Izindlela Eziyisithupha Zokuthandaza

Uma ubungenza ukusesha kwi-inthanethi mayelana “nokuthi ukhuleka kanjani,” ubuzothola amakhulukhulu, noma izinkulungwane zemibono, imikhuba, kanye nezimiso mayelana nomthandazo. Ayikho indlela efanele yokuthandaza, kodwa nazi iziqondiso eziwusizo:

Thandaza Ngezikhathi Ezimisiwe kanye Nokuzenzakalelayo

Kubalulekile ukuba nezikhathi ezihleliwe noNkulunkulu kanye nezikhathi ezizenzakalelayo. UmBhalo usikhuthaza ukuba sikhuleke singaphezi (1 KwabaseThesalonika 5:17). Nomaphi lapho ungakwazi, noma ngabe ungakhuleka kanjani!

Thandaza Wedwa kanye Nabanye

Lapho sibhekene nobunzima ukuzwa izwi likaNkulunkulu, kuyasiza ukuba nabangani abangathandaza nathi. EBhayibhelini, sibona uNkulunkulu ehlangana nabantu ngomthandazo ngamunye (NgokukaMathewu 6:6), njengoba bethandaza bodwa (NgokukaMathewu 18:20), futhi ngokuhlanganyela njengebandla (IzEnzo 2:42).

Thandaza ngokuthula futhi Ngokuzwakalayo

Khuluma imithandazo yakho ngokuzwakalayo, ngisho lapho ukhuleka uwedwa. Kungase kuzwakale njengengxoxo yangempela, futhi unezindawo eziningi zokuxhumana namagama akho njengoba uwacabanga, uwakhuluma, futhi uwezwa.

Thandaza Ngengqondo Yakho kanye Nomzimba

EBhayibhelini, siyabona izibonelo zabantu abakhulekayo belele phansi bebheke phansi, beguqe ngamadolo, behlezi, bemile, noma bephakamise izandla. Ukushintsha ukuma kungasisiza sihlale sikhona futhi sixhumane noNkulunkulu ngomthandazo.

Thandaza Amazwi Akho kanye Nawabanye

Umthandazo ngezinye izikhathi uchichima imicabango nezifiso zethu njengoba siziveza kuBaba; kodwa kuwo wonke umlando webandla, amakholwa nawo aye athandaza imithandazo ebhalwe ngabanye (ngezinye izikhathi ebizwa ngokuthi i-liturgy). Ukuthandaza amaHubo noma uMthandazo WeNkosi kuyizibonelo zalokhu eBhayibhelini.

Thandaza Njengoba Uphefumula

Kubizwa ngokuthi “imithandazo yokuphefumula” abaningi, lokhu kuwumkhuba oklanyelwe ukusiza ukugxila emishwaneni yeqiniso evela emiBhalweni: omunye ngokudonsa umoya, bese omunye ekuwukhipheleni ngaphandle, uwushiyele kuMoya oNgcwele ukuba agcwalise izikhala njengoba nje ethembise ukwenza (KwabaseRoma 8:26)

Umkhuleko:

• Ngiyakholwa (phefumula). Siza ukungakholwa kwami (ukhiphe umoya).
• Unami njengamanje (donsa). Ngiyabonga (khipha umoya).
• Ngizizwa ngingabonakali (donsa umoya). Ngiyabonga ukuthi uyangibona (khipha umoya).
• Wenzile umzimba wami (donsa umoya). Ngizowuhlonipha futhi ngiwunakekele (khipha umoya ngaphandle).
• Lokhu kunzima (donsa umoya). Ngizolinda ukubona isandla sakho kukho, Nkosi (khipha umoya ngaphandle).