Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:6

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.

Ungakwazi ukunqoba imizwa yokwesaba. Udkt. Tony Evans ukuholela endleleni eya enkululekweni kulolu hlelo lokufunda olunokuqonda. Zitholele impilo yenjabulo nokuthula obulokhu uyifuna njengoba usebenzisa izimiso ezibekwe kulolu hlelo. 

Ukukhathazeka kuyisela lesikhathi sethu, amandla, nokuthula. Pho kungani sikwenza? Kule nkonzo yezinsuku ezingu-3, sizobheka ukukhathazeka, kungani sikwenza, nokuthi singakunqanda kanjani.

Uma uphila, khona-ke mhlawumbe uke walwa nokukhathazeka. Abanye abantu bakhathazeka kakhulu, kanti abanye ngezikhathi ezithile bavumela izinto ukuba zithathe imicabango yethu. Akunandaba ukuthi kukangaki noma kuncane kangakanani, kuwukuhlakanipha ngathi ukuthi sifunde ukuthola ngalesi simo esisivumela ukuthi sintshontshe ukuthula kwethu futhi siphuce nokholo lwethu. Lolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezine luzokusiza wenze lokho kanye.

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.

Uma ufuna injabulo empilweni yakho, kufanele uthole ibhalansi ohlelweni lwakho. Umfundisi uRick wabelana ngokuthi ungalungisa kanjani okufakile kanye nalokho okukhiphayo ukuze ukupha nokwamukela kwakho kukusize ubuyise injabulo yakho, ingakulahlekeli.

Isikhuthazo komama esivela kumama owethule izingane zakhe ezingu-7 futhi waphila ukuze azixoxele ngakho. Lokhu kuyingxenye 4 kwezingu-12 zokuzinikela kulolu chungechunge oluvela kuRobin Meadows!

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.

Ukudumisa kuyisiyalo esinamandla esizoqinisekisa amandla akho okuphila impilo enempilo. Lapho owesilisa noma owesifazane ekhetha ukuthatha uhambo olunzima lokukhuphukela entabeni yokudumisa, naphezu kobuhlungu, ukuhlupheka, nokuphathwa kabi, uNkulunkulu uyohlangana nabo kuleyo ndawo ephakeme ngamandla Akhe nenjabulo Yakhe.

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.

Kulolu hlelo lweLife.Church Bible Plan, imibhangqwana eyisithupha ibhala ngezifungo zomshado eziyisithupha abangakaze bazisho ngokusemthethweni e-altare. Lezi zifungo zokuzilungiselela, ukubeka phambili, ukulandela, ukubambisana, ubumsulwa, nokuthandaza yizifungo ezenza imishado isebenze kade kudlula umshado. Noma ngabe ushadile noma ucabanga nje ngakho, sekuyisikhathi sokwenza isithembiso.  

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.

I-Tearfund ifuna ukuhola kukaNkulunkulu kokuthi ungaba kanjani yizwi lokuthula elisebenzayo, ubudlelwano obubuyiselwe, nokubumbana phakathi kwemiphakathi emhlabeni jikelele. Lesi sifundo sezinsuku ezingu-7 sinezenzo zansuku zonke zokubuyisa ubudlelwano bakho nokuthandazela umhlaba esihlala kuwo, sisebenzisa ukuhlakanipha okunothile okuvela kwizaga zase-Afrika ukusisiza sithole ukuthula kweqiniso kukaNkulunkulu.

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.

Masikhumbule ukuthi uJesu uqobo wakhuluma nabafundi bakhe wathi, “Ezweni lusizi. Kodwa yimani isibindi! mina ngilinqobile izwe. Ngokuvamile, njengabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, asikhululekile ekuhluphekeni, ezinkingeni, noma ekulingweni. Sinokuphila kokunqoba, kodwa lokho akusivimbi ukuba sidlule osizini njengoba uPawulu afundisa. Indlela esisabela ngayo esilingweni ikhuluma kakhulu kunalokho esikushumayelayo.