Amandla Ansuku zonke Ngu-Craig Groeschel: Amandla Omphefumulo WakhoIsampula

Ngangithanda opopayi abadala be-Popeye. Uyamazi, uPopeye umshayeli womkhumbi? Kwakusobala ukuthi wayeyiqhawe lethu futhi uBrutus wayeyisitha sakhe, esabisa ngokumlimaza i-Olive Oil, uthando lwempilo kaPopeye. Sonke isiqephu, ngemva kokuklolodela nokuhlushwa uBrutus, uPopeye wayefinyelela lapho ethi “yilokhu kuphela engingakwazi ukukumela, futhi angisakwazi ukukumela.” Kwakuphuma ithini lakhe lesipinashi, asidle, bese kuqhuma imisipha nezibhakela zindiza. Ubrutus awayengenaku mmela!

Ngiqinisekile ukuthi kwesinye isikhathi sidinga ukukhetha "isikhathi sika-Popeye." Lapho Isitha sihlasela futhi siqhubeka nokuzabalaza, kudingeka “sidwebe umugqa esihlabathini” futhi sime. Yilokho kuphela esingakumela, futhi yisikhathi sokushintsha.

Iyiphi impi obhekene nayo namuhla? Ingabe usebenza ngokweqile, uphuthelwa okubaluleke kakhulu ekuphileni? Ingabe ulwa nokujoveka futhi uzitshela ukuthi akuyona into enkulu kangako? Ingabe uhlehlisa ingxoxo, ngethemba lokuthi inkinga izozixazulula ngokwayo? Ingabe wenza izaba zokuthi kungani ungakwazi ukwehlisa isisindo, wenze amahlaya ngakho ukuze unciphise ubuhlungu bakho?

Mhlawumbe isikhathi sokuma. Yenza isinqumo. Sekwanele. Isikhathi sokushintsha. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi amandla akho awaveli ethini lesipinashi. Okwakho kuvela kuNkulunkulu wethu. Amandla akhe ayatholakala kuwe. Amandla akhe ahlezi kuwe. Umoya wakhe uzokusiza wenze lokho ongeke ukwazi ukukwenza ngokwakho.

Amandla Akhuthazayo: Nakhu, Nkosi. Ngikhathele ukulwa nezilingo nokudikibala izikhathi ezingaphezu kwalokho engingazibala. Ngisize ngishintshe—futhi ungisize ngishintshe manje!