Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:5

Imicabango yakho ingakubuyisela emuva, ikuphushele phansi, ikufunze amanga. Kodwa futhi ingaku  phakamisa! Ngakho, uCraig Groeschel, umfundisi omkhulu weLife.Church, wabhala amaqiniso athile awafunda nsuku zonke. Qala ukufunda ukuze ubone ukuthi lawa magama aguqule kanjani yonke into kuye, futhi uthole izinyathelo ezintathu ezilula zokuthola amazwi akho Okuphila Ngawo.

UJesu wathi, “Nginikhethile nina, nganibeka ukuba niphume, nithele izithelo, nezithelo zenu zihlale” (Joh. 15:16). Wathi futhi, “Ngaphandle kwami ningenze lutho” (Joh. 15:5). Ukuthela izithelo kungukuphila impilo ayiphilayo uJesu eselapha emhlabeni. Kuyagcizelelwa kulawa mavesi angenhla ukuthi lokho kungumyalo kaJesu nokuthi akhona amandla okuzithela izithelo. UPawulu usitshela ngezithelo eziyisishiyagalolunye ezivezwa uMoya oNgcwele kulabo abamvumeleyo behamba ngokukaMoya (Gal. 5:22, 23). Sizokhuluma kancane ngalezi zithelo. Masikhumbule ukuthi ngokwethu asinamandla okuzithela. Kepha ngamandla akhe singazithela.

Umbhali othengisa kakhulu uMax Lucado uhlola icebo likaNkulunkulu lokwelapha ukukhathazeka elitholakala kwabaseFilipi 4:4–8. Njengoba ulandela lesi siqondiso - ukugubha ubuhle bukaNkulunkulu, ukucela usizo lwakhe, ukushiya ukukhathazeka kwakho kuye, nokuzindla ngezinto ezinhle - uzothola ukuthula kukaNkulunkulu. Nakuba ukukhathazeka kuyingxenye yokuphila, akudingekile ukuba kubuse ukuphila kwakho

Incwadi uPawulu ayibhalela ibandla laseFilipi iye yahamba ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane ukuze yondle futhi inselele izinhliziyo nezingqondo zethu namuhla. Le nkonzo yezinsuku ezinhlanu ikunika ukunambitheka kwencwadi yabaseFilipi, emakhulwini amaningi eminyaka kusukela lapho uNkulunkulu eyibhala ngoPawulu. Kwangathi uNkulunkulu anganigcwalisa ngokumangala nangokulindela njengoba nifunda le ncwadi yenjabulo! Ngoba lawa akuwona nje amazwi kaPawulu ebandleni lasendulo—lawa amazwi kaNkulunkulu kuwe.

Ukucindezeleka kungokoqobo, kodwa akufanele kulawule impilo yakho. NgoKristu, singakuhlela kabusha, sikugxilise kabusha, futhi sikuchaze kabusha. Uma ulwa nengcindezi, hlola lolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5 ukuze ufunde ukuthi ungathola kanjani inkululeko nokuthula.

Kwabanye, isikhathi sikaKhisimusi singagcwala usizi, ubunzima, ubuhlungu, nokuhlukana. Nokho uKhisimusi ugubha ukuthi uNkulunkulu waba umuntu futhi wangena phakathi nezwe lethu elilimazayo, elithukuthele, elinesiphithiphithi ukuze asilethele ukuthula—ukuthula phakathi kwabantu futhi, okubaluleke nakakhulu, ukuthula noNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi kulesi sikhathi seAdvent sibheke ukuthula okulethwa uKristu.

Ngesikhathi indodana kaKim eneminyaka emithathu ishona, wathola izinsiza eziningi zosizi. Nokho, uthi into ayeyidinga ngempela “kwakuwumuntu owayezonginikeza iseluleko sokuphila, hhayi nje ngokudabuka.” kule nkonzo yezinsuku ezinhlanu, uKim uzokwabelana ngokuba sebungozini, umthombo ojulile wokuhlakanipha, nolwazi lomuntu oke waba khona njengoba ehamba nabazali abadabukile endleleni yokuphila ngemva kokufelwa futhi asinde osizini lokulahlekelwa.

Jabulela iZwi likaNkulunkulu ngokusebenzisa ilensi yokubonga. Imithandazo yalolu hlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezinhlanu zonke isukela ekuphawuleni kukaDkt. Tony Evans okutholakala ku-CSB Tony Evans Bible Commentary.

Sigcwele ukulangazelela njengoba sincika kulesi sikhathi sokugubha ngenhloso yokulalela inhliziyo kaNkulunkulu. Hlanganyela nathi amasonto angu-4 njengoba: Sibheka Ubuhle; Sephula Izithiyo; Sivulela Igumbi; futhi Simangazwa nguNkulunkulu. Njengazo zonke izinto ezihamba phambili ekuphileni, lolu hambo luhambeka kahle kakhulu nabanye—ngakho bamba umngani noma ababili kanye nomuzwa wakho wokumangala bese ungena kwi nkathi ye-Advent.

Uma uzithola uhlale ulwa nokukhathazeka nokukhungatheka, lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli olwakho. Ngeke kube nefomula esheshayo eqinisekisa ukuthula okungu-100% futhi ngeke kuxazululwe yonke into ehlobene nokukhathazeka. Kodwa-ke, izimiso eziqukethwe kulolu Hlelo zinikeza izindlela eziholela ekunqobeni lapho ziphila ngaphandle. Umenywa ukuthi uqale lolu hambo kusuka ekukhathazekeni kuya ekuthuleni.

Sonke sinesimo esifanayo. Sizofa. Ngizofa. Uzofa. Ukufa kuzokwehlula. Ngeke ukwazi ukukuvika, ukukubeka eceleni, ukukhohlisa noma ukukwenza kunyamalale. Kodwa kukhona uJesu, indoda eyanqoba ithuna. Ujesu wamelana nethuna futhi wanqoba ukufa. Lapho uJesu ekhuluma, ithuna liyakhuluma. uyakhuluma.

Kuthathwe encwadini yakhe ethengiswa kakhulu ye-New York Times ethi "Uthando Olumangazayo," uFrancis Chan uhlolisisa uthando lukaNkulunkulu olumangalisayo ngathi, nokuthi impendulo yethu efanele othandweni olunjalo kufanele ibukeke kanjani. Kodwa akagcini lapho, usibekela inselele yokuba sizindle ngobukhulu bukaNkulunkulu kanye nomehluko omkhulu phakathi kobukhosi Bakhe baphakade nokuphila kwethu kwesikhashana lapha emhlabeni.

Ukuba ngumama  ku ubizo olungathandeki kodwa  oluxakile lwabesifazane abaningi. Yini esingayiqonda futhi siyifunde kowesifazane owakhethwa ukuba azale uMesiya? Joyina uRobin Meadows kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-7 olumayelana noMariya, unina kaJesu. 

Kuthiwani uma kunendlela engcono yokulwa nokukhathazeka okungapheli okukugcina uphapheme ebusuku? Ukuphumula kwangempela kuyatholakala—mhlawumbe kuseduze kunalokho obucabanga ngakho. Faka esikhundleni sokwethuka ngokuthula ngalolu hlelo lweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7 oluvela ku-Life.Church, oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groesschel oluthi Ungakhathazeki Ngalutho.

Ingabe uke uvuke unesimo sengqondo esibi? Noma ube nokubhubuka kwemizwelo? Noma unake wonke amaphutha amancane ocabanga ukuthi unawo? Hhawu. Akumnandi. Kodwa uNkulunkulu akafuni siphile ngaleyo ndlela. Lolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli luzokusiza ufunde iqiniso kwabaseFilipi isahluko 4. Luzokusiza ucabange ngalokho ocabanga ngakho!

Phakathi nenhlekelele nokungaqiniseki, abaningi bethu balangazelela ukubuyela esimeni esijwayelekile. Kodwa kuthiwani uma kuyisikhathi sokudala okujwayelekile kangcono kunalokho? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezingu-7, sizothola ukuthi singayeka kanjani ukufuna ukulawula futhi siqale ukufuna uNkulunkulu.

Singase singakuboni noma sikuzwe njalo, kodwa uNkulunkulu uhlala enathi... ngisho nalapho sibhekene nobunzima. Kulolu hlelo, Umxhumanisi Wokuthola Ithemba u-Amy LaRue ubhala ngokusuka enhliziyweni mayelana nomshikashika womndeni wakhe wokuba umlutha nokuthi injabulo kaNkulunkulu yagqashuka kanjani ngezikhathi zabo zobumnyama.

Njengabalandeli bakaJesu sikholelwa ukuthi uNkulunkulu uluthando, kodwa ezikhathini eziningi ikhono lethu lokuthanda abanye liyinselelo enkulu. Mhlawumbe lokho kungenxa yokuthi uthando aluwona nje umuzwa noma umzwelo onamandla. Uthando luwuMuntu. Thatha uhambo ngo-1 KwabaseKorinte 13 futhi uthole uMuntu wothando nokuthi, Ngaye, singabathanda kanjani abanye kangcono.

Hlanganyela noJ.John esifundweni sezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili soMkhuleko WeNkosi, leyo mfundiso ejule ngendlela emangalisayo newusizo eyanikezwa uJesu mayelana nendlela okufanele sikhuleke ngayo.

Kunoma ubani ofuna ukuvulela uNkulunkulu indawo kodwa azonde ukuzila ukudla, ngikuphathele into nje—uhlelo lokufunda lwezinsuku ezingu-10 olusekelwe encwadini ethi, Zila Ukudla NjengoDaniyeli! Incwadi ethi I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI, futhi ngiye ngabona wonke umuntu ohlanganyele kulokhu kuzila ethola okuthile okukhulu okuvela kuNkulunkulu! Lungela ukuxhuma kuYe futhi ubuke uNkulunkulu edala ushintsho lwempilo!

Elinye lamaqhinga kaSathane amakhulu ukwenza abantu bazizwe bebodwa ekungabazeni, ekwesabeni nasezilingweni zabo. Lokhu kuzinikela kugqamisa iqiniso mayelana nezindawo ezivamile phakathi kohambo lobuKristu abesifazane abasebasha abangase babhekane nazo. Ezinsukwini ezingu-12, uzofunda ukubona amanga uSathane akutshela wona futhi wazi iqiniso elitholakala kuKristu. Ungase uthole nokuthi awuwedwa emizabalazweni yakho njengoba ucabanga ukuthi uwedwa.

Singakunqoba kanjani ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka nokudumazeka? Ibhayibheli linokuthile elikushoyo ngalokhu futhi ungaba nokunqoba ngokusebenzisa amaqiniso kaNkulunkulu. Umfundisi uGreg Laurie ubhale iminikelo yansuku zonke engu-18 ukuze akusize unqobe ukwesaba, ukukhathazeka nokudumazeka. Zizwe ukhululekile ukwabelana ngazo nabanye obaziyo abafuna ukukhula ekwethembeni kwabo kuJesu Kristu. I-Harvest Ministries no-Greg Laurie

Thatha isinyathelo ngaphakathi kokuzindla komuntu siqu mayelana Nokubuyiselwa ukuze uthole ulwazi mayelana nokwakha ukusondelana okujulile noNkulunkulu phakathi kobuhlungu nokwephuka. Manje kufake phakathi okusha okuqukethwe!

Angikuthandi ukuzila ukudla! Masikhulume iqiniso; akukho lutho olujabulisayo ngokuzincisha ukudla okuthandayo nempilo enethezekile oyijabulelayo. Kungenzeka ngingakuthandi ukuzila ukudla, kodwa ngiyayithanda imiphumela. I-Daniel Fast ISHINTSHE IMPILO YAMI! Uma uzibophezela ekuzileni ukudla futhi ulandele lolu hlelo, luzoshintsha nolwakho. Masimvulele uNkulunkulu indawo kulolu hambo olumangalisayo njengoba sizila NjengoDaniyeli.

Ukuzalwa kukaKristu, ukufika Kwakhe, kuphawula icebo likaNkulunkulu lokuhlengwa kwethu. KuKristu, sibona isithombe esigcwele sethemba likaNkulunkulu, ukuthula, injabulo nothando. Izwi likaNkulunkulu liyiqiniso esazi ngalo futhi sihamba Naye nsuku zonke. Sethemba ukuthi lo mhlahlandlela uzokhuthaza futhi wenze lula isikhathi sakho osichithwa eZwini futhi unikezele insiza yemindeni enezingane ukwenza lokho ndawonye.