngiyakukweleta.” Intukuthelo ibhebhezelwa wumbono wokuthi uyangikweleta. Ubugovu bugcinwa buphila ngokucabanga ukuthi ngiyakweleta. Le ndaba yesine yenhliziyo ayihlukile. Umona. Umona uthi, “UNkulunkulu uyangikweleta.”

Uma sicabanga ngomhawu noma umona, sivele sicabange izinto abanye abanazo thina esizintulayo—ukubukeka, amakhono, amathuba, impilo, ubude, ifa, njalonjalo. Sicabanga ukuthi inkinga yethu ikumuntu onakho lokho esikuntulayo. Kodwa ake sibhekane nakho; UNkulunkulu ubengasilungisela konke lokho. Noma yini ayinike umakhelwane wakho, ubengakunika nawe. Yingakho ungase uzizwe ngaphakathi ukuthi uyakukweleta.

Umona ungaphazamisa impilo yakho futhi udale umonakalo ebudlelwaneni bakho. Okuhle wukuthi lesi sihlavu, njengokunye okuthathu,kungakufaka engozini. Futhi into ongase ungayilindele: yeka ukufisa lokho abanye abanakho bese uqala ukucela uNkulunkulu lokho azi ukuthi kukulungele.

Njengoba uJakobe esho, izingxabano zethu zangaphandle ziwumphumela oqondile wokungqubuzana kwangaphakathi okusebenze ngendlela yakhona phezulu. Kukhona esikufunayo kodwa asinakho, ngakho sixabana nabanye. Izifiso uJakobe akhuluma ngazo kulesi siqephu zimele ukoma okungaqediwe—ukomela kwethu izinto, imali, ukuqashelwa, impumelelo, inqubekelaphambili, ukusondelana, ubulili, ukuzijabulisa, ubudlelwano, nokuhlobana.

Pho-ke senzani ngezifiso nokulangazelela okungasoze kwaneliseka ngokugcwele futhi ekugcineni? UJakobe uthi siziyisa kulowo ozidala kwasekuqaleni. Ngamanye amazwi, uJakobe usinika imvume yokuthulula izinhliziyo zethu engxoxweni engahlungiwe noMdali wethu.

Zonke izinto enizikhathazayo, ezinkulu nezincane, zibalulekile kuBaba, ngokuba nibalulekile kuBaba. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi kuphathelene nempilo yakho yothando, umsebenzi wakho, umshado wakho, abazali bakho, izingane zakho, izimali zakho, imfundo yakho, noma ukubukeka kwakho, kuletha kuye. Futhi qhubeka ukuletha kuye uze uthole ukuthula kokusukuma emadolweni akho futhi ubhekane nosuku, uqiniseka ngokwazi ukuthi uyakukhathalela.

Ake ngikuqinisekise, inhliziyo yakho iyohlala ithandeka enhliziyweni yakhe.

Inhliziyo yakho ibuhlungu ngani? Chitha isikhathi esithile engxoxweni yamahhala, engavinjelwe noNkulunkulu mayelana nalokho onomuzwa wokuthi uyakuntula. Mcele ukuthi akubusise ngendlela azi ukuthi ingcono kakhulu—futhi aveze uthando lwakhe kuwe endleleni

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