Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:8

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.

Ezinkathini ezingaqinisekile, ukucabanga kwethu ukwesaba. Kubonakala ngathi kuyasiduduza lapho siqhubeka nokuhamba kwegcwele ukwesaba, “ikunganjani” yemigwaqo. Njengabalandeli bakaJesu, singakulwa nalokhu. Akudingeki sivumele ukwesaba kunqobe. Loluhlelo lugcwele izeluleko ezisebenzayo njengoba uthatha izinyathelo zokunqoba ukwesaba empini okukhona.

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.

Ingabe uke uzizwe sengathi awukwazi ukulawula imicabango esekhanda lakho? Iningi lethu lilwa nokungabi nandaba, ukukhathazeka, neminye imicabango enobuthi. Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-5, sizofunda ukuthi singayilungisa kanjani imicabango enobuthi, simise kabusha izingqondo zethu, futhi sigxilise ukucabanga kwethu kuKristu.

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.

Okujwayelekile kusho ukuthi sigcina isimiso esithandwayo, kodwa umhlaba ugcwele izigidigidi zabantu abahlukile futhi abahlukahlukene. Ngokujwayelekile, indawo evamile iyindawo ekhethwayo "yokuhlala," kodwa empeleni, ayihlali inempilo. Kulolu Hlelo, sizofunda iZwi likaNkulunkulu mayelana nendlela yokudlulela ngale kokujwayelekile futhi senze izinguquko ukuze siphile kangcono kunokujwayelekile.

Kukho konke ukuphithizela kwamaholide, kungase kube lula ukulahlekelwa umbono wokuthi kungani sigubha. Kulolu hlelo lwezinsuku ezingu-5 zokuza, sizongena ezithembisweni ezigcwaliseke ngokuzalwa kukaJesu nethemba esinalo ngekusasa. Njengoba sifunda okwengeziwe ngokuthi uNkulunkulu ungubani, sizothola ukuthi singaphila kanjani phakathi nesikhathi samaholide ngethemba, ukholo, injabulo, nokuthula.

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.

Konke okudalwe emhlabeni ngabantu kuqale emcabangweni womqondo womuntu. Lesi yisipho esivela kuNkulunkulu. Kulolu cwaningo lwezinsuku eziyi-7 sizofunda ngobudlelwano phakathi komcabango wakho nokholo. Ngifuna ukukusiza uvule umcabango wakho ngendlela engakaze yenziwe ngaphambilini. 

Konke kusekhanda lakho. Kodwa kuthiwani uma lokho kuyinto enhle? Imicabango yethu ingaphezu kokusabela kulokho okwenzeka ezimpilweni zethu—ingamandla anamandla okubumba lokho esiyikho nokuthi singaba ngubani. Funda kubantu bansuku zonke abafana nawe ukuthi ungalisebenzisa kanjani iqiniso elinamandla kwabaseRoma 12:2 ukuze uvule ungqondongqondo ongaphakathi kuwe.

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.

Yini ekuvimbela ukuthi ukhuleke imithandazo emikhulu? Ekwabelaneni ngendaba yakhe yezimpendulo zikaNkulunkulu ezishintsha ukuphila emithandazweni enesibindi, uJulia Jeffress Sadler uletha inselelo yokuthatha uNkulunkulu eZwini Lakhe futhi umbone ehamba ngendlela engakaze ibonwe ngaphambilini. Kuleli sonto, sizofunda ukuthi singakhuleka kanjani ngesibindi futhi sibheke ngokulindela izimpendulo zikaNkulunkulu. Okuyivelakancane kweqiniso akukho ekuphenduleni kukaNkulunkulu imithandazo emikhulu kodwa ekuceleni kwethu imithandazo emikhulu.

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.

Ingabe kungenzeka ngempela ukuba nokuthula lapho ukuphila kubuhlungu? Impendulo emfushane: yebo, kodwa hhayi ngamandla ethu. Onyakeni osishiye sikhungathekile, abaningi bethu basala nemibuzo. Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli lwezinsuku ezingu-7, oluhambisana nochungechunge lwemiyalezo kaMfundisi Craig Groeschel, sizothola ukuthi singakuthola kanjani Ukuthula Okulahlekile sonke esikufisayo.

Iningi lezimpi zempilo liyanqotshwa noma liyalahleka engqondweni. Manje-ke siqala kanjani ukunqoba ezinye zalezo zimpi? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezngu-7 oluvela encwadini keMfundisi u-Craig Groeschel weLife.Church, sizothola indlela yokulwa nemicabango enobuthi, ukunqoba ukucabanga okungalawuleki, futhi siqale ukunqoba impi emiqondweni yethu sisebenzisa iqiniso likaNkulunkulu njengohlelo lwethu lwempi.

Ngiyamangala ngezifundo esingazifunda kwamanye amasiko! Abanye babonakala benokuncane ngokwezinto ezibonakalayo, kodwa babonisa umuzwa ojulile wokubonga nenjabulo! Angazi ngawe, kodwa ngifuna ukubonga nenjabulo kube yingxenye yami kangangokuthi kulula njengokuphefumula! Kulolu hlelo, sizothola ukuthi ungenza kanjani inkathi yokubonga ibe umkhuba wansuku zonke!

Ukukhathazeka kungangena ekuphileni kwethu nganoma isiphi isikhathi. Kodwa lokho akusho ukuthi kufanele kuhlale! Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubhekene nani namuhla, ungakunqoba ukukhathazeka nemiphumela yako elimazayo njengoba uxhumana noNkulunkulu ngomkhuleko ngezithembiso zakhe ezinamandla ezisemBhalweni. Hlanganyela nathi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo njengoba sithatha izinyathelo zokuqeda ukukhathazeka ezimpilweni zethu futhi sithole ukuthula eZwini likaNkulunkulu.

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.

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!