Umbono noMfundisi u-Craig GroeschelIsampula

Ngenkathi uNkulunkulu ekwenza, watshala enhliziyweni yakho izinto ezithile ozazisayo ngokujulile. Ziboshwe kanzima enhliziyweni yakho. Amagugu okuthi, uma ulandela indlela uNkulunkulu akubekele yona, abe yizinto eziqhuba impilo yakho. Yizinto ongathanda ukuzifela. Ungakubiza izindinganso ezibalulekile.

Ezinye izimiso ezivamile ziza engqondweni: isidingo sokuvikeleka, uthando lokuzidela, ukwethembeka ekhaya nomndeni, ukuthanda ubulungiswa, injabulo yokunakekela abanye. Lapho uthintana nezindinganiso zakho ezibalulekile ozinikezwe uNkulunkulu, kuzohlela kabusha futhi kuqondise amandla akho, isikhathi sakho, kanye nemicabango yakho. Uma ungazinaki, ngokushesha noma kamuva uzophatheka kabi. Uma uzihlonza futhi uziphishekele, uzokhipha amandla akho futhi uzilungiselele ukugcwaliseka nempumelelo.

Yini ebaluleke kakhulu empilweni yakho? Unqaba kuphi ukugoba? Impendulo yakho iyinani eliwumongo. Kuyisifiso esishukumisayo noma okubalulekile—mhlawumbe okuhlukile kunoma ubani omunye omaziyo—uNkulunkulu akubeke ngaphakathi kuwe ukuze akusize wazi ukuthi uhlose kuphi ukuphila kwakho. Yini engajwayelekile ngawe? Wazisa kuphi? Uwaveza kanjani amanani akho abalulekile?

Ungafuna ukuqala ngokukhomba izimiso zeBhayibheli ezisebenza kuwo wonke umuntu. Ukwethembeka, ububele, ukukhuthala, ukubekezela, ukuthobeka—lezi zimfanelo zokuziphatha nezinye eziningi azikhethi. Ziyindlela kaNkulunkulu, futhi ziholela kokuhle kakhulu kukaNkulunkulu kuwo wonke umuntu. Ukuze uthole okwengeziwe ngalokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngalezi zimfanelo eziqashelwa emhlabeni wonke, funda incwadi yezAga, iNtshumayelo kaJesu yaseNtabeni, noma incwadi kaJakobe. Futhi khumbula: izindinganiso zeBhayibheli azilungile ngoba ziseBhayibhelini; ziseBhayibhelini ngoba zilungile.

Masicacise. Qhubeka ubuza uNkulunkulu, “Iziphi izindinganiso nezi owazfisoibeka kimi? Iyini ipulani yangokwezifiso owaziqopha enhliziyweni yami?" Njengoba uthandaza, zibuze, “Yini engenza ngithukuthele ngentukuthelo elungileyo?” futhi "Yini engiyithanda ngokuphelele, ngaphezu kwanoma yini enye?" Zinike isikhathi sokucabanga ngalokhu. Lapho umbono ufika engqondweni, uwubhale phansi. Ungahlelela lo msebenzi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa noma ukwenze ngesikhathi esisodwa. Uma usubhale amanani ambalwa okungenzeka ukuthi uwanciphise, wehlise uye phakathi kwamanani ayisisekelo amahlanu nayishumi, bese uwabhala kujenali yakho.