Uhlelo Lwamahhala Lokufunda nokuthandaza okuhlobene ne KwabaseFilipi 4:9

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Iziyalo ozithuthukisayo namuhla zinquma izindaba ozixoxayo kusasa. Ngakho-ke, uzizwa kanjani ngendaba oyixoxayo? Kulolu Hlelo LweBhayibheli Lwezinsuku Ezingu-7 oluhambisana nochungechunge lomlayezo kaMfundisi Craig Groeschel Yomvuzo Omkhulu, sizothola ukuthi yini isiyalo, kungani sibalulekile, nokuthi singasifaka kanjani ekuphileni kwethu ngokomzimba, ngokwengqondo, nangokomoya.

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.

Ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kubalulekile namuhla. Kumele sandise, siqhakambise, sengeze futhi sikhulise ukuhlakanipha kobuholi bethu ukuqondisa indawo yethu eguquguqukayo. Ubuchwepheshe obuguquka ngokushesha, ukushintsha umsebenzi/imithelela yenqubo yeqembu, futhi nokushintsha kwezomnotho kungezinye izinkinga esihlangabezana nazo. Kepha ungacabangi ukuthi ukukhulisa ubuholi bethu kwenzelwa nje indawo yemsebenzi. Kumele sikhulise ukuqondisa amakhaya ethu futhi nasebudlelwaneni bethu. Jula namuhla ukuzuza ulwazi olufanelekile lokuhola.

Ibhayibheli lisitshela ukuthi “ebukhoneni bakhe kukhona ukugcwala kwenjabulo” nokuthi “ukuthokoza kukaJehova kungamandla ethu”. Injabulo ayiwona nje omunye umzwelo; kuyisithelo sikaMoya kanye nesinye sezikhali ezingcono kakhulu kunqolobane yakho yokulwa nokudumazeka, ukudangala, kanye nokunqotshwa. Chitha izinsuku ezingu-31 ufunda lokho iBhayibheli elikushoyo ngenjabulo, futhi uziqinise ukuze ube umKristu ojabulayo ngokungenamibandela.