Indawo Yokuphefumula Isampula

Imali ayiyona nje imali kuNkulunkulu. Kungaphezu kwamadola namasenti kanye nemali mboleko kanye nesabelozimali. KuNkulunkulu, isiqondiso semali yakho sibonisa uthando lwenhliziyo yakho. Indlela oyisebenzisa ngayo (noma njengoba sizobona namuhla, noma uzimisele ukungayisebenzisi yonke) ukhombisa uNkulunkulu ukuthi uzinikele kangakanani ekutheni ukwazi ukumlandela. Yingakho ukwenza ngokucophelela—noma igumbi lokuphefumula—kungeyona nje indlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha ikhalenda lakho, kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha imali yakho futhi.

Manje kusho ukuthini ukuphatha imali yakho ngokucophelela? Kusho ukuthi awusebenzisi yonke idola oyenzayo. Ushiya indawo yokuphefumula phakathi kwemali engenayo nemali ephumayo. Ivesi lanamuhla elivela kuLuka liyachaza ukuthi kungani ukuphatha imali yakho ngale ndlela kubaluleke kakhulu kuNkulunkulu. Ekupheleni komfanekiso omude, uJesu uqinisekisa ukuthi izilaleli zakhe ziyaliqonda iphuzu ayezama ukuliveza futhi uthi, “Anikwazi ukukhonza amakhosi amabili . . . Anikwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu kanye nemali.” Eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili edlule, abantu abangabalandeli bakaJesu babegqilazwa ngokoqobo ngenxa yesikweletu esingakhokhiwe. Namuhla, inkosi yakho ingaba inkampani yekhadi lesikweletu noma umbolekisi wezindlu. Kodwa umphumela uyefana: omunye umuntu uthola ukulawula empilweni yakho.

Kungenzeka ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukunxusa ukuba uthuthele edolobheni elisha, kodwa uma uboshiwe futhi ungakwazi ukuthengisa indlu yakho, awukhululekile ukumlandela. Angase abize wena ukuba wamukele ingane, kodwa uma ubuthenga kakhulu esikhundleni sokulondoloza futhi ungakwazi ukukhokhela izindleko, awukhululekile ukumthatha. Noma mhlawumbe uzwa sengathi sekuyisikhathi sokushiya umsebenzi wakho, kodwa umndeni wakho awukwazi ukulahlekelwa umholo wakho ngoba njengamanje usebenzisa idola ngalinye elingenayo.

Indlela ophatha ngayo imali yakho ibalulekile kuNkulunkulu ngoba umnyombo we-akhawunti yakho yasebhange ungase ukwenze ukwazi ukuthi yebo kulokho akubizela ukuthi ukwenze.

Yingakho udinga igumbi lokuphefumula lezezimali. Ukuphatha imali yakho ngokucophelela (okungukuthi, ukuhlala ngaphandle kwezikweletu, ukubusa ekusebenziseni kwakho, ukunciphisa izinga lakho lokuphila) kukunika inkululeko yokuphana, ukusebenzela abanye, ukuthi yebo uma ethi hamba. Kukunika inkululeko yokulandela uNkulunkulu kuze kufike enguqulweni engcono kakhulu yempilo yakho.